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descent n.下降；下坡；家世；血统；侵袭；衰落；继承 (1) 雨后气温下降了。(2) 这条小路弯弯曲曲的顺着峡谷那陡削的下坡蜿蜒而下。(3) 他追踪自己的世系上溯至一个古老的诺曼家族。(4) 许多美国人的祖籍是英国。(5) 丹麦人在十世纪曾对英国海岸发动过无数次袭击(6) 他堕落到靠犯罪过活,这使他的母亲非常难过。 Descent comes from the verb descend — to go down. In the original Latin meaning, descent was used spatially, in reference to physical action, like going downstairs into a creepy basement. Metaphorically, though, we also use it to describe origins, especially in ancestry, when we consider ourselves descendants of our forebears.

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英 [dɪ'sent] 美 [dɪ'sent] (1) There was a descent of temperature after rain.(2) The trail zigzagged down the abrupt descent of the canyon.(3) He traces his descent back to an old norman family.(4) Many Americans are of English descent.(5) The Danes make numerous descent upon the english coast during the 10th century(6) His descent into a life of crime made his mother very unhappy. If you’re on your way down, you’re making a descent, whether that’s as a passenger in an airplane that's landing, or if you’re tumbling down a staircase you just slipped on. 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。

英语单词	descent
英美音标	英 [dɪ'sent] 美 [dɪ'sent]
中文释义	n.下降；下坡；家世；血统；侵袭；衰落；继承
英语例句	(1) There was a descent of temperature after rain. (2) The trail zigzagged down the abrupt descent of the canyon. (3) He traces his descent back to an old norman family. (4) Many Americans are of English descent. (5) The Danes make numerous descent upon the english coast during the 10th century (6) His descent into a life of crime made his mother very unhappy.
中文例句	(1) 雨后气温下降了。 (2) 这条小路弯弯曲曲的顺着峡谷那陡削的下坡蜿蜒而下。 (3) 他追踪自己的世系上溯至一个古老的诺曼家族。 (4) 许多美国人的祖籍是英国。 (5) 丹麦人在十世纪曾对英国海岸发动过无数次袭击 (6) 他堕落到靠犯罪过活,这使他的母亲非常难过。
vocabulary简明	If you’re on your way down, you’re making a descent, whether that’s as a passenger in an airplane that's landing, or if you’re tumbling down a staircase you just slipped on.
vocabulary扩展	Descent comes from the verb descend — to go down. In the original Latin meaning, descent was used spatially, in reference to physical action, like going downstairs into a creepy basement. Metaphorically, though, we also use it to describe origins, especially in ancestry, when we consider ourselves descendants of our forebears.
柯林斯解释	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。

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