英语词汇descend的意思、翻译、用法及例句-英语用法大全

descend

☞descendv. [dɪ′send]　(descends; descended; descending)

双解释义

　vi. & vt.下来，下去 come or go down

基本要点

1. descend的基本意思是“下来”“下去”，可指物体向下降落，也可指沿着山坡、梯子、台阶、树干等表示斜线或斜坡的物体下降。
2. descend可用作及物动词，也可用作不及物动词，用作不及物动词时，常与介词from连用，表示“是…的后代”“从…传下来”， from所接的名词指祖先、祖宗，并不是指父辈。
3. descend是正式书面用语，多用于文学语体中。

词汇搭配

～+名词

　～ one's cheeks　（泪）落两颊
　～ the slope　顺坡向下走

～+副词

　～ benignly　吉祥地下落
　～ giddily　轻浮地下落
　～ gracefully　优美地下落
　～ gradually　渐渐地下落
　～ hastily　急速地下落
　～ impartially　不偏不倚地下落
　～ noiselessly　无声地下落
　～ quickly　快速地下落
　～ unexpectedly　意外地下落

～+介词

　～ from one's ancestors　从祖上传下来
　～ from a poet of the Tang Dynasty　是唐代一位诗人的后代
　～ from a religious rite　起源于宗教仪式
　～ from the tower　从塔上下来
　～ to spreading scandal and gossip　堕落到传播丑闻和谣言的地步

句型例句

用作不及物动词

▲ S+～(+A)

　Another oppressive night descended.　闷热的夜又来临了。
　Darkness descended too soon.　夜色过早降临。
　The walk descends sharply.　小路下倾得很厉害。
　The sun descended behind the hills.　太阳下了山。
　The sun descended over the western hills.　日落西山。
　The plane descended through the clouds.　那架飞机穿云而降。

用作及物动词

▲ S+～+n./pron.

　Tears descend her cheeks.　她泪落两颊。
　They descended the slope towards the hamlet.　他们顺坡下山，向那个村子走去。

常用短语

♣ descend down　(v.+adv.)
　向下降　go down; come down

▲ descend down

　The moon is descending down.　月正下沉。
　The sun is descended down.　太阳正在下山。
♣ descend from　(v.+prep.)
1. 〈正〉从…下来 go down from

▲ descend from sth

　He descended from the tower.　他从塔上下来。
2. 由…传留下来 be passed down from sb living in an earlier time

▲ descend from sb/sth

　The ring has descended from my great-grandmother.　这枚戒指是我曾祖母传下来的。
　His family descends from the first French immigrants.　他这一家是第一批法国移民的后裔。
　This festival descends from a religious rite.　这个节日起源于宗教仪式。
♣ descend into　(v.+prep.)
　向下行　go down into sth beneath one

▲ descend into sth

　He descended into a cellar.　他走下地窖。
　The miners descended into the cave to search for the missing climbers.　矿工们下到山洞去寻找失踪的登山者。
♣ descend to　(v.+prep.)
　屈尊或降低人格去从事某种活动或做某事　lower oneself morally to sth or doing sth wrong
　〔说明〕 descend to不用于被动式。

▲ descend to sth/v-ing

　If a prisoner is badly treated he may descend to violence.　如果囚犯受虐待，他就可能发展到行凶。
　All too soon they will descend to spreading scandal and gossip.　过不了多久他们就会堕落到传播丑闻和谣言的地步。
　I'm surprised that you would descend to lying.　你竟然不顾人格撒谎，真使我感到吃惊。

词语辨异

♣ descend, drop, fall, sink
　参见drop条。

词组	descend
释义	descend ☞descendv. [dɪ′send]　(descends; descended; descending) 双解释义　vi. & vt.下来，下去 come or go down 基本要点 1. descend的基本意思是“下来”“下去”，可指物体向下降落，也可指沿着山坡、梯子、台阶、树干等表示斜线或斜坡的物体下降。 2. descend可用作及物动词，也可用作不及物动词，用作不及物动词时，常与介词from连用，表示“是…的后代”“从…传下来”， from所接的名词指祖先、祖宗，并不是指父辈。 3. descend是正式书面用语，多用于文学语体中。词汇搭配～+名词　～ one's cheeks　（泪）落两颊　～ the slope　顺坡向下走～+副词　～ benignly　吉祥地下落　～ giddily　轻浮地下落　～ gracefully　优美地下落　～ gradually　渐渐地下落　～ hastily　急速地下落　～ impartially　不偏不倚地下落　～ noiselessly　无声地下落　～ quickly　快速地下落　～ unexpectedly　意外地下落～+介词　～ from one's ancestors　从祖上传下来　～ from a poet of the Tang Dynasty　是唐代一位诗人的后代　～ from a religious rite　起源于宗教仪式　～ from the tower　从塔上下来　～ to spreading scandal and gossip　堕落到传播丑闻和谣言的地步句型例句用作不及物动词 ▲ S+～(+A) 　Another oppressive night descended.　闷热的夜又来临了。　Darkness descended too soon.　夜色过早降临。　The walk descends sharply.　小路下倾得很厉害。　The sun descended behind the hills.　太阳下了山。　The sun descended over the western hills.　日落西山。　The plane descended through the clouds.　那架飞机穿云而降。用作及物动词 ▲ S+～+n./pron. 　Tears descend her cheeks.　她泪落两颊。　They descended the slope towards the hamlet.　他们顺坡下山，向那个村子走去。常用短语 ♣ descend down　(v.+adv.) 　向下降　go down; come down ▲ descend down 　The moon is descending down.　月正下沉。　The sun is descended down.　太阳正在下山。 ♣ descend from　(v.+prep.) 1. 〈正〉从…下来 go down from ▲ descend from sth 　He descended from the tower.　他从塔上下来。 2. 由…传留下来 be passed down from sb living in an earlier time ▲ descend from sb/sth 　The ring has descended from my great-grandmother.　这枚戒指是我曾祖母传下来的。　His family descends from the first French immigrants.　他这一家是第一批法国移民的后裔。　This festival descends from a religious rite.　这个节日起源于宗教仪式。 ♣ descend into　(v.+prep.) 　向下行　go down into sth beneath one ▲ descend into sth 　He descended into a cellar.　他走下地窖。　The miners descended into the cave to search for the missing climbers.　矿工们下到山洞去寻找失踪的登山者。 ♣ descend to　(v.+prep.) 　屈尊或降低人格去从事某种活动或做某事　lower oneself morally to sth or doing sth wrong 　〔说明〕 descend to不用于被动式。 ▲ descend to sth/v-ing 　If a prisoner is badly treated he may descend to violence.　如果囚犯受虐待，他就可能发展到行凶。　All too soon they will descend to spreading scandal and gossip.　过不了多久他们就会堕落到传播丑闻和谣言的地步。　I'm surprised that you would descend to lying.　你竟然不顾人格撒谎，真使我感到吃惊。词语辨异 ♣ descend, drop, fall, sink 　参见drop条。
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