简明英语-中文词典
dIˋsєnd; diˊsend < de.scend >
[次常用字]
<<动词>>
descend.ed, descend.ing, descends
<<不及物动词>>
1 下来; 下去
2 下倾; 下斜
"A rough path descended like a steep stair into the plain." (J.R.R. Tolkien) 崎岖倾斜的小径好像是通往平原陡峭的阶梯
3 a. 为┅的後裔
She was descended from a pioneer family. 她出身於拓荒家庭
b. 源自; 可追溯自
a tradition descending from colonial days 源自殖民时期的传统
c. 留传; 传下来
The house has descended through four generations.这房子已经传了四代
4 降格; 卑屈
"She, the conqueror, had descended to the level of the conquered." (James Bryce) 她堂堂一个征服者, 却卑屈地像个被征服者
5 往下
titles listed in descending order of importance 名衔依重要次序往下排列
notes that descended to the lower register 音调降至低音处
6 出其不意的拜访; 突击
summer tourists descending on the seashore village夏天时观光客突然来到这个海滨的小村庄
<<及物动词>>
1 a. 下来; 下去
b. 从┅下来, 从┅下去
"People descended the minibus that shuttled guests to the nearby...beach." (Howard kaplan) 人们从开往海滩的载客小型巴士上下车
2 往下延伸
a road that descended the mountain in sharp curves道路由山上迂回蜿延而下
<<形容词>>
de.scendi.ble, de.scenda.ble