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Descent Dɪˈsent Opp Family Noun  The A300 Situation

The word "descent" refers to the act of moving downwards, a sloping surface, a decline in status or condition, or a person's family origins.

The word "descent" refers to the act of moving downwards, a sloping surface, a decline in status or condition, or a person's family origins.

word descent
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/dɪse̱nt/
1
[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

2
[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。

3
[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

4
[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 ; NAmE dɪˈsent / 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。
descent descents
des·cent / dɪˈsent ; NAmE dɪˈsent /
LDC
descentde‧scent /dɪˈsent/ ●○○ noun
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1[countable, uncountable] formal the process of going down OPP  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 slope OPP  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
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descent

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Spoken:

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下降(58%),血统(30%),继承(3%),下坡(3%),衰落(3%),家世(2%),侵袭(1%)
n.下降;血统;袭击
vt.除去…的气味;使…失去香味

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