descent

noun

1. 下降；下倾
   an action of coming or going down
   1. The plane began its descent to Heathrow.
      飞机开始向希思罗机场降落。
   2. the country's swift descent into anarchy
      国家迅速陷入无政府状态
2. 斜坡；坡道
   a slope going downwards
   1. There is a gradual descent to the sea.
      有一片斜坡缓缓伸延到海边。
3. 血统；祖籍；祖先；出身
   a person's family origins
   1. to be of Scottish descent
      祖籍是苏格兰
   2. He traces his line of descent from the Stuart kings.
      他的家族可追溯到斯图亚特王朝。

1. N-VAR 下降;降落
   A descent is a movement from a higher to a lower level or position.
   1. 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。
   2. ...the crash of an Airbus A300 on its descent into Kathmandu airport.
      空客 A300 在加德满都机场降落时的坠毁
2. N-COUNT 斜坡;斜面
   A descent is a surface that slopes downwards, for example the side of a steep hill.
   1. On the descents, cyclists spin past cars, freewheeling downhill at tremendous speed.
      在坡道上，自行车手飞驰着超越了一辆辆汽车，靠着惯性一路疾冲下山。
3. N-SING (形势的)恶化;(人的)堕落，沦落
   When you want to emphasize that a situation becomes very bad, you can talk about someone's or something's descent into that situation.
   1. 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。
   2. ...his swift descent from respected academic to struggling small businessman.
      他从一名受人尊敬的学者到一个度日艰难的小商人的瞬间沦落
4. N-UNCOUNT 血统;家世;出身
   You use descent to talk about a person's family background, for example their nationality or social status.
   1. All the contributors were of African descent.
      所有的撰稿人都是非裔人士。

1. 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。
2. On the descents, cyclists spin past cars, freewheeling downhill at tremendous speed.
   在坡道上，自行车手飞驰着超越了一辆辆汽车，靠着惯性一路疾冲下山。
3. 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。
4. All the contributors were of African descent.
   所有的撰稿人都是非裔人士。
5. 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。
6. The film is a powerful study of a woman's descent into insanity
   那部电影深入剖析了一个女人堕入疯狂的过程。
7. 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。
8. She is of German descent.
   她祖籍是德国。
9. The descent of the mountain took two hours.
   下山花了两个小时。
10. An abrupt descent suddenly appeared before him.
    他面前突然出现一个陡峭的斜坡。
11. Philae detached on schedule, for a seven-hour descent.
    菲莱按计划进行了分离，降落持续了7个小时。
12. As we prepare for our final descent.
    我们要准备最后的着陆了。
13. We know now, what you underwent when you suspected my descent, and when you knew it.
    我们现在才明白了在你怀疑、而且知道了我的家世时受了多大的折磨。
14. In this paper, a class of new descent algorithm is proposed to solve unconstrained optimization problems.
    研究给出了一类新的求解无约束优化问题的下降算法。
15. Foroud and her colleagues examined a sample of219 alcoholic families of European American descent.
    Foroud和她的同事对219个嗜酒的欧洲裔美国人家族进行了调查。
16. A new gradient descent algorithm for unconstrained optimization problem is proposed.
    提出了一种新的无约束优化下降算法。
17. This long descent was my punishment.
    这段漫长的下坡路就是对我的惩罚。
18. Target has increased angle and rate of descent.
    目标飞机增大了下降角度和速率。
19. Offensive terms for a person of Chinese descent.
    一个对具有中国人血统的人的侮蔑性称呼。
20. The chest pack will include a GPS system and data logger to help determine the speed of his descent.
    胸部包将包括一个GPS系统和数据记录器，以帮助确定他的后裔的速度。
21. A person of French descent.
    一个具有法国血统的人。
22. Americans of Asian descent have influenced every sphere of American life.
    亚裔美国人影响着美国生活的每一个领域。
23. In1871, he published The Descent of Man.
    在1871年，他发表了人类的由来。
24. She was known for her noble descent and bravery.
    她以高贵的血统和勇敢而出名。
25. A person of mixed European and African descent.
    一个具有欧洲人和非洲人混合血统的人。
26. A person of mixed European and Asian descent.
    一个混有欧洲人和亚洲人血统的人。
27. Are you of Chinese descent?
    你有中国人血统？
28. I am from China, but I am of Japanese descent.
    我来自中国，不过我是日本血统。
29. This picture shows him starting his descent.
    这张照片显示他开始了他的后裔。
30. Many people have found it to be a successful endeavor and have made a descent income with it.
    很多人都发现，这是一个成功的奋斗，并取得了血统的收入而已。

noun

1. the act of changing your location in a downward direction

2. properties attributable to your ancestry
   1. he comes from good origins

   Synonym:    originextraction

3. a movement downward

4. the descendants of one individual
   1. his entire lineage has been warriors

   Synonym:    lineagelineline of descentbloodlineblood linebloodpedigreeancestryoriginparentagestemmastock

5. a downward slope or bend

   Synonym:    declivityfalldeclinedeclinationdeclensiondownslope

6. the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors

   Synonym:    line of descentlineagefiliation