| 单词 | ascending |
| 释义 | ascending (once / 736 pages) nadj If something is ascending, it's rising or moving up. At a hot air balloon race, you'll see dozens of ascending balloons. An ascending road appears to rise in front of you as it curves up over a hill, and an ascending bird flies up into the sky. To ascend is to rise, and the adjective ascending describes a rising or growing thing. You can also use it figuratively: "She's an ascending queen, rising to the throne after the death of her father." In Latin, ascendere, "to climb up," and also "to rise" or "to reach." WORD FAMILYascending: ascendingly, ascendings+/ascend: ascendable, ascendant, ascended, ascendent, ascender, ascending, ascends, ascension, ascensive/ascendancy: ascendancies/ascendant: ascendance, ascendancy, ascendants/ascendency: ascendencies/ascendent: ascendence, ascendency, ascendently, ascendents/ascender: ascenders/ascension: ascensional, ascensions/ascensive: ascensively USAGE EXAMPLESHe is ascending in every statistical career list and might be better than ever. Seattle Times(Dec 30, 2016) James Murdoch is ascending once more: indeed, this deal is chiefly his doing. Economist(Dec 15, 2016) The ascending skyline here is the most obvious sign of the city’s growth. Seattle Times(Dec 15, 2016) 1n the act of changing location in an upward direction Syn|Hypo|Hyper ascension, ascent, rise levitation the act of raising (a body) from the ground by presumably spiritualistic means heave, heavingthe act of lifting something with great effort climb, mountthe act of climbing something soar, zoomthe act of rising upward into the air scalingascent by or as if by a ladder clamberan awkward climb mountain climbing, mountaineeringthe activity of climbing a mountain rock climbingthe sport or pastime of scaling rock masses on mountain sides (especially with the help of ropes and special equipment) motion, move, movement the act of changing location from one place to another 2adj moving or going or growing upward the ascending plane the ascending staircase the ascending stems of chickweed Syn|Ant acclivitous, rising, uphill sloping 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 descending coming down or downward declivitous, downhill, downward-slopingsloping 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 |
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