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ascend v.上升；攀登 (1) 这个旅店的楼梯以优美的曲线上升。(2) 下降容易上升难。(3) 一小伙人正计划攀登珠穆朗玛峰。(4) 他踏上荒岛，开始顺着小径往上攀登。 Riding the escalators in the department store is one way to amuse yourself while your mom does the shopping. You can ascend all the way to 8 (Women's Lingerie) and then descend again, all the way back to the ground floor. Both of those words come from the Latin verb scandere, which means "to climb." It's the prefixes that make all the difference. The a- of ascend makes the word mean "climb up," while the de- of its antonym makes descend mean "climb down."

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英 [ə'send] 美 [ə'send] (1) The stairs in the hotel ascend in a graceful curve.(2) It is easier to descend than to ascend.(3) A small party is planning to ascend Mount Everest.(4) Setting foot on the island, he began to ascend the trail. To ascend is to move or travel upwards. You've heard about how we ascend to Heaven after we die? Well, that's because Heaven is above us, so we get to go up! 1[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。2[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3[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。4[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5[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。6[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7[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。8See also:ascending；

英语单词	ascend
英美音标	英 [ə'send] 美 [ə'send]
中文释义	v.上升；攀登
英语例句	(1) The stairs in the hotel ascend in a graceful curve. (2) It is easier to descend than to ascend. (3) A small party is planning to ascend Mount Everest. (4) Setting foot on the island, he began to ascend the trail.
中文例句	(1) 这个旅店的楼梯以优美的曲线上升。 (2) 下降容易上升难。 (3) 一小伙人正计划攀登珠穆朗玛峰。 (4) 他踏上荒岛，开始顺着小径往上攀登。
vocabulary简明	To ascend is to move or travel upwards. You've heard about how we ascend to Heaven after we die? Well, that's because Heaven is above us, so we get to go up!
vocabulary扩展	Riding the escalators in the department store is one way to amuse yourself while your mom does the shopping. You can ascend all the way to 8 (Women's Lingerie) and then descend again, all the way back to the ground floor. Both of those words come from the Latin verb scandere, which means "to climb." It's the prefixes that make all the difference. The a- of ascend makes the word mean "climb up," while the de- of its antonym makes descend mean "climb down."
柯林斯解释	1 [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。 2 [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 3 [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。 4 [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 5 [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。 6 [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 7 [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。 8 See also:ascending ；

Ascend [V Verb 动词 N Ed [Written 笔语