descent
n. 下降; 斜坡; 惡化,淪落; 血統
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 名年輕人出發去尋求幫助,但在下山過程中有 3 人因寒冷和大雨暈倒了。
...the crash of an Airbus A300 on its descent into Kathmandu airport.
空客 A300 在加德滿都機場降落時的墜毀
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,腳踏車手飛馳著超越了一輛輛汽車,靠著慣性一路疾衝下山。
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.
唯一的長久之計是透過政治手段解決。否則,他們勢必會陷入一片混亂。
...his swift descent from respected academic to struggling small businessman.
他從一名受人尊敬的學者到一個度日艱難的小商人的瞬間淪落
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.
用作貶義詞,指義大利人或義大利後裔.
V. S Naipaul was born in 1932 in Triunidad to parents of Indian descent.
奈波爾1932年出生於千里達,雙親均為印度後裔.
His descent has included kings and queens.
他的後代中有皇帝和皇后.
He is of Native American descent.
他有美洲土著血統.
Maintain 10 , 000, expect descent after Dalin.
保持一萬尺, 預計透過大林後下降高度.
n. 下降
subsidencetripdeclinetumbledrooploweringplungefalldropplummetdivesinkingdown-rush
n. 屈尊降格
abasementdebasementgracefromfalldeclinedegradationmoral
n. 斜坡
declinerampdeclivityslantgradientslopedowncastdeclinationdown-stairwayinclinegradedowngradeinclination
n. 襲擊
swoopassaultattackpounceraidinvasionforayincursionsortieonslaught
n. 遺傳,血統
familyextractionbloodpedigreestockstrainfiliationgenealogyancestryoriginlineagerootsparentagehereditylineforefatherstree
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