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descendde·scend /dɪˈsɛnd / verb [intransitive, transitive] (formal) to go down to a lower place; to go down something下来;下降;顺着…下去◆The plane started to descend, and a few minutes later we landed.飞机开始降落,几分钟后我们便着陆了。◆She descended the stairs slowly.她缓慢地走下楼梯。 OPP ascend ●be descended from sbto have someone as a relative or relatives in the distant past是某人的后代◆He says he's descended from a Russian prince.他说他是一位俄罗斯王子的后裔。 ●descend on / upon sb / sthto visit someone or something in large numbers大批来访◆Thousands of people descended on Washington for the inauguration.成千上万的人涌入华盛顿参加总统就职典礼。 |