| 单词 | descent |
| 释义 | descent noun¹ 1movement down下移adjective | verb + descent | preposition | phrases adjective➤fast, rapid, swift (especially bre) 快速下降；迅速下降▸➤slow缓慢下降▸➤steep陡降▸➤gentle, gradual缓缓的下降；逐渐下降▸➤long长距离的下降▸➤difficult, easy有难度的／不费力的下降◆they began the difficult descent of the mountain's south face.他们开始沿山的南坡艰难地往下走。➤final最后的下降◆the plane was making its final descent.飞机进入最后降落阶段。verb + descent➤make下降▸➤begin, start开始下降▸➤continue继续下降▸➤slow减缓下降◆the space capsule used parachutes to slow its descent.太空舱用降落伞以减低其下降速度。preposition➤during a/the descent, on a/the descent在下降时◆the engines failed on the plane's descent to newark.飞机向纽瓦克机场降落时发动机失灵了。➤descent down沿⋯的向下◆i made a slow and painful descent down the stairs.我痛苦地慢慢下楼梯。➤descent from从⋯的下降◆the descent from the top of the mountain从山顶下来➤descent into (figurative) 深陷于⋯中◆his descent into alcoholism他沉溺于酒瘾之中➤descent to向⋯的下降◆the plane began its gentle descent to narita.飞机开始缓缓地向成田机场降落。phrases➤a rate of descent下降速度◆we slowed the balloon's rate of descent.我们放慢了气球的降落速度。descent noun² 2surface that goes downwards斜坡adjective➤gentle缓坡▸➤steep陡坡descent noun³ 3family origins家庭出身adjective | verb + descent | preposition | phrases adjective➤direct, lineal直系后裔◆she claims direct descent from queen victoria.她声称自己是维多利亚女王的直系后裔。➤common共同起源◆most european languages have a common descent.大多数欧洲语言都有共同的起源。➤mixed混合血统▸➤african, chinese, european, irish, etc.非洲裔、华裔、欧洲裔、爱尔兰裔等verb + descent➤claim, have声称有⋯血统；有⋯血统▸➤trace追溯血统▸➤share共有血统◆groups sharing common descent拥有共同血统的人群preposition➤by descent按照血统◆she is hungarian by descent.她祖籍匈牙利。➤descent from出身于⋯◆he claims to have traced descent from christopher columbus.他声称自己的出身可追溯到克里斯托弗・哥伦布。phrases➤a line of descent世系◆humans and other apes followed separate lines of descent from a common ancestor.人类和其他猿类从一个共同的祖先进化而来，但属于不同的世系。➤of mexican, scottish, etc. descent墨西哥裔的、苏格兰裔的等◆she is of mixed european and african descent.她有欧洲和非洲的混合血统。descent /dɪsent/ [uncountable] (rather formal) family origins血统；家世；出身◆people of west indian descent祖籍西印度群岛的民众◆he traces his line of descent from the stuart kings.他的家族可追溯到斯图亚特王朝。descentnoun [countable, usually singular] ◆the plane began its descent to heathrow.飞机开始向希思罗机场降落。descentnoun [countable, usually singular] ◆the plane began its descent to heathrow.飞机开始向希思罗机场降落。descent/dɪˈsent ||; dɪˈsɛnt/noun1. [c] a movement down to a lower place 下来；下去；下降: ◇the pilot informed us that we were about to begin our descent. 机长通知我们说快要开始降落。 2. [u] a person's family origins 祖先；祖籍: ◇he is of italian descent. 他祖籍意大利。 de·scent /dɪ`sɛnt; dɪˈsent/n 1. [c,u] the process of going down 下降，降下:◇the plane began its descent. 飞机开始下降。→ opposite 反义词 ascent 2. [u] your family origins, especially the country that you came from 祖籍，血统，世系:◇be of russian/irish/german etc descent tara's family is of irish descent. 塔拉的家庭祖籍是爱尔兰。 |
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