descend
英 [dɪˈsend] 美 [dɪˈsɛnd]

v.

下来，下降 ；下斜；降临；突然造访

变形

过去式：descended过去分词：descended现在分词：descending第三人称单数：descends

双语释义

v.(动词)

1. vi. & vt. 下来,下去 come or go down

英英释义

descend[ di'send ]

• v.
  • move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way

    同义词：fallgo downcome down

  • come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example

    "She was descended from an old Italian noble family"

    同义词：derivecome

  • do something that one considers to be below one's dignity

    同义词：condescenddeign

  • come as if by falling

    同义词：fallsettle

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)～+名词

• descend one's cheeks(泪)落两颊
• descend the slope顺坡向下走

～+副词

• descend benignly吉祥地下落
• descend giddily轻浮地下落
• descend gracefully优美地下落
• descend gradually渐渐地下落
• descend hastily急速地下落
• descend impartially不偏不倚地下落
• descend noiselessly无声地下落
• descend quickly快速地下落
• descend unexpectedly意外地下落

～+介词

• descend from one's ancestors从祖上传下来
• descend from a poet of the Tang Dynasty是唐代一位诗人的后代
• descend from a religious rite起源于宗教仪式
• descend from the tower从塔上下来
• descend to spreading scandal and gossip堕落到传播丑闻和谣言的地步

词组短语

descend from由…传下来的；起源于

descend on袭击

descend upon vt. 突然到达）；袭击（突然降临

同近义词辨析

drop, fall, sink, descend

这组词都有“落下，下降”的意思，其区别是：

drop指物体从一定高度落下。

fall与drop同义，指突然或猛烈地降落，但fall也可指任何下落，同高度或形式无关。

sink指在空气或水中垂直下降、下沉。

descend通常指沿斜线或斜坡下降。

fall, descend

这两者都可表向下运动。

fall 指由于重力突然从高处落下或因为失去平衡而跌倒。如：She slipped and fell down.(她滑了一下摔倒了。)

descend 多指沿着斜面而缓慢向下移动。如：He descended the hill.(他下山了。)

双语例句

用作动词(v.)

1. The sun descended behind the hills.
   太阳下山了。
2. I wish that the prices can descend.
   但愿物价会下降。
3. I didn't expect him to descend to personal abuse.
   我没料到他会堕落到对我进行人身攻击的地步。
4. At 6:30 p.m. the tropical darkness descends.
   在傍晚六点半的时候,热带地区的黑夜降临。

用作动词(v.)

1. The custom has descended to our day.
   这一习俗一直传到今天。
2. He is descended from Confucius.
   他是孔子的後裔。

用作动词(v.)

1. Armed thieves descended on the helpless travelers.
   一群武装盗贼袭击了无依无靠的旅客。
2. My sister's family is descending on us this weekend.
   想不到我姐姐一家本周末要到我们这里来

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