descend

KK [dɪˋsɛnd] /dɪˈsɛnd/

動詞

  1. 1

    下降、下來、走下正式

    The plane began to descend through thick clouds.

    飛機開始穿過厚厚的雲層下降。

  2. 2

    向下傾斜、往下延伸

    The narrow path descends steeply toward the river.

    這條窄路陡峭地向河邊傾斜而下。

  3. 3

    降臨、籠罩文學

    Silence descended on the room after his question.

    他一問完,房間裡便陷入一片寂靜。

  4. 4

    是…的後裔、傳承自常用被動

    She is descended from a family of fishermen.

    她是漁民世家的後代。

  5. 5

    淪為、陷入、墮落

    The peaceful protest quickly descended into violence.

    和平抗議很快演變成暴力衝突。

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動詞

  1. 6

    屈尊、自貶身分貶義

    I would never descend to insulting a colleague in public.

    我絕不會自貶身分,在公開場合羞辱同事。

片語動詞

  1. 1

    湧入、突然造訪、撲向

    Hundreds of tourists descend on the town every summer.

    每年夏天都有數百名觀光客湧入這個小鎮。

descend — 英漢字典