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descend

🇬🇧 UK/di'send/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

v.

To move from a higher to a lower place; to go down; to be passed down through generations.

下降,下来;世代相传

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
dedown, away, reversal
+
scendclimb, rise, go up
=descend

Common Collocations

  • 1.descend from源于
  • 2.descend to降至
  • 3.descend upon突然来临

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The team descended into the valley as the sun began to set.

  • 2.

    Ancient family traits can descend through generations unchanged.

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