descent

noun

/dɪˈsent/

[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
opposite ascent
- I made a slow and painful descent down the stairs.我痛苦地慢慢下楼梯。
- The engines failed on the plane's descent to Newark.飞机向纽瓦克机场降落时发动机失灵了。
- The plane was making its final descent so we had to fasten our seat belts.飞机进入最后降落阶段，我们要系好安全带。
- The space capsule used parachutes to slow its descent.太空舱用降落伞以减低其下降速度。
- They began the difficult descent of the mountain's south face.他们开始沿山的南坡艰难地往下走。
- We slowed the balloon's rate of descent.我们放慢了气球的降落速度。
- (figurative) his descent into alcoholism他沉溺于酒瘾之中
- the descent from the top of the mountain从山顶下来
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Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- fast
- rapid
- swift
- …
verb + descent
- make
- begin
- start
- …
preposition
- during a/the descent
- on a/the descent
- descent down
- …
phrases
- a rate of descent
[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。
opposite ascent
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- gentle
- steep
[uncountable] a person’s family origins血统；祖籍；祖先；出身 synonym ancestry
- to be of Scottish descent祖籍是苏格兰
- descent from somebody He traces his line of descent from the Stuart kings.他的家族可追溯到斯图亚特王朝。
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- ancestor
- branch
- descent
- dynasty
- family tree
- genealogy
- generation
- inherit
- relation
- trace
- She claims direct descent from Queen Victoria.她声称自己是维多利亚女王的直系后裔。
- Humans and other apes followed separate lines of descent from a common ancestor.人类和其他猿类从一个共同的祖先进化而来，但属于不同的世系。
- She is Hungarian by descent.她祖籍匈牙利。
- She is of mixed European and African descent.她有欧洲和非洲的混合血统。
- groups sharing common descent拥有共同血统的人群
- people of West Indian descent祖籍西印度群岛的民众
- Most European languages have a common descent.大多数欧洲语言都有共同的起源。
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Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- direct
- lineal
- common
- …
verb + descent
- claim
- have
- trace
- …
preposition
- by descent
- descent from
phrases
- a line of descent
- of Mexican, Scottish, etc. descent

词源Middle English: from Old French descente, from descendre ‘to descend’, from Latin descendere, from de- ‘down’ + scandere ‘to climb’.

词汇	descent
释义	descent noun /dɪˈsent/ /dɪˈsent/ [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 opposite ascent I made a slow and painful descent down the stairs.我痛苦地慢慢下楼梯。 The engines failed on the plane's descent to Newark.飞机向纽瓦克机场降落时发动机失灵了。 The plane was making its final descent so we had to fasten our seat belts.飞机进入最后降落阶段，我们要系好安全带。 The space capsule used parachutes to slow its descent.太空舱用降落伞以减低其下降速度。 They began the difficult descent of the mountain's south face.他们开始沿山的南坡艰难地往下走。 We slowed the balloon's rate of descent.我们放慢了气球的降落速度。 (figurative) his descent into alcoholism他沉溺于酒瘾之中 the descent from the top of the mountain从山顶下来 Topics Transport by airc1 Collocations Dictionaryadjective fast rapid swift … verb + descent make begin start … preposition during a/the descent on a/the descent descent down … phrases a rate of descent [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。 opposite ascent Collocations Dictionaryadjective gentle steep [uncountable] a person’s family origins血统；祖籍；祖先；出身 synonym ancestry to be of Scottish descent祖籍是苏格兰 descent from somebody He traces his line of descent from the Stuart kings.他的家族可追溯到斯图亚特王朝。 Wordfinder ancestor branch descent dynasty family tree genealogy generation inherit relation trace She claims direct descent from Queen Victoria.她声称自己是维多利亚女王的直系后裔。 Humans and other apes followed separate lines of descent from a common ancestor.人类和其他猿类从一个共同的祖先进化而来，但属于不同的世系。 She is Hungarian by descent.她祖籍匈牙利。 She is of mixed European and African descent.她有欧洲和非洲的混合血统。 groups sharing common descent拥有共同血统的人群 people of West Indian descent祖籍西印度群岛的民众 Most European languages have a common descent.大多数欧洲语言都有共同的起源。 Topics Historyc2, Family and relationshipsc2 Collocations Dictionaryadjective direct lineal common … verb + descent claim have trace … preposition by descent descent from phrases a line of descent of Mexican, Scottish, etc. descent 词源Middle English: from Old French descente, from descendre ‘to descend’, from Latin descendere, from de- ‘down’ + scandere ‘to climb’.
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