descent

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de·scent /dɪˈsent/ ●○○ noun  1  [countable, uncountable] formalDOWN the process of going down 下降，降落 OPP ascent Passengers must fasten their seat belts prior to descent. 乘客在飞机降落之前必须系好安全带。descent from/to The descent to Base Camp took about two days. 往下走到大本营大约要两天时间。2  [uncountable]SSFCOME FROM/ORIGINATE your family origins, especially your nationality or relationship to someone important who lived a long time ago 出身，血统of Russian/Italian etc descent young men and women of Asian descent 亚裔男女青年descent from The emperor claimed descent from David. 这个皇帝自称是大卫王的后代。by descent They’re Irish by descent. 他们祖籍爱尔兰。3  [countable]TTR a path or road that goes down a slope 下坡路 OPP ascentdescent from/to There is no direct descent from the summit. 没有直接从山顶下来的下坡路。4  [singular]BAD BEHAVIOUR OR ACTIONS a gradual change towards behaviour or a situation that is very bad 沦落，堕落descent into alcoholism/chaos/madness etc his descent into drug abuse 他堕落到吸毒的地步5  [singular] British EnglishVISIT a sudden unwanted visit or attack 〔不受欢迎的〕突然到访；突袭 the descent on the town by a motorcycle gang 一个飞车党突袭该镇

Examples from the Corpus

descent• People in trance often begin their journeys by experiencing a descent through a downward tunnel.• The journey always starts with the endless descent to the street.• He had circulated a document which professed to trace his descent, through his father, from the Prophet.• The engineers used the idea that moulds life itself: descent with modification.• We took four hits, and immediately, we went into a rapid descent to elude the machine guns.• Passengers said the cabin shook violently during the plane's descent.• a slippery descentdescent from/to• She lived in Colorado and died at eighty-eight on her descent from her fourteenth climb of Pikes Peak.• King Laius of Thebes was the third in descent from Cadmus.• The truck roared and ripped down the last descent to the river valley.• Her morning descent to the kitchen was for her a moment of happiness and importance.• We took four hits, and immediately, we went into a rapid descent to elude the machine guns.• Murren is very limited, with one spectacular descent from the famous Schilthorn.• He had two options, he thought, as the plane began the descent to Brussels.• The descent to Base Camp took a further two days.by descent• Earth arrival is accomplished by aerocapture, followed by descent of the sample container under a parachute.• There is Star-buck, the chief mate of the Pequod, a native of Nantucket and a Quaker by descent.• Band members are generally kinsfolk, related by descent or marriage.descent from/to• She lived in Colorado and died at eighty-eight on her descent from her fourteenth climb of Pikes Peak.• King Laius of Thebes was the third in descent from Cadmus.• The truck roared and ripped down the last descent to the river valley.• Her morning descent to the kitchen was for her a moment of happiness and importance.• We took four hits, and immediately, we went into a rapid descent to elude the machine guns.• Murren is very limited, with one spectacular descent from the famous Schilthorn.• He had two options, he thought, as the plane began the descent to Brussels.• The descent to Base Camp took a further two days.descent into alcoholism/chaos/madness etc• A catalogue of misconceived ideas has preceded our descent into chaos.• Unsurprisingly, given its director, the film will be a psychological thriller that focuses on a man's descent into madness.• And play Van Gogh, he caught the descent into madness perfectly.

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descent
de‧scent /dɪˈsent/ noun
1. [uncountable and countable] formal the process of going down
   OPP  ascent:
    Passengers must fasten their seat belts prior to descent.
    descent from/to
    The descent to Base Camp took about two days.
2. [uncountable] your family origins, especially your nationality or relationship to someone important who lived a long time ago
    of Russian/Italian etc descent
    young men and women of Asian descent
    descent from
    The emperor claimed descent from David.
    by descent
    They’re Irish by descent.
3. [countable] a path or road that goes down a slope
   OPP  ascent
    descent from/to
    There is no direct descent from the summit.
4. [singular] a gradual change towards behaviour or a situation that is very bad
    descent into alcoholism/chaos/madness etc
    his descent into drug abuse
5. [singular] British English a sudden unwanted visit or attack:
    the descent on the town by a motorcycle gang

des·centBrE /dɪˈsent/ 🔊NAmE /dɪˈsent/ 🔊 noun (formal) [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 OPP ascent [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。🔊🔊 OPP ascent [uncountable] a person's family origins 血统；祖籍；祖先；出身 SYN ancestry ◆to be of Scottish descent祖籍是苏格兰◆~ from sb 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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