descent
n. 下降; 斜坡; 恶化,沦落; 血统
A descent is a movement from a higher to a lower level or position.
Sixteen of the youngsters set off for help, but during the descent three collapsed in the cold and rain.
16 名年轻人出发去寻求帮助,但在下山过程中有 3 人因寒冷和大雨晕倒了。
...the crash of an Airbus A300 on its descent into Kathmandu airport.
空客 A300 在加德满都机场降落时的坠毁
A descent is a surface that slopes downwards, for example the side of a steep hill.
On the descents, cyclists spin past cars, freewheeling downhill at tremendous speed.
在坡道上,自行车手飞驰着超越了一辆辆汽车,靠着惯性一路疾冲下山。
When you want to emphasize that a situation becomes very bad, you can talk about someone's or something's descent into that situation.
The only lasting solution lies in a political settlement. Without it, their descent into chaos will be guaranteed.
唯一的长久之计是通过政治手段解决。否则,他们势必会陷入一片混乱。
...his swift descent from respected academic to struggling small businessman.
他从一名受人尊敬的学者到一个度日艰难的小商人的瞬间沦落
You use descent to talk about a person's family background, for example their nationality or social status.
All the contributors were of African descent.
所有的撰稿人都是非裔人士。
1. a movement downward
2. properties attributable to your ancestry;
3. the act of changing your location in a downward direction
4. the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors
5. a downward slope or bend
6. the descendants of one individual;
Offensive Slang Used as a disparaging term for an Italian or a person of Italian descent.
用作贬义词,指意大利人或意大利后裔.
V. S Naipaul was born in 1932 in Triunidad to parents of Indian descent.
奈波尔1932年出生于千里达,双亲均为印度后裔.
His descent has included kings and queens.
他的后代中有皇帝和皇后.
He is of Native American descent.
他有美洲土著血统.
Maintain 10 , 000, expect descent after Dalin.
保持一万尺, 预计通过大林后下降高度.
n. 下降
subsidencetripdeclinetumbledrooploweringplungefalldropplummetdivesinkingdown-rush
n. 屈尊降格
abasementdebasementgracefromfalldeclinedegradationmoral
n. 斜坡
declinerampdeclivityslantgradientslopedowncastdeclinationdown-stairwayinclinegradedowngradeinclination
n. 袭击
swoopassaultattackpounceraidinvasionforayincursionsortieonslaught
n. 遗传,血统
familyextractionbloodpedigreestockstrainfiliationgenealogyancestryoriginlineagerootsparentagehereditylineforefatherstree
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