n.(名词)

1. 下降，下倾，降下，倾斜
2. 血统；家世，门第，世系
3. 下坡
4. 遗传；派生
5. 衰落，堕落
6. 屈尊，降格
7. 袭击，入侵
8. 【律】继承，世袭
9. 下坡路

n.(名词)

1. [C][U]下降,降下; 沦落 the process of going down
2. [C]下坡 a way down; downward way
3. [U]血统,出身,门第 family origins of the stated type

Noun:

1. a movement downward

2. properties attributable to your ancestry;

   "he comes from good origins"
   

3. the act of changing your location in a downward direction

4. the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors

5. a downward slope or bend

6. the descendants of one individual;

   "his entire lineage has been warriors"
   

1.下降;降落
Adescent is a movement from a higher to a lower level or position.

descent在线翻译

e.g. Sixteen of the youngsters set off for help, but during thedescent three collapsed in the cold and rain.
16 名年轻人出发去寻求帮助，但在下山过程中有 3 人因寒冷和大雨晕倒了。
e.g. ...the crash of an Airbus A300 on itsdescent into Kathmandu airport.
空客 A300 在加德满都机场降落时的坠毁

2.斜坡;斜面
Adescent is a surface that slopes downwards, for example the side of a steep hill.

e.g. On the descents, cyclists spin past cars, freewheeling downhill at tremendous speed.
在坡道上，自行车手飞驰着超越了一辆辆汽车，靠着惯性一路疾冲下山。

3.(形势的)恶化;(人的)堕落，沦落
When you want to emphasize that a situation becomes very bad, you can talk about someone's or something'sdescent into that situation.

e.g. The only lasting solution lies in a political settlement. Without it, theirdescent into chaos will be guaranteed.
唯一的长久之计是通过政治手段解决。否则，他们势必会陷入一片混乱。
e.g. ...his swiftdescent from respected academic to struggling small businessman.
他从一名受人尊敬的学者到一个度日艰难的小商人的瞬间沦落

4.血统;家世;出身
You usedescent to talk about a person's family background, for example their nationality or social status.

e.g. All the contributors were of Africandescent.
所有的撰稿人都是非裔人士。

1. 下降：根据统计,发生坠机事件次数,起飞(take off)占12%,爬升(climb)占13%,下降(descent)占3%,飞近机场(approach)占13%,着陆(landing)占45%. 而飞机在空中平稳行驶(cruise)时,只占6%.

2. descent

2. 继承：加拿大公民的TN身份可以继承(descent)或归化(naturalization). 源于美国、加拿大以外的TN身份申请者必须证明其具有TN身份申请相关要求的同等条件. 如果TN身份申请被拒,不可以申诉. 若是在边境口岸被拒,

3.

3. 世系：6、一个本地部落,在异族结婚和女性血族关系制度的联合影响下,可能达到被认为属于不同世系(descent)的人的性别平衡,因此它的成员可能可以互相通婚,并在部落整体范围内始终遵从外婚原则.

1. We watched anxiously during her descent from the tree.
   我们焦急地看着她从树上爬下来。
2. The descent of the mountain took two hours.
   下山花了两个小时。
3. She is of German descent.
   她祖籍是德国。
4. He is of aristocratic descent.
   他出身贵族。

• A chieftain of imperial descent.

  出自：J. Yeowell

• The descent of the genus equus from a five-toed mammal not larger than a pig.

  出自：J. Fiske

to be of Scottish descent

祖籍是苏格兰

He traces his line of descent from the Stuart kings.

他的家族可追溯到斯图亚特王朝。

There is a gradual descent to the sea.

有一片斜坡缓缓伸延到海边。

(figurative)the country's swift descent into anarchy

国家迅速陷入无政府状态

The plane began its descent to Heathrow.

飞机开始向希思罗机场降落。

All the contributors were of African descent.

所有的撰稿人都是非裔人士。

...his swift descent from respected academic to struggling small businessman.

他从一名受人尊敬的学者到一个度日艰难的小商人的瞬间沦落

The only lasting solution lies in a political settlement. Without it, their descent into chaos will be guaranteed.

唯一的长久之计是通过政治手段解决。否则，他们势必会陷入一片混乱。

On the descents, cyclists spin past cars, freewheeling downhill at tremendous speed.

在坡道上，自行车手飞驰着超越了一辆辆汽车，靠着惯性一路疾冲下山。

...the crash of an Airbus A300 on its descent into Kathmandu airport.

空客 A300 在加德满都机场降落时的坠毁

Sixteen of the youngsters set off for help, but during the descent three collapsed in the cold and rain.

16 名年轻人出发去寻求帮助，但在下山过程中有 3 人因寒冷和大雨晕倒了。

Offensive Slang Used as a disparaging term for an Italian or a person of Italian descent.

用作贬义词,指意大利人或意大利后裔.

V. S Naipaul was born in 1932 in Triunidad to parents of Indian descent.

奈波尔1932年出生于千里达,双亲均为印度后裔.

His descent has included kings and queens.

他的后代中有皇帝和皇后.

He is of Native American descent.

他有美洲土著血统.

Maintain 10 , 000, expect descent after Dalin.

保持一万尺, 预计通过大林后下降高度.

It can take as long as eight days to rig up rope ladders and to establish supply bases before a descent can be made into a very deep cave.

在进入一个很深的岩洞之前,光是装配绳梯和建立供应基地就需要八天之久. (makeadescent下降)

What a surprise to find that every chef was of Mexican descent.

出乎我的意外,所有厨师都是墨西哥裔.

Gubernaculum and sex hormones play critical roles in testicular descent.

睾丸引带和性激素在睾丸下降过程中扮演决定性的角色.

The descent of the mountain took two hours.

下山花了两个小时.

These provisions apply to applications for Australian citizenship by descent and conferral.

该条款适用于通过“授予国籍”方式或由血缘申请入籍之人士.

A family's disintegration is shown as an analogy for the Japanese descent into heartless materialism.

一个家庭的瓦解比喻了日本向冷酷的功利主义的滑落.

There are no heavy spring to be compressed during the ram descent.

没有沉重的弹簧被压缩在内存后裔.

Many Americans are of English descent.

许多美国人的祖籍是英国.

She is of German descent.

她祖籍是德国.

The road makes a sharp descent just past the lake.

那条路刚过湖畔就下了个陡坡.

She started a chary descent of the stairs.

她开始小心翼翼地下楼梯.

An abrupt descent suddenly appeared before him.

他面前突然出现一个陡峭的斜坡.