descent

[dɪˈsent]
  • 释义
  • 下降;血统;倾斜;

  • 词义辨析
  • descent, decent
  • 这两个词词形相近(只差一个字母s)、读音相似(decent ['diːsnt],descent [dI'sent]),但词义完全不同。前者意为“体面的”,是形容词;后者意为“血统”,是名词。
  • 双语例句
  • 1、

    V. S Naipaul was born in 1932 in Triunidad to parents of Indian descent.

    奈波尔1932年出生于千里达,双亲均为印度后裔.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 2、

    The marriage was considered especially ignominious since she was of royal descent.

    由于她出身王族,这门婚事被认为是奇耻大辱.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 3、

    It can take as long as eight days to rig up rope ladders and to establish supply bases before a descent can be made into a very deep cave.

    在进入一个很深的岩洞之前,光是装配绳梯和建立供应基地就需要八天之久. (makeadescent下降)

    ——《用法词典》
  • 4、

    An abrupt descent suddenly appeared before him.

    他面前突然出现一个陡峭的斜坡.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 5、

    When entering a trail or starting a descent, yield to other skiers.

    进入滑雪道或开始下滑时,要给其他滑雪者让路。

    柯林斯例句
  • 6、

    These provisions apply to applications for Australian citizenship by descent and conferral.

    该条款适用于通过“授予国籍”方式或由血缘申请入籍之人士.

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  • 7、

    What a surprise to find that every chef was of Mexican descent.

    出乎我的意外,所有厨师都是墨西哥裔.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 8、

    She started a chary descent of the stairs.

    她开始小心翼翼地下楼梯.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 9、

    The only lasting solution lies in a political settlement. Without it, their descent into chaos will be guaranteed.

    唯一的长久之计是通过政治手段解决。否则,他们势必会陷入一片混乱。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 10、

    She drove up a steep grade and then began the long descent into the desert.

    她驾车开上一个陡坡,然后沿着长长的下坡路驶入沙漠。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 11、

    Sixteen of the youngsters set off for help, but during the descent three collapsed in the cold and rain.

    16名年轻人出发去寻求帮助,但在下山过程中有3人因寒冷和大雨晕倒了。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 12、

    His descent has included kings and queens.

    他的后代中有皇帝和皇后.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 13、

    He is of Native American descent.

    他有美洲土著血统.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 14、

    The descent of the mountain took nearly two hours.

    下山差不多花了两个小时.

    ——《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • 15、

    She is of German descent.

    她祖籍是德国.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 16、

    The plane began its descent to Heathrow.

    飞机开始向希思罗机场降落。

    ——《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
  • 17、

    The road makes a sharp descent just past the lake.

    那条路刚过湖畔就下了个陡坡.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 18、

    Objective To investigate the descent mechanism of the soft palate.

    目的探讨软腭的下降机制.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 19、

    The descent of the mountain took two hours.

    下山花了两个小时.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 20、

    She is Hungarian by descent.

    她祖籍是匈牙利.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 21、

    Many Americans are of English descent.

    许多美国人的祖籍是英国.

    ——《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • 22、

    Offensive Slang Used as a disparaging term for an Italian or a person of Italian descent.

    用作贬义词,指意大利人或意大利后裔.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 23、

    A family's disintegration is shown as an analogy for the Japanese descent into heartless materialism.

    一个家庭的瓦解比喻了日本向冷酷的功利主义的滑落.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 24、

    There are no heavy spring to be compressed during the ram descent.

    没有沉重的弹簧被压缩在内存后裔.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 25、

    Maintain 10 , 000, expect descent after Dalin.

    保持一万尺, 预计通过大林后下降高度.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 26、

    Scraping knife of descent from the turning point and screen resolution support.

    刮墨刀的回升运不静最早是从网屏支架的转折不面上不休的.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 27、

    Gubernaculum and sex hormones play critical roles in testicular descent.

    睾丸引带和性激素在睾丸下降过程中扮演决定性的角色.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 28、

    We watched anxiously during her descent from the tree.

    我们焦急地看着她从树上爬下来.

    ——《简明英汉词典》