| 主要翻译 |
| descend⇒ viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (physically: go down) | 下去，下降，往下
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| | | 下倾，下斜
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| | The snow began falling and we decided we had better descend. |
| descend viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (numbers: get lower) (数字) | 减少，降低
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| descend vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (physically: go down) | 走下
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| | | 沿…下来
yán … xià lái |
| descend into [sth] vi + prep | (enter [sth] by going down) | 下降进入...
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| | If we enter through this tunnel we will descend into a large cavern. |
| descend into [sth] vi + prep | figurative (turn to: [sth] less moral) | 堕入...，陷入...
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| | The use of methamphetamines will cause you to descend into a living hell of addiction. |
| descend on [sth/sb] vi + prep | figurative (settle on, fall on) | 降临到...，落到...
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| descend from [sth/sb] vi + prep | (living thing: have evolved from) | 是…的后裔
shì … de hòu yì |
| | | 自...演化而来
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| | All humans descend from a common ancestor. |