[VERB 动词]攀登；登上 If you ascend a hill or staircase, you go up it.
[V n]
[V prep/adv]
[Also V]
[WRITTEN 笔语]
Mrs Clayton had to hold Lizzie's hand as they ascended the steps...
拾级而上的时候克莱顿夫人不得不抓着莉齐的手。
Then we ascend steeply through forests of rhododendron.
然后我们在杜鹃花丛中沿着陡坡向上爬。
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[VERB 动词]（楼梯、路）上升，升高 If a staircase or path ascends, it leads up to a higher position.
[V prep/adv]
[V-ing]
[Also V]
[WRITTEN 笔语]
A number of staircases ascend from the cobbled streets onto the ramparts.
一段石阶从鹅卵石路上一直向上直通城墙。
...an ascending spiral path leading to a tower.
螺旋上升的通向一座塔的路
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[VERB 动词]（通常指垂直地）上升 If something ascends, it moves up, usually vertically or into the air.
[V]
[V amount]
[WRITTEN 笔语]
Keep the drill steady while it ascends and descends...
打钻和提钻时要保持钻头平稳。
Nott and Dickinson set a new altitude record when they ascended 55,900 feet in their balloon.
诺特和迪金森乘坐热气球上升了55，900英尺，创造了一项新的高度纪录。
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[VERB 动词]升迁；升职；(君主)登基，即位 If someone ascends to an important position, they achieve it or are appointed to it. When someone ascends a throne, they become king, queen, or pope.
[V to n]
[V n]
[FORMAL 正式]
...the same year he ascended to power...
同年，他上台掌权。
Before ascending to the bench, she was a lawyer in a large New York firm.
在升为法官之前，她是纽约一家大型律所的律师。
...a few years before Sixtus V ascended the papal throne.
在西克斯图斯五世登上教皇宝座的几年之前
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[VERB 动词]（事业、社会地位）提高；晋升 If you ascend in your career or in society, you gradually achieve success or a higher status.
[V prep/adv]
[V n]
[WRITTEN 笔语]
Mobutu ascended through the ranks, eventually becoming commander of the army...
蒙博托出身行伍，通过一级级晋升，最终成为了陆军司令。
They move freely from one department to another as they ascend the civil service ladder.
随着仕途晋升，他们可以在部门间随意调动。
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[VERB 动词]（在某些宗教中指灵魂）升天，进入天堂 In some religions, when someone's soul goes to heaven, you can say that they ascend to heaven.
[V to/into n]
[FORMAL 正式]
...the belief that the souls of the faithful and virtuous would ascend to heaven.
虔诚和善良的灵魂会升入天堂的信仰
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[VERB 动词]（境界）上升；升华 If something or someone ascends to a higher level, they reach a state that is better than the one they were in before.
[V from/to n]
[LITERARY 文]
The story ascends from a gothic tragedy to a miraculous fairy-tale.
故事从一个哥特式悲剧升华为神奇的童话。
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as·cend/əˈsend; NAmEəˈsend/verb[intransitive , transitive ]( formal) to rise; to go up; to climb up 上升；升高；登高◆The path started to ascend more steeply.小径开始陡峭而上。◆The air became colder as we ascended.随着我们往上攀登，空气就寒冷起来。◆The results, ranked in ascending order(= from the lowest to the highest)are as follows: 结果按由低到高的顺序排列如下：ascendfrom sth ◆Mist ascended from the valley.薄雾从山谷升起。ascendto sth ◆( figurative) He ascended to the peak of sporting achievement.他达到了运动成就的顶峰。ascendsth ◆Her heart was thumping as she ascended the stairs.她上楼梯时，心怦怦跳个不停。◆( figurative) to ascend the throne (= become king or queen)登基OPP
1[intransitive] formal to move up through the airOPP descend: The plane ascended rapidly.2[transitive] written to climb something or move to a higher positionOPP descend: Without a word, he began to ascend the stairs.RegisterAscend is used mostly in literary or technical contexts. In everyday English, people usually say climb or go up:· We started to climb the mountain.· She slowly went up the stairs.3[intransitive] written to lead up to a higher positionOPP descend: The road ascends steeply from the harbour.4[intransitive, transitive] formal to move to a more important or powerful job: The number of women decreases as you ascend the professional hierarchy.5ascend the throne to become king or queen6in ascending order if a group of things are arranged in ascending order, each thing is higher, or greater in amount, than the one before it
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