| 词汇 | descent |
| 释义 | descent noun uk /dɪˈsent/ us /dɪˈsent/ descentnoun (RELATION)[ U ] the state or fact of being related to a particular person or group of people who lived in the past: 血缘关系，家族关系;祖先;出身 of African, European, Asian, etc. descentThere are more than a hundred million people of African descent in Latin America. The disease is most common among people of northern European descent. descent fromThe evidence supports our descent from a common ancestor. claim descent40 million people in the world claim Scottish descent, she says. direct descentThey are looking for people with direct descent from the indigenous peoples who lived here before Europeans arrived. line of descentThey trace their line of descent back to a French duke.他们的先人可以追溯到一位法国公爵。 Family: ancestors & descendants ancestor ancestral ancestry be in the/someone's bloodidiom blood is thicker than wateridiom distaff family tree forbear forebear forefather genealogy generation generationally heraldic heraldically heraldry progenitor run in the familyidiom sandwich generation successor descentnoun (ARRIVAL)[ U ] an occasion when a group of people arrive somewhere, usually suddenly or unexpectedly: 不期而至，突然到达 descent onWe weren't prepared for the descent of thousands of journalists on the town.我们没想到数千名记者会突然来到镇上。 Arrivals and departures admittance advent approach arr. arrival bourne check connection departure departure for somewhere destination entry eta gain admittance going influx invasion misconnect misconnection outflow descentnoun (POSITION)[ C or U ] a movement down: 下降，下落;下沉 final descentThe plane began to make its final descent into the airport.飞机开始（做）最终下降，准备在机场着陆。 The descent was a little bumpy. Moving downwards base jumping cascade descend downwardly drop/fall/sink like a stoneidiom fall fall down flop go down nosedive parachute plumb post-dive pronate pronation put something/someone down rain rain (something) down stone touch descentnoun (SLOPE)[ C ] a surface that slopes downwards, such as the side of a hill: descent toThere is a steep descent to the village below. The resort has one of the longest vertical descents in the Alps. Slanting, sloping, leaning, tilting acclivity angled anteversion anteverted askew inclination incline lean lopsided lopsidedly lopsidedness oblique obliquely rake skew-whiff slant slanting slantingly slantwise steep descentnoun (NEGATIVE CHANGE)[ S or U ] a change in someone's behaviour, or in a situation, from good to bad: 堕落，蜕变 descent intoHis descent into crime was rapid.他很快就堕落到犯罪的地步。 Deteriorating and making worse add admin aggravate backslide be downhillidiom debase deterioration devaluation devalue disintegrate dog downgrade regress regression regressive regressively retrograde wear thinidiom worse worsen descent | American Dictionarydescent noun us/dɪˈsent/ descentnoun (FAMILY BACKGROUND)[ U ] the origin of people in your family background: Their mother is of Irish descent (= family origin). descentnoun (ARRIVAL)[ Cusually sing ] the arrival of something or someone, esp. when it is unpleasant or unwanted: The descent of dozens of motorcycles terrified local residents. descentnoun (A WAY DOWN)[ C ] a way down, such as a path, or an act of coming down: A steep descent from the peak brings you to a meadow. The plane is making its final descent into the airport. Examples of descentdescent In the introductor y exercises, students produced their own shor t pieces based around particular descents and characterisations (played 'by ear'). In the meantime, there may be raids by parachute troops and attempted descents of airborne soldiers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Civilian descents are very rarely from heights that require these devices to be used. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A record of all military training descents is kept, including a note of all abnormalities and injuries. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They packed them with such skill and accuracy that at one unit where airborne training was being carried out more than 90,000 descents were accomplished without a single accident. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 First, the operation in manual mode is intuitive, and it would be almost impossible to ascertain stability on climbing and descent. Here only the chromatic descent will be discerned: the darkness has finally made the outline of the butterflies that cause it invisible. Each of these descents features a dangerous obstacle, such as trees, avalanches, large drops, low oxygen, freezing areas and darkness. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. An earlier crossing by small ships led to some having the front of their chartrooms stove in, flooding the forepart and unfortunate descents. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The teamster usually rode the left wheeler, but he could also drive from the trailer seat, working the brake on steep descents. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He has the most difficult 18 descents to his credit. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In emergency descents it was permissible to use reverse thrust of up to 10,000 rpm. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Their blood had currency in dynastic transactions, and their honour - read as chastity - was the guarantor of the purity of male lines of descent. During descents, eagles can drop as much as 60m ft at a time before circling back up. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. A key assumption in this derivation was the temperature of these grains prior to their descent through the atmosphere. See all examples of descent These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Collocations withdescentdescentThese are words often used in combination with descent. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. angle of descent On landing, the glidepath—that is, the angleofdescent to the ground—must be not less than three degrees. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 common descent Medievalists would argue that ethnic identities are constructed primarily through the invention of legends of common descent, often articulated in contexts of political conflict. controlled descent This facility enables a pilot to use the lift generated by the free rotation of the main rotors to make a controlled descent and landing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. See all collocations with descent |
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