| 单词 | ascend |
| 释义 | ascend 1 ENTRIES FOUND: ascend (verb) ascend /əˈsɛnd/ verb ascends; ascended; ascending ascend /əˈsɛnd/ verb ascends; ascended; ascending Learner's definition of ASCEND 1 formal : to go up : to rise or move toward the sky上升；上浮；登高 [no object] They watched their balloons slowly ascend into the sky.他们看着气球慢慢升上天空。 Divers must not ascend too rapidly/quickly to the water's surface.潜水员一定不要过快升浮到水面。 She believed that when she died, her soul would ascend to heaven.她相信死后她的灵魂会升入天堂。 [+ object] Most people are able to ascend [=climb] the mountain in less than four hours.大多数人用不了四个小时就能爬上那座山。 She said good night and ascended [=climbed] the stairs to her room.她道了晚安就上楼梯回房间去了。 — opposite descend 2 [no object] : to slope or lead upward通向高处；升高 Several paths ascend to the top of the mountain.好几条小路通往那个山顶。 stairs ascending to the attic通往阁楼的楼梯 — opposite descend 3 [no object] : to rise to a higher or more powerful position in a government, company, etc.升职；晋升 John Adams ascended to the presidency in 1797.约翰·亚当斯1797年当选总统。 She worked as a clerk before ascending to her current position.她升任现职以前是一名办事员。 A new national government ascended [=rose] to power. [=it gained control of the country]新的国家政府已经掌握政权。 ascend (to) the throne : to become a king or queen（国王或女王）登基 He ascended the throne after the death of his father.他在父亲去世后登基。 In Shakespeare's play, Macbeth kills the king and ascends to the throne.在莎士比亚的戏剧里，麦克白杀死了国王并登上王位。 in ascending order ◊ If people or things are in ascending order, they are arranged in a series that begins with the least or smallest and ends with the greatest or largest.由少到多排列；按升序排列 The children were lined up in ascending order of height.孩子们按身高从低到高排队。 Test scores are listed in ascending order from lowest to highest.考试成绩由低到高排列。 |
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