1. 下降;降落 A descent is a movement from a higher to a lower level or position.
descent在線(xiàn)翻譯
e.g. 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(fā)去尋求幫助，但在下山過(guò)程中有 3 人因寒冷和大雨暈倒了。 e.g. ...the crash of an Airbus A300 on its descent into Kathmandu airport. 空客 A300 在加德滿(mǎn)都機場(chǎng)降落時(shí)的墜毀
2. 斜坡;斜面 A descent is a surface that slopes downwards, for example the side of a steep hill.
e.g. On the descents, cyclists spin past cars, freewheeling downhill at tremendous speed. 在坡道上，自行車(chē)手飛馳著(zhù)超越了一輛輛汽車(chē)，靠著(zhù)慣性一路疾沖下山。
3. (形勢的)惡化;(人的)墮落，淪落 When you want to emphasize that a situation becomes very bad, you can talk about someone's or something's descent into that situation.
e.g. The only lasting solution lies in a political settlement. Without it, their descent into chaos will be guaranteed. 唯一的長(cháng)久之計是通過(guò)政治手段解決。否則，他們勢必會(huì )陷入一片混亂。 e.g. ...his swift descent from respected academic to struggling small businessman. 他從一名受人尊敬的學(xué)者到一個(gè)度日艱難的小商人的瞬間淪落
4. 血統;家世;出身 You use descent to talk about a person's family background, for example their nationality or social status.
e.g. All the contributors were of African descent. 所有的撰稿人都是非裔人士。
descent英英釋義
noun
1. the act of changing your location in a downward direction
2. properties attributable to your ancestry
e.g. he comes from good origins
Synonym: originextraction
3. a movement downward
4. the descendants of one individual
e.g. his entire lineage has been warriors
Synonym: lineagelineline of descentbloodlineblood linebloodpedigreeancestryoriginparentagestemmastock