descend
v
1 (fml 文)
(a) [I, Tn] come or go down (sth) 下來; 下去; 下降
The balloon descended gradually as the air came out. 氣球空氣外逸而緩緩下降.
She descended the stairs. 她走下樓梯.
(b) [I] (of a hill, etc) lead downwards; slope (指山等)下傾, 下斜
We turned the corner and saw that the road descended steeply. 我們轉過彎, 看到路陡然下傾.
2 [Ipr] ~ from sb (of properties, qualities, rights) pass from father to son; be inherited by sb from sb (指財產、 氣質、 權利)由父傳子, 從某人處繼承, 傳下, 遺傳
The title descends to me from my father. 這個頭銜是由我父親傳給我的.
3 [I] (fml 文) (of night, darkness) fall (指夜、 黑暗)降臨
Night descends quickly in the tropics. 熱帶地區(qū)黑夜來得很快.
4 (idm 習語) be descended from sb have sb as an ancestor 為某人的後裔
She claims to be descended from royalty. 她聲稱她是皇室後裔.
5 (phr v) descend on/upon sb/sth
(a) attack sb/sth suddenly 襲擊某人[某物]
The police descended on their hide-out. 警察突襲了他們的藏身處.
(b) visit sb/sth unexpectedly or inconveniently 出乎意料地或不合時宜地去見某人[來到某處]
My sister's family is descending on us this weekend. 想不到我姐姐一家本周末要到我們這里來. descend to sth (no passive 不用於被動語態(tài)) do or say sth that is mean and unworthy of one; stoop to sth 做或說卑鄙無恥的事; 降低身分或人格做某事
descend to fraud, abuse, bad language 墮落到去欺詐、 辱罵、 使用下流語言.