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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 5385 COCA: 5454

descent

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de·scent /dɪˈsent/ ●○○ noun   → dissent
1  [countableC, uncountableU] formalDOWN the process of going down 下降，降落 OPP ascent
 Passengers must fasten their seat belts prior to descent.
乘客在飞机降落之前必须系好安全带。
descent from/to
 The descent to Base Camp took about two days.
往下走到大本营大约要两天时间。
2  [uncountableU]SSFCOME FROM/ORIGINATE your family origins, especially your nationality or relationship to someone important who lived a long time ago 出身，血统
of Russian/Italian etc descent
 young men and women of Asian descent
亚裔男女青年
descent from
 The emperor claimed descent from David.
这个皇帝自称是大卫王的后代。
by descent
 They’re Irish by descent.
他们祖籍爱尔兰。
3  [countableC]TTR a path or road that goes down a slope 下坡路 OPP ascent
descent from/to
 There is no direct descent from the summit.
没有直接从山顶下来的下坡路。
4  [singular]BAD BEHAVIOUR OR ACTIONS a gradual change towards behaviour or a situation that is very bad 沦落，堕落
descent into alcoholism/chaos/madness etc
 his descent into drug abuse
他堕落到吸毒的地步
5  [singular] British EnglishBrEVISIT a sudden unwanted visit or attack 〔不受欢迎的〕突然到访；突袭
 the descent on the town by a motorcycle gang
一个飞车党突袭该镇
Examples from the Corpus
descent• People in trance often begin their journeys by experiencing a descent through a downward tunnel.• The journey always starts with the endless descent to the street.• He had circulated a document which professed to trace his descent, through his father, from the Prophet.• The engineers used the idea that moulds life itself: descent with modification.• We took four hits, and immediately, we went into a rapid descent to elude the machine guns.• Passengers said the cabin shook violently during the plane's descent.• a slippery descent
descent from/to• She lived in Colorado and died at eighty-eight on her descent from her fourteenth climb of Pikes Peak.• King Laius of Thebes was the third in descent from Cadmus.• The truck roared and ripped down the last descent to the river valley.• Her morning descent to the kitchen was for her a moment of happiness and importance.• We took four hits, and immediately, we went into a rapid descent to elude the machine guns.• Murren is very limited, with one spectacular descent from the famous Schilthorn.• He had two options, he thought, as the plane began the descent to Brussels.• The descent to Base Camp took a further two days.
by descent• Earth arrival is accomplished by aerocapture, followed by descent of the sample container under a parachute.• There is Star-buck, the chief mate of the Pequod, a native of Nantucket and a Quaker by descent.• Band members are generally kinsfolk, related by descent or marriage.
descent from/to• She lived in Colorado and died at eighty-eight on her descent from her fourteenth climb of Pikes Peak.• King Laius of Thebes was the third in descent from Cadmus.• The truck roared and ripped down the last descent to the river valley.• Her morning descent to the kitchen was for her a moment of happiness and importance.• We took four hits, and immediately, we went into a rapid descent to elude the machine guns.• Murren is very limited, with one spectacular descent from the famous Schilthorn.• He had two options, he thought, as the plane began the descent to Brussels.• The descent to Base Camp took a further two days.
descent into alcoholism/chaos/madness etc• A catalogue of misconceived ideas has preceded our descent into chaos.• Unsurprisingly, given its director, the film will be a psychological thriller that focuses on a man's descent into madness.• And play Van Gogh, he caught the descent into madness perfectly.
de·scent noun
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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 5385 COCA: 5454
descent

noun¹

 1movement down下移ADJECTIVE | VERB + DESCENT | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤fast, rapid, swift (especially BrE) 快速下降；迅速下降▸➤slow緩慢下降▸➤steep陡降▸➤gentle, gradual緩緩的下降；逐漸下降▸➤long長距離的下降▸➤difficult, easy有難度的／不費力的下降◇They began the difficult descent of the mountain's south face.他們開始沿山的南坡艱難地往下走。➤final最後的下降◇The plane was making its final descent.飛機進入最後降落階段。VERB + DESCENT➤make下降▸➤begin, start開始下降▸➤continue繼續下降▸➤slow減緩下降◇The space capsule used parachutes to slow its descent.太空艙用降落傘以減低其下降速度。PREPOSITION➤during a/the descent, on a/the descent在下降時◇The engines failed on the plane's descent to Newark.飛機向紐瓦克機場降落時發動機失靈了。➤descent down沿⋯的向下◇I made a slow and painful descent down the stairs.我痛苦地慢慢下樓梯。➤descent from從⋯的下降◇the descent from the top of the mountain從山頂下來➤descent into (figurative) 深陷於⋯中◇his descent into alcoholism他沉溺於酒癮之中➤descent to向⋯的下降◇The plane began its gentle descent to Narita.飛機開始緩緩地向成田機場降落。PHRASES➤a rate of descent下降速度◇We slowed the balloon's rate of descent.我們放慢了氣球的降落速度。
descent

noun²

 2surface that goes downwards斜坡ADJECTIVE➤gentle緩坡▸➤steep陡坡
descent

noun³

 3family origins家庭出身ADJECTIVE | VERB + DESCENT | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤direct, lineal直系後裔◇She claims direct descent from Queen Victoria.她聲稱自己是維多利亞女王的直系後裔。➤common共同起源◇Most European languages have a common descent.大多數歐洲語言都有共同的起源。➤mixed混合血統▸➤African, Chinese, European, Irish, etc.非洲裔、華裔、歐洲裔、愛爾蘭裔等VERB + DESCENT➤claim, have聲稱有⋯血統；有⋯血統▸➤trace追溯血統▸➤share共有血統◇groups sharing common descent擁有共同血統的人群PREPOSITION➤by descent按照血統◇She is Hungarian by descent.她祖籍匈牙利。➤descent from出身於⋯◇He claims to have traced descent from Christopher Columbus.他聲稱自己的出身可追溯到克里斯托弗・哥倫布。PHRASES➤a line of descent世系◇Humans and other apes followed separate lines of descent from a common ancestor.人類和其他猿類從一個共同的祖先進化而來，但屬於不同的世系。➤of Mexican, Scottish, etc. descent墨西哥裔的、蘇格蘭裔的等◇She is of mixed European and African descent.她有歐洲和非洲的混合血統。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 5385 COCA: 5454
descent noun
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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 5385 COCA: 5454
descent
Movements downwards: fall, descent, plunge...
Types of road or path: a one-way/two-way street, approach, A-road...
Ancestors: ancestor, ancestry, antecedents...
Changes for the worse: contamination, regression, lapse...
An attack on someone: attack, assault, bashing...
Visits: visit, round, flying visit...

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