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descend descend ★★☆☆☆/dɪse̱nd/1[VERB	动词]下来；下降；走下 If you descend or if you descend a staircase, you move downwards from a higher to a lower level.   [V prep]  [V n]  [Also V]  [FORMAL 正式]Things are cooler and more damp as we descend to the cellar...当我们往下走去地窖时，四周愈见阴冷潮湿。She descended one flight of stairs.她走下了一段楼梯。2[VERB	动词](情绪、气氛等)降临，笼罩 When a mood or atmosphere descends on a place or on the people there, it affects them by spreading among them.   [V on/upon/over n]  [Also V]  [LITERARY 文]An uneasy calm descended on the area...一种令人不安的平静笼罩了该地区。A reverent hush descended on the multitude.人群虔敬地噤了声。3[VERB	动词]（大批人）突然到来，突然造访 If a large group of people arrive to see you, especially if their visit is unexpected or causes you a lot of work, you can say that they have descended on you.   [V on/upon n]3,000 city officials descended on Capitol Hill to lobby for more money...3,000名市政官员齐聚国会山，为筹集更多的款项进行游说。Curious tourists and reporters from around the globe are descending upon the peaceful villages.好奇的游客和记者从世界各地一齐涌向这些平静的村落。4[VERB	动词](夜幕、黄昏、黑暗等)降临 When night, dusk, or darkness descends, it starts to get dark.   [V]  [LITERARY 文]Darkness has now descended and the moon and stars shine hazily in the clear sky.夜幕现在已经降临，晴朗的天空里月影婆娑，星光朦胧。5[VERB	动词]降低身份；堕落；沦落 If you say that someone descends to behaviour which you consider unacceptable, you are expressing your disapproval of the fact that they do it.   [V to n/-ing]  [disapproval]We're not going to descend to such methods...我们不会沦落到使用这种手段。She's got too much dignity to descend to writing anonymous letters.她是个自尊心很强的人，绝不会自贬身份去写匿名信。6[VERB	动词]陷入(糟糕境地) When you want to emphasize that the situation that someone is entering is very bad, you can say that they are descending into that situation.   [V into n]  [emphasis]He was ultimately overthrown and the country descended into chaos.他最终被推翻，整个国家则陷入了混乱。 descendde‧scend /dɪˈsend/ ●●○ verb  Word Origin Verb Table Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1[intransitive, transitive] formal to move from a higher level to a lower one  OPP  ascend → descent:  Our plane started to descend. I heard his footsteps descending the stairs.descend to/from/into etc The path continues for some way before descending to Garsdale Head.RegisterIn everyday English, people usually say go down or come down rather than descend:· They went down into the lobby.· I heard his footsteps coming down the stairs.2[intransitive] literary if darkness, silence, a feeling etc descends, it becomes dark etc or you start to feel something, especially suddenlydescend on/upon/over Total silence descended on the room. An air of gloom descended over the party headquarters.3in descending order (of something) numbers, choices etc that are in descending order are arranged from the highest or most important to the lowest or least important:  The hotels are listed in descending order of price.descend from somebody/something phrasal verb1be descended from somebody to be related to a person or group who lived a long time ago:  She claims to be descended from Abraham Lincoln. The people here are descended from the Vikings.2to have developed from something that existed in the past  SYN  come from:  ideas that descend from those of ancient philosophersdescend on/upon somebody/something phrasal verb if a large number of people descend on a person or a place, they come to visit or stay, especially when they are not very welcome:  Millions of tourists descend on the area every year.descend to something phrasal verb to behave or speak in an unpleasant way, which is not the way you usually behave  SYN  stoop to:  Surely he wouldn’t descend to such a mean trick?descend to somebody’s level (=behave or speak as badly as someone else) Other people may gossip, but don’t descend to their level.

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Collins	descend ★★☆☆☆ /dɪse̱nd/ 1 [VERB 动词]下来；下降；走下 If you descend or if you descend a staircase, you move downwards from a higher to a lower level. [V prep] [V n] [Also V] [FORMAL 正式] Things are cooler and more damp as we descend to the cellar... 当我们往下走去地窖时，四周愈见阴冷潮湿。 She descended one flight of stairs. 她走下了一段楼梯。 2 [VERB 动词](情绪、气氛等)降临，笼罩 When a mood or atmosphere descends on a place or on the people there, it affects them by spreading among them. [V on/upon/over n] [Also V] [LITERARY 文] An uneasy calm descended on the area... 一种令人不安的平静笼罩了该地区。 A reverent hush descended on the multitude. 人群虔敬地噤了声。 3 [VERB 动词]（大批人）突然到来，突然造访 If a large group of people arrive to see you, especially if their visit is unexpected or causes you a lot of work, you can say that they have descended on you. [V on/upon n] 3,000 city officials descended on Capitol Hill to lobby for more money... 3,000名市政官员齐聚国会山，为筹集更多的款项进行游说。 Curious tourists and reporters from around the globe are descending upon the peaceful villages. 好奇的游客和记者从世界各地一齐涌向这些平静的村落。 4 [VERB 动词](夜幕、黄昏、黑暗等)降临 When night, dusk, or darkness descends, it starts to get dark. [V] [LITERARY 文] Darkness has now descended and the moon and stars shine hazily in the clear sky. 夜幕现在已经降临，晴朗的天空里月影婆娑，星光朦胧。 5 [VERB 动词]降低身份；堕落；沦落 If you say that someone descends to behaviour which you consider unacceptable, you are expressing your disapproval of the fact that they do it. [V to n/-ing] [disapproval] We're not going to descend to such methods... 我们不会沦落到使用这种手段。 She's got too much dignity to descend to writing anonymous letters. 她是个自尊心很强的人，绝不会自贬身份去写匿名信。 6 [VERB 动词]陷入(糟糕境地) When you want to emphasize that the situation that someone is entering is very bad, you can say that they are descending into that situation. [V into n] [emphasis] He was ultimately overthrown and the country descended into chaos. 他最终被推翻，整个国家则陷入了混乱。
Oxford	des·cend / dɪˈsend ; NAmE dɪˈsend / verb 1 [intransitive , transitive ] ( formal) to come or go down from a higher to a lower level 下来；下去；下降 ◆ The plane began to descend. 飞机开始降落。 ◆ The results, ranked in descending order (= from the highest to the lowest)are as follows… 结果按递减顺序排列如下… descendsth ◆ She descended the stairs slowly. 她缓慢地走下楼梯。 OPP ascend 2 [intransitive ] ( formal) (of a hill, etc. 山等 ) to slope downwards 下斜；下倾 ◆ At this point the path descends steeply. 小路从这里陡然而下。 OPP ascend 3 [intransitive ] ( literary) (of night, darkness,a mood, etc. 夜晚、黑暗、情绪等 ) to arrive and begin to affect sb/sth 降临；来临 SYN fall ◆ Night descends quickly in the tropics. 热带地区黑夜来得快。 descendon/upon sb/sth ◆ Calm descended on the crowd. 人群平静下来。 PHRASAL VERBS be desˈcended from sb to be related to sb who lived a long time ago 是某人的后裔 ◆ He claims to be descended from a Spanish prince. 他声称是一位西班牙王子的后裔。 desˈcend into sth [no passive ] ( formal) to gradually get into a bad state 逐渐陷入 ◆ The country was descending into chaos. 这个国家陷入一片混乱。 desˈcend on/upon sb/sth to visit sb/sth in large numbers, sometimes unexpectedly 突然大批来访 ◆ Hundreds of football fans descended on the city. 数百名足球迷蜂拥入城。 desˈcend to sth [no passive ] to do sth that makes people stop respecting you 降低身分去做；竟做出；堕落到…地步 ◆ They descended to the level of personal insults. 他们竟卑鄙到进行人身侮辱的地步。 descend descends descended descending des·cend / dɪˈsend ; NAmE dɪˈsend /
LDC	descendde‧scend /dɪˈsend/ ●●○ verb Word Origin Verb Table Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1[intransitive, transitive] formal to move from a higher level to a lower one OPP ascend → descent: Our plane started to descend. I heard his footsteps descending the stairs.descend to/from/into etc The path continues for some way before descending to Garsdale Head.RegisterIn everyday English, people usually say go down or come down rather than descend:· They went down into the lobby.· I heard his footsteps coming down the stairs.2[intransitive] literary if darkness, silence, a feeling etc descends, it becomes dark etc or you start to feel something, especially suddenlydescend on/upon/over Total silence descended on the room. An air of gloom descended over the party headquarters.3in descending order (of something) numbers, choices etc that are in descending order are arranged from the highest or most important to the lowest or least important: The hotels are listed in descending order of price.descend from phrasal verb1be descended from somebody to be related to a person or group who lived a long time ago: She claims to be descended from Abraham Lincoln. The people here are descended from the Vikings.2to have developed from something that existed in the past SYN come from: ideas that descend from those of ancient philosophersdescend on/upon phrasal verb if a large number of people descend on a person or a place, they come to visit or stay, especially when they are not very welcome: Millions of tourists descend on the area every year.descend to phrasal verb to behave or speak in an unpleasant way, which is not the way you usually behave SYN stoop to: Surely he wouldn’t descend to such a mean trick?descend to somebody’s level (=behave or speak as badly as someone else) Other people may gossip, but don’t descend to their level.
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