[N-VAR 可变名词]下降;降落 A descent is a movement from a higher to a lower level or position.
Sixteen of the youngsters set off for help, but during the descent three collapsed in the cold and rain.
16 名年轻人出发去寻求帮助,但在下山过程中有 3 人因寒冷和大雨晕倒了。
...the crash of an Airbus A300 on its descent into Kathmandu airport.
空客 A300 在加德满都机场降落时的坠毁
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]斜坡;斜面 A descent is a surface that slopes downwards, for example the side of a steep hill.
On the descents, cyclists spin past cars, freewheeling downhill at tremendous speed.
在坡道上,自行车手飞驰着超越了一辆辆汽车,靠着惯性一路疾冲下山。
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[N-SING 单数名词](形势的)恶化;(人的)堕落,沦落 When you want to emphasize that a situation becomes very bad, you can talk about someone's or something's descent into that situation.
[usu poss N into/from/to n]
[emphasis]
The only lasting solution lies in a political settlement. Without it, their descent into chaos will be guaranteed.
唯一的长久之计是通过政治手段解决。否则,他们势必会陷入一片混乱。
...his swift descent from respected academic to struggling small businessman.
他从一名受人尊敬的学者到一个度日艰难的小商人的瞬间沦落
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]血统;家世;出身 You use descent to talk about a person's family background, for example their nationality or social status.
[usu of adj N]
[FORMAL 正式]
All the contributors were of African descent.
所有的撰稿人都是非裔人士。
Oxford
des·cent/dɪˈsent; NAmEdɪˈsent/noun( formal) 1[countable , usually singular ]an action of coming or going down 下降;下倾◆The plane began its descent to Heathrow.飞机开始向希思罗机场降落。◆( figurative) the country's swift descent into anarchy国家迅速陷入无政府状态OPP
ascent
2[countable ]a slope going downwards 斜坡;坡道◆There is a gradual descent to the sea.有一片斜坡缓缓伸延到海边。OPP
ascent
3[uncountable ]a person's family origins 血统;祖籍;祖先;出身SYN
ancestry
◆to be of Scottish descent祖籍是苏格兰descentfrom sb ◆He traces his line of descent from the Stuart kings.他的家族可追溯到斯图亚特王朝。descentdescentsdes·cent/dɪˈsent; NAmEdɪˈsent/
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descentde‧scent /dɪˈsent/ ●○○ noun
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1[countable, uncountable] formal the process of going downOPP ascent: Passengers must fasten their seat belts prior to descent.descent from/to The descent to Base Camp took about two days.2[uncountable] your family origins, especially your nationality or relationship to someone important who lived a long time agoof Russian/Italian etc descent young men and women of Asian descentdescent from The emperor claimed descent from David.by descent They’re Irish by descent.3[countable] a path or road that goes down a slopeOPP ascentdescent from/to There is no direct descent from the summit.4[singular] a gradual change towards behaviour or a situation that is very baddescent into alcoholism/chaos/madness etc his descent into drug abuse5[singular] British English a sudden unwanted visit or attack: the descent on the town by a motorcycle gang