用作动词(v.)

The sun descended behind the hills.太阳下山了。

I wish that the prices can descend.但愿物价会下降。

I didn't expect him to descend to personal abuse.我没料到他会堕落到对我进行人身攻击的地步。

At 6:30 p.m. the tropical darkness descends.在傍晚六点半的时候,热带地区的黑夜降临。

用作动词(v.)

The custom has descended to our day.这一习俗一直传到今天。

He is descended from Confucius.他是孔子的後裔。

用作动词(v.)

Armed thieves descended on the helpless travelers.一群武装盗贼袭击了无依无靠的旅客。

My sister's family is descending on us this weekend.想不到我姐姐一家本周末要到我们这里来

用作动词(v.)用作不及物动词S+～(+A)

Another oppressive night descended.
闷热的夜又来临了。

Darkness descended too soon.
夜色过早降临。

The walk descends sharply.
小路下倾得很厉害。

The sun descended behind the hills.
太阳下了山。

The sun descended over the western hills.
日落西山。

The plane descended through the clouds.
那架飞机穿云而降。

用作及物动词S+～+ n./pron.

Tears descend her cheeks.
她泪落两颊。

They descended the slope towards the hamlet.
他们顺坡下山,向那个村子走去。

用作动词 (v.)～+名词

descend one's cheeks(泪)落两颊

descend the slope顺坡向下走

～+副词

descend benignly吉祥地下落

descend giddily轻浮地下落

descend gracefully优美地下落

descend gradually渐渐地下落

descend hastily急速地下落

descend impartially不偏不倚地下落

descend noiselessly无声地下落

descend quickly快速地下落

descend unexpectedly意外地下落

～+介词

descend from one's ancestors从祖上传下来

descend from a poet of the Tang Dynasty是唐代一位诗人的后代

descend from a repgious rite起源于宗教仪式

descend from the tower从塔上下来

descend to spreading scandal and gossip堕落到传播丑闻和谣言的地步

v.(动词)

descend的基本意思是“下来”“下去”,可指物体向下降落,也可指沿着山坡、梯子、台阶、树干等表示斜线或斜坡的物体下降。

descend可用作及物动词,也可用作不及物动词,用作不及物动词时,常与介词from连用,表示“是…的后代”“从…传下来”, from所接的名词指祖先、祖宗,并不是指父辈。

descend是正式书面用语,多用于文学语体中。

用作动词(v.)

The sun descended behind the hills.太阳下山了。

I wish that the prices can descend.但愿物价会下降。

I didn't expect him to descend to personal abuse.我没料到他会堕落到对我进行人身攻击的地步。

At 6:30 p.m. the tropical darkness descends.在傍晚六点半的时候,热带地区的黑夜降临。

用作动词(v.)

The custom has descended to our day.这一习俗一直传到今天。

He is descended from Confucius.他是孔子的後裔。

用作动词(v.)

Armed thieves descended on the helpless travelers.一群武装盗贼袭击了无依无靠的旅客。

My sister's family is descending on us this weekend.想不到我姐姐一家本周末要到我们这里来

用作动词(v.)用作不及物动词S+～(+A)

Another oppressive night descended.
闷热的夜又来临了。

Darkness descended too soon.
夜色过早降临。

The walk descends sharply.
小路下倾得很厉害。

The sun descended behind the hills.
太阳下了山。

The sun descended over the western hills.
日落西山。

The plane descended through the clouds.
那架飞机穿云而降。

用作及物动词S+～+ n./pron.

Tears descend her cheeks.
她泪落两颊。

They descended the slope towards the hamlet.
他们顺坡下山,向那个村子走去。

用作动词 (v.)～+名词

descend one's cheeks(泪)落两颊

descend the slope顺坡向下走

～+副词

descend benignly吉祥地下落

descend giddily轻浮地下落

descend gracefully优美地下落

descend gradually渐渐地下落

descend hastily急速地下落

descend impartially不偏不倚地下落

descend noiselessly无声地下落

descend quickly快速地下落

descend unexpectedly意外地下落

～+介词

descend from one's ancestors从祖上传下来

descend from a poet of the Tang Dynasty是唐代一位诗人的后代

descend from a repgious rite起源于宗教仪式

descend from the tower从塔上下来

descend to spreading scandal and gossip堕落到传播丑闻和谣言的地步

【近义词】

• originate发起
• go down下降，下跌
• derive获取
• drop落下
• fall落下
• decline下降
• plunge使投入
• move down 将 ... 移至低处...
• slope倾斜
• incline倾斜
• fall away疏远
• come from来自
• stoop佝偻
• arrive到达
• drop in顺便走访(某人)...
• fall on袭击
• affect影响
• come over从远处来
• land陆地
• shower淋浴
• lower低的
• stem柄
• deign（有时作贬义或作反语）屈...
• come来
• come down下降，落下，（价格等）跌...
• sink下沉
• condescend屈尊
• settle解决

【反义词】

• ascend上升
• rise上升