descend
verb
dɪˈsend
verb
1
to
move
from
a
higher
level
to
a
lower
one
It
is
more
usual
to
say
go
down
or
come
down.
更常用的说法是 go down or 或 come down。
I,T | formal
Our
plane
started
to
descend.
我们的飞机开始下降。
I
heard
his
footsteps
descending
the
stairs.
我听到他下楼的脚步声。
[+
to/from/into
etc
]
The
path
continues
for
some
way
before
descending
to
Garsdale
Head.
小径延续了一段路，然后就向下通往加斯代尔岬角。
2
if
darkness,
silence,
a
feeling
etc
descends,
it
becomes
dark
etc
or
you
start
to
feel
something,
especially
suddenly
[文] 〔黑暗、寂静等突然〕降临;〔感情等突然〕袭来，来临
I | literary
[+
on/upon/over
]
Total
silence
descended
on
the
room.
房间里突然一片寂静。
An
air
of
gloom
descended
over
the
party
headquarters.
一片阴郁的气氛笼罩着该党总部。
3
in descending order (of sth)
numbers,
choices
etc
that
are
in
descending
order
are
arranged
from
the
highest
or
most
important
to
the
lowest
or
least
important
按（某物的）降序排列〔按照从高到低或从最重要的到最次要的顺序排列〕
The
hotels
are
listed
in
descending
order
of
price.
旅馆按价格从高到低列出。
4
be descended from sb
to
be
related
to
a
person
or
group
who
lived
a
long
time
ago
为某人的后裔
She
claims
to
be
descended
from
Abraham
Lincoln.
她声称自己是亚伯拉罕．林肯的后代。
The
people
here
are
descended
from
the
Vikings.
这里的人是维京人的后裔。
5
to
have
developed
from
something
that
existed
in
the
past
从〔过去的东西〕继承下来 （传下来 ）
ideas
that
descend
from
those
of
ancient
philosophers
传承自古代哲学家的观点
6
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
（突然）大量造访〔尤其是在不是很受欢迎的时候〕
Millions
of
tourists
descend
on
the
area
every
year.
每年有数百万游客来到这个地区。
7
to
behave
or
speak
in
an
unpleasant
way,
which
is
not
the
way
you
usually
behave
自降身份到…，堕落到…
Surely
he
wouldn’t
descend
to
such
a
mean
trick?
他决不可能下贱到使用这种卑劣的诡计吧？
descend
to
sb’s
level
(behave
or
speak
as
badly
as
someone
else)
降低到某人的层次
Other
people
may
gossip,
but
don’t
descend
to
their
level.
别人可能会有闲言碎语，但不要和他们一般见识。