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be in the ascendant
表示处于支配或上升地位。
The economy is in the ascendant.
经济正处于上升期。
上升点；上升星座
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上升点；上升星座
In astrology, the point or degree of the zodiac that is rising on the eastern horizon at a particular moment, especially at the time of a person's birth.
The economy is in the ascendant.
经济正处于上升期。
黄道度数或点,在特定时刻(尤指出生时)于东方地平线上升起,被认为对命运和人生有支配影响；天宫图。
The degree of the zodiac or point of the ecliptic which rises in an eastern direction above the horizon at a particular moment (especially the moment of a person's birth), which is supposed to have a commanding influence on a person's fortune and life; a horoscope.
主要用于 in the ascendant:上升或升起的行为。
Chiefly in in the ascendant: an act of ascending or rising.
支配力；优势；优越,无上地位。
Synonym of ascendancy (“commanding influence; dominant control; superiority, supremacy”).
祖先,祖宗。
An ancestor.
After the election, the new party was in the ascendant.
选举之后，新政党处于支配地位。
Her career is on the ascendant since she joined the startup.
自从加入这家初创公司后，她的事业蒸蒸日上。
In ancient times, astrology was in the ascendant among scholars.
在古代，占星术在学者中占据优势地位。
表示处于支配或上升地位。
The economy is in the ascendant.
经济正处于上升期。
用作名词，指优势或支配地位。
Her career is on the ascendant.
她的事业蒸蒸日上。
The new leader rose to the ascendant after the election.
新领导人在选举后崛起占据优势。
Not this
He is ascendant.
Use this
He is in the ascendant.
ascendant作为名词表示'支配地位'时，通常用于固定短语in the ascendant，不能单独作表语。学习者受中文'占优势'的形容词翻译影响，错误地直接使用ascendant作形容词。
Not this
He is in ascendant.
Use this
He is in the ascendant.
在固定短语in the ascendant中，ascendant前必须加定冠词the。学习者可能受中文'在上升'的表述影响，遗漏了冠词。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
正在上升；处于优势地位
After a poor season, the team is once again in the ascendant.
经历了一个糟糕的赛季后，这支球队再次处于上升势头。
上升星座（出生时东方地平线升起的星座）
Your ascendant sign is determined by your exact time of birth.
你的上升星座由你的确切出生时间决定。
上升点；上升星座
The ascendant marks the beginning of the first house in astrology.
在占星学中，上升点标志着第一宫的开始。
处于上升势头；占优势；如日中天
After years of decline, the party is once again in the ascendant.
在衰落多年之后，该党再次处于上升势头。
Use ascendant naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 ascend 想成“上升”，末尾的 ant 像蚂蚁；蚂蚁爬到顶端，占优势、处支配地位。
语域：mixed 常见场景：astrology、formal writing、news discourse 作名词时，多用于占星领域，指“上升点/上升星座”；表示“优势、支配地位”时，通常出现在 in the ascendant 这一正式习语中，多用于书面语。
通常用单数, 且常出现在固定短语 'in the ascendant' 中
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