Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #3971
Fully loadeddescend
下降；下来
核心释义
to move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
- 1.
从高处向低处移动的相关意义
Senses relating to moving from a higher to a lower position.
- 2.
从一个来源传递到另一个事物的相关意义
Senses relating to passing down from a source to another thing.
从高处向低处移动的相关意义；从一个来源传递到另一个事物的相关意义；下降；世代相传；屈尊
用法In use
As the plane began to descend, I could see the city lights below.
用法提示：descend 作动词，表示向下移动，这里指飞机下降。
The path descends steeply from the top of the hill to the river.
用法提示：descend 在这里指道路向下延伸，主语是路径。
She watched the sun descend below the horizon from the balcony.
用法提示：descend 表示太阳下行，常用搭配 descend below something。
descend something
及物用法，宾语通常为楼梯、斜坡等。
She descended the stairs carefully.
她小心地走下楼梯。
descend from something
表示血统或起源。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- descend from
- 从…下来；是…的后裔
- He descends from a noble family.他是一个贵族家庭的后裔。
- descend to
- 下降到；沦落到
- The path descends to the river.这条小路向下延伸到河边。
- descend on/upon
- 突然袭击；突然访问
- Tourists descended on the small town during the holiday.假期期间游客蜂拥而至这个小镇。
- descend into
- 陷入（某种状态）
- The country descended into chaos after the coup.政变后国家陷入了混乱。
- descend the stairs
- 下楼梯
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想“de-”向下，“scend”像“send”发送，想象发送东西向下移动，即下降、降低身份。
语境与语域Context & Register
物理下降
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in /sɛnd/ (ascend, transcend, condescend) rhyme with 'descend'. Note that 'descent' looks similar but ends in /sɛnt/, not /sɛnd/.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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