descend

verb

1. 下来；下去；下降
   to come or go down from a higher to a lower level
   1. The plane began to descend.
      飞机开始降落。
   2. The results, ranked in descending order (= from the highest to the lowest) are as follows:
      结果按递减顺序排列如下。
   3. She descended the stairs slowly.
      她缓慢地走下楼梯。
2. 下斜；下倾
   to slope downwards
   1. At this point the path descends steeply.
      小路从这里陡然而下。
3. 降临；来临
   to arrive and begin to affect sb/sth
   1. Night descends quickly in the tropics.
      热带地区黑夜来得快。
   2. Calm descended on the crowd.
      人群平静下来。

1. VERB 下来;下降;走下
   If you descend or if you descend a staircase, you move downwards from a higher to a lower level.
   1. Things are cooler and more damp as we descend to the cellar...
      当我们往下走去地窖时，四周愈见阴冷潮湿。
   2. She descended one flight of stairs.
      她走下了一段楼梯。
2. VERB (情绪、气氛等)降临，笼罩
   When a mood or atmosphere descends on a place or on the people there, it affects them by spreading among them.
   1. An uneasy calm descended on the area...
      一种令人不安的平静笼罩了该地区。
   2. A reverent hush descended on the multitude.
      人群虔敬地噤了声。
3. VERB （大批人）突然到来，突然造访
   If a large group of people arrive to see you, especially if their visit is unexpected or causes you a lot of work, you can say that they have descended on you.
   1. 3,000 city officials descended on Capitol Hill to lobby for more money...
      3,000名市政官员齐聚国会山，为筹集更多的款项进行游说。
   2. Curious tourists and reporters from around the globe are descending upon the peaceful villages.
      好奇的游客和记者从世界各地一齐涌向这些平静的村落。
4. VERB (夜幕、黄昏、黑暗等)降临
   When night, dusk, or darkness descends, it starts to get dark.
   1. Darkness has now descended and the moon and stars shine hazily in the clear sky.
      夜幕现在已经降临，晴朗的天空里月影婆娑，星光朦胧。
5. VERB 降低身份;堕落;沦落
   If you say that someone descends to behaviour which you consider unacceptable, you are expressing your disapproval of the fact that they do it.
   1. We're not going to descend to such methods...
      我们不会沦落到使用这种手段。
   2. She's got too much dignity to descend to writing anonymous letters.
      她是个自尊心很强的人，绝不会自贬身份去写匿名信。
6. VERB 陷入(糟糕境地)
   When you want to emphasize that the situation that someone is entering is very bad, you can say that they are descending into that situation.
   1. He was ultimately overthrown and the country descended into chaos.
      他最终被推翻，整个国家则陷入了混乱。

1. Things are cooler and more damp as we descend to the cellar
   当我们往下走去地窖时，四周愈见阴冷潮湿。
2. She descended one flight of stairs.
   她走下了一段楼梯。
3. An uneasy calm descended on the area
   一种令人不安的平静笼罩了该地区。
4. A reverent hush descended on the multitude.
   人群虔敬地噤了声。
5. 3,000 city officials descended on Capitol Hill to lobby for more money
   3,000名市政官员齐聚国会山，为筹集更多的款项进行游说。
6. Curious tourists and reporters from around the globe are descending upon the peaceful villages.
   好奇的游客和记者从世界各地一齐涌向这些平静的村落。
7. Darkness has now descended and the moon and stars shine hazily in the clear sky.
   夜幕现在已经降临，晴朗的天空里月影婆娑，星光朦胧。
8. We're not going to descend to such methods
   我们不会沦落到使用这种手段。
9. She's got too much dignity to descend to writing anonymous letters.
   她是个自尊心很强的人，绝不会自贬身份去写匿名信。
10. He was ultimately overthrown and the country descended into chaos.
    他最终被推翻，整个国家则陷入了混乱。
11. As you descend, suddenly you see at last the hidden waterfall.
    一直往下走，最终你会突然看到那条隐秘的瀑布。
12. I hope the grace of God would descend on me.
    我期望上帝的恩惠。
13. May every blessing descend upon you!
    百福并臻。
14. The reduction trend of the farmland area over the years and the quality descend problem was discussed.
    进一步探讨了历年耕地面积减少的趋势，耕地质量下降等问题。
15. I didn't expect him to descend to personal abuse.
    我没料到他会堕落到对我进行人身攻击的地步。
16. I thought all my ancestors would descend from heaven to congratulate me.
    我当时以为，我的祖先会从天而降来向我道贺。
17. That's why the plane stalled on its descend.
    所以在降落时，飞机失速了。
18. As we descend, we take note of the angler fish.
    随着我们的下潜，我们注意到了琵琶鱼。
19. Ladies and gentlemen, we have begun to descend now.
    女士们先生们，我们开始下降了。
20. His glory will descend upon you.
    他的荣耀要降临在你的身上。
21. BE who engraved to descend a vicissitudes of life in the despair?
    是谁在绝望中刻下了沧桑？
22. This can cause branches of the hierarchy to descend to different levels.
    这将导致层次结构的分支降至不同的级别。
23. Soon afterwards, the balloon began to descend and it landed near an airfield.
    过了一会儿，气球开始降落，并且在一个机场附近着陆了。
24. The balloon began to descend and it landed near an airfield.
    气球开始降落，在一个停机坪附近着了陆。
25. The stranger waved his hand, and continued to descend.
    那陌生人摆了摆手，继续下楼去了。
26. I descend upon all those cities, and rise from them again.
    我降落在所有那些大城市上，然后又离开它们。
27. Sorry to descend on you like this, but we had no time to phone.
    抱歉这样不速而至，可我们没时间打电话了。
28. Something frightful was about to descend on him.
    可怕的灾祸就要落到他头上了。
29. We managed to reach the top of the mountain, and half an hour later we began to descend.
    我们成功地到达了山顶，半小时后我们开始山。
30. The rain seems to have all day long, have some forget the sky will descend so long a time of rain, some procrastination.
    雨似乎已经下了一整天了，已经有些忘记了天空还会下这样长久的雨，有些拖沓。

  descend alight dismount【导航词义：下来】

  descend v. 〈正式〉下降，下来

〔辨析〕指人或事物从高处向低处移动。

  alight v. 〈正式〉（从…上）下来

〔辨析〕指人经过一段行程之后，从交通工具上下来，常与介词 from 连用。

  dismount v. 〈正式〉（从…上）下来

〔辨析〕特指从马背、自行车或者摩托车上下来，常与介词 from 连用。

be descended from sb

1. 是某人的后裔
   to be related to sb who lived a long time ago
   1. The plane began to descend.
      飞机开始降落。
   2. The results, ranked in descending order (= from the highest to the lowest) are as follows:
      结果按递减顺序排列如下。
   3. She descended the stairs slowly.
      她缓慢地走下楼梯。

descend into sth

1. 逐渐陷入
   to gradually get into a bad state
   1. Night descends quickly in the tropics.
      热带地区黑夜来得快。
   2. Calm descended on the crowd.
      人群平静下来。

descend on/upon sb/sth

1. 突然大批来访
   to visit sb/sth in large numbers, sometimes unexpectedly

descend to sth

1. 降低身份去做；竟做出；堕落到…地步
   to do sth that makes people stop respecting you

verb

1. come as if by falling
   1. Night fell
   2. Silence fell

   Synonym:    fallsettle

2. move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
   1. The temperature is going down
   2. The barometer is falling
   3. The curtain fell on the diva
   4. Her hand went up and then fell again

   Synonym:    fallgo downcome down

3. do something that one considers to be below one's dignity

   Synonym:    condescenddeign

4. come from
   1. She was descended from an old Italian noble family
   2. he comes from humble origins

   Synonym:    derivecome