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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 upwards
noun [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 worse
noun [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 departures
noun [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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