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descend

/dɪˈsɛnd/

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verb

下降，落下， 내려가다.

To pass from a higher to a lower place; to move downwards; to come or go down in any way, for example by falling, flowing, walking, climbing etc.

Examples :

"The rain descended, and the floods came."

雨下了起来，洪水也随之而来。

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verb

隐退，退隐

To enter mentally; to retire.

Examples :

"After a long day at work, he descended into a comfortable armchair and relaxed. "

工作了一整天后，他往舒适的扶手椅上一靠，便进入了放松的状态。

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verb

袭击，突袭。

(with on or upon) To make an attack, or incursion, as if from a vantage ground; to come suddenly and with violence.

Examples :

"And on the suitors let thy wrath descend."

让你的怒火降临在求婚者身上，狠狠地惩罚他们吧。

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堕落，沦落

To come down to a lower, less fortunate, humbler, less virtuous, or worse, state or rank; to lower or abase oneself

Examples :

"he descended from his high estate"

他从高位上堕落了下来。

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下降，降低，沦落。

To pass from the more general or important to the specific or less important matters to be considered.

Examples :

"The professor descended from a discussion of the history of art to specific examples of Renaissance paintings. "

教授从艺术史的讨论，逐渐转到文艺复兴时期画作的具体例子上。

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verb

下来，下降, 源于

To come down, as from a source, original, or stock

Examples :

"The family descended from a long line of farmers. "

这个家族的祖先世代都是农民，可以说他们的血统源于一个古老的农民世家.

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verb

源于，起源于。

To be derived (from)

Examples :

"My love for baking clearly descends from my grandmother. "

我对烘焙的热爱显然源于我的祖母。

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传，遗传

To proceed by generation or by transmission; to happen by inheritance.

Examples :

"A crown descends to the heir."

王冠传给继承人。

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南下，南行

To move toward the south, or to the southward.

Examples :

"The migrating birds descended south for the winter. "

迁徙的鸟儿为了过冬，向南飞去。

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下降，降低。

To fall in pitch; to pass from a higher to a lower tone.

Examples :

"The teacher's voice descended as she explained the complicated math problem. "

老师在讲解复杂的数学题时，声音逐渐低沉下去。

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下降，落下。

To go down upon or along; to pass from a higher to a lower part of

Examples :

"they descended the river in boats; to descend a ladder"

他们乘船顺流而下；从梯子上往下爬。

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