单词 | descending |
释义 | descending (once / 498 pages) adj WORD FAMILY descending: descendingly+/descend: descendant, descended, descendent, descender, descending, descends/descendant: descendants/descended: undescended/descendent: descendents/descender: descenders USAGE EXAMPLESSoon after, on Thanksgiving, his writing captured the funk into which he was descending. New York Times(Dec 28, 2016) That why I’ll be descending on the Capitol with thousands of women and our allies on 21 January. The Guardian(Dec 26, 2016) Roskelley said he climbed one pitch of about 155 feet before descending. Washington Times(Dec 24, 2016) adj coming down or downward Syn|Ant declivitous, downhill, downward-sloping sloping down rather steeply degressivegoing down by steps descendant, descendentgoing or coming down down, downwardextending or moving from a higher to a lower place downward-archingcurving downward drizzling(of rain) falling lightly in very small drops dropping, fallingcoming down freely under the influence of gravity rainingfalling in drops or as if falling like rain downbeing or moving lower in position or less in some value ascending moving or going or growing upward acclivitous, rising, uphillsloping upward ascendant, ascendent, ascensivetending or directed upward assurgentgrowing or extending upward assurgentrising from the sea scandentused especially of plants; having a tendency to climb highflyingmoving upward or along at a considerable height up, upwardextending or moving toward a higher place upbeing or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level |
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