| 单词 | ascent |
| 释义 | ascent /euh sent"/, n. 1. an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement: the ascent of a balloon. 2. movement upward from a lower to a higher state, degree, grade, or status; advancement: His ascent to the governorship came after a long political career. 3. the act of climbing or traveling up: Three climbers attempted the ascent of Mount Rainier. 4. the way or means of ascending; upward slope; acclivity. 5. a movement or return toward a source or beginning. 6. the degree of inclination; gradient: a steep ascent. [1590-1600; deriv. of ASCEND, on the model of DESCENT] |
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