descent

noun

/dɪˈsent/

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[countable, usually singular] an action of coming or going down
- The plane began its descent to Heathrow.
- (figurative) the country’s swift descent into anarchy
opposite ascent
Extra Examples
- I made a slow and painful descent down the stairs.
- The engines failed on the plane's descent to Newark.
- The plane was making its final descent so we had to fasten our seat belts.
- The space capsule used parachutes to slow its descent.
- They began the difficult descent of the mountain's south face.
- We slowed the balloon's rate of descent.
- (figurative) his descent into alcoholism
- the descent from the top of the mountain
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Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- fast
- rapid
- swift
- …
verb + descent
- make
- begin
- start
- …
preposition
- during a/the descent
- on a/the descent
- descent down
- …
phrases
- a rate of descent
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[countable] a slope going downwards
- There is a gradual descent to the sea.
opposite ascent
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- gentle
- steep
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[uncountable] a person’s family origins synonym ancestry
- to be of Scottish descent
- descent from somebody He traces his line of descent from the Stuart kings.
Wordfinder
- ancestor
- branch
- descent
- dynasty
- family tree
- genealogy
- generation
- inherit
- relation
- trace
Extra Examples
- She claims direct descent from Queen Victoria.
- Humans and other apes followed separate lines of descent from a common ancestor.
- She is Hungarian by descent.
- She is of mixed European and African descent.
- groups sharing common descent
- people of West Indian descent
- Most European languages have a common descent.
Topics Historyc2, Family and relationshipsc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- direct
- lineal
- common
- …
verb + descent
- claim
- have
- trace
- …
preposition
- by descent
- descent from
phrases
- a line of descent
- of Mexican, Scottish, etc. descent
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Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French descente, from descendre ‘to descend’, from Latin descendere, from de- ‘down’ + scandere ‘to climb’.

单词	descent
释义	descent noun /dɪˈsent/ /dɪˈsent/ jump to other results [countable, usually singular] an action of coming or going down The plane began its descent to Heathrow. (figurative) the country’s swift descent into anarchy opposite ascent Extra Examples I made a slow and painful descent down the stairs. The engines failed on the plane's descent to Newark. The plane was making its final descent so we had to fasten our seat belts. The space capsule used parachutes to slow its descent. They began the difficult descent of the mountain's south face. We slowed the balloon's rate of descent. (figurative) his descent into alcoholism the descent from the top of the mountain Topics Transport by airc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective fast rapid swift … verb + descent make begin start … preposition during a/the descent on a/the descent descent down … phrases a rate of descent See full entry [countable] a slope going downwards There is a gradual descent to the sea. opposite ascent Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective gentle steep See full entry [uncountable] a person’s family origins synonym ancestry to be of Scottish descent descent from somebody He traces his line of descent from the Stuart kings. Wordfinder ancestor branch descent dynasty family tree genealogy generation inherit relation trace Extra Examples She claims direct descent from Queen Victoria. Humans and other apes followed separate lines of descent from a common ancestor. She is Hungarian by descent. She is of mixed European and African descent. groups sharing common descent people of West Indian descent Most European languages have a common descent. Topics Historyc2, Family and relationshipsc2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective direct lineal common … verb + descent claim have trace … preposition by descent descent from phrases a line of descent of Mexican, Scottish, etc. descent See full entry Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French descente, from descendre ‘to descend’, from Latin descendere, from de- ‘down’ + scandere ‘to climb’.
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