descend

释义

v.下来，下降，下斜; 沦落; 降临; 突然造访; 陷入（糟糕境地）

词态变化

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

实用场景例句

The idea of descending to such underhanded methods doesn't even occur to us.

我们甚至没有想到要堕落到使用这种卑鄙手段。

金山词霸

Her unwavering self-respect ensures she would never descend to writing anonymous letters.

她坚定的自尊心确保她绝不会堕落到写匿名信的地步。

金山词霸

The nation swiftly descended into turmoil after his eventual overthrow.

该国在他的最终垮台后迅速陷入了动荡。

金山词霸

The atmosphere becomes increasingly cold and moist as we descend into the subterranean storage area.

我们向下进入地下储藏区域时，周遭的空气愈发寒冷潮湿。

金山词霸

The young woman gracefully descended the narrow staircase.

这位年轻女子优雅地走下了狭窄的楼梯。

金山词霸

A eerie silence began to descend over the region...

一种诡异的寂静开始笼罩这片区域...

金山词霸

The assembly gradually descended into a solemn, speechless quiet.

集会逐渐陷入了一种庄重而无言的寂静。

金山词霸

Countless urban representatives descended on the Capitol building, gathering to demand more fiscal assistance...

无数城市代表涌入国会大厦，聚集起来要求更多财政援助...

金山词霸

Eager explorers and journalists worldwide are descending in droves upon these tranquil rural hamlets.

热切的探险者和全球各地的记者正成群结队地涌向这些宁静的乡村小村落。

金山词霸

The land is embraced by descending darkness while celestial bodies glimmer softly in the cloudless expanse.

大地被降临的黑暗笼罩，无云的苍穹中天体温柔地闪烁。

金山词霸

The ship began to descend into the deep ocean.

轮船开始下沉到深海。

金山词霸

Darkness descends swiftly over the Arctic.

黑暗迅速笼罩北极地区。

金山词霸

The road descends gently beyond the curve.

道路在转弯处缓缓下坡。

金山词霸

He insists to be descended from a French nobleman.

他坚称自己是一位法国贵族的后裔。

金山词霸

They sank to the level of petty arguments.

他们竟沦落到为琐事争吵的地步。

金山词霸

Hundreds of tourists descended on the beach during the holiday.

数百名游客在假期期间涌向海滩。

金山词霸

The city was descending into darkness as the storm approached.

这座城市随着风暴的临近逐渐陷入黑暗。

金山词霸

真题例句

In the 2006 film version of The Devil Wears Prada ,Miranda Priestly, played by Meryl Streep, scolds her unattractive assistant for imagining that high fashion doesn’t affect her, Priestly explains how the deep blue color of the assistant’s sweater descended over the years from fashion shows to departments stores and to the bargain bin in which the poor girl doubtless found her garment.

出自-2013年考研阅读原文

英英释义

Verb

1. move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way;

"The temperature is going down"

"The barometer is falling"

"The curtain fell on the diva"

"Her hand went up and then fell again"

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

"She was descended from an old Italian noble family"

"he comes from humble origins"

3. do something that one considers to be below one's dignity

4. come as if by falling;

"Night fell"

"Silence fell"