| 单词 | descent |
| 释义 | descent —descent /dɪˈsent/ noun [C or U] (POSITION) ► F0 a movement down: » The plane began (to make) its final descent into the airport.» There is a steep descent (= way down, such as a path) to the village below.Thesaurus+: ↑Moving upwardsnoun [S or U] (NEGATIVE CHANGE) ► F0 a change in someone's behaviour, or in a situation, from good to bad: » His descent into crime was rapid.Thesaurus+: ↑Deteriorating and making worsenoun [U] (ARRIVAL) ► F0 an occasion when a group of people arrive somewhere, usually suddenly or unexpectedly: » We weren't prepared for the descent of thousands of journalists on the town.Thesaurus+: ↑Arrivals and departuresnoun [U] (RELATION) ► F0 the state or fact of being related to a particular person or group of people who lived in the past: » She's a woman of mixed/French descent.» They trace their line of descent back to a French duke.» He claims direct descent from Mohammed.Thesaurus+: ↑Ancestors and descendants |
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