单词	ascension
释义	ascensionas‧cen‧sion /əˈsenʃən/ noun Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS A phoenix-like ascension has been threatened before, over these last long 16 years of derision and scorn. Since Mr Obasanjo's ascension, U.S. agencies have provided $ 109 million in political, economic and military assistance. Tumblejack's howling voice rose to a final ascension around her; her heart leapt in hope and renewed faith. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► the Ascension And he is already preparing Christmas stamps for the Ascension Islands. Matthew doesn't mention the Ascension nor does John. The pattern is completed by the account of the Ascension and Pentecost as proper to Sunday. 1 the Ascension in the Christian religion, when Jesus Christ left the earth and went to heaven2[uncountable] formal when someone moves to a more important or higher position or job:  his ascension to the ranks of senior management
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