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v.攀登,上升

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ascend为六级词汇

词形变化:

动词过去式:ascended 过去分词:ascended 现在分词:ascending 第三人称单数:ascends 形容词:ascendable

词根

scan,scend,scal=to climb(登;爬)

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climb  go-to  mount  rise  descend    

ascend


/ə'send; ə`sɛnd/
v [I, Tn] (fml 文) go or come up (sth) 上升; 升高
*The path started to ascend more steeply at this point. 这条路从这 向上就更陡了.
* We watched the mists ascending from the valley below. 我们看着薄雾从下面的山谷中升起.
* notes ascending and descending the scale 上升及下降音阶的音符
* (fig 比喻) ascend the throne, ie become king or queen 登基(帝王即位).

ascend


v
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Latin;Origin: ascendere, from ad- 'to' + scandere 'to climb']
[I]formal
to move up through the air
descend
 The plane ascended rapidly.
[T]written
to climb something or move to a higher position
descend
 Without a word, he began to ascend the stairs.
[I]written
to lead up to a higher position
descend
 The road ascends steeply from the harbour.
[I and T]formal
to move to a more important or powerful job.
 The number of women decreases as you ascend the professional hierarchy.
ascend the throne
to become king or queen
in ascending order
if a group of things are arranged in ascending order, each thing is higher, or greater in amount, than the one before it