descend

柯林斯词典

1. V-T/V-I If you descend or if you descend a staircase, you move downward from a higher to a lower level. 下 (樓梯等); 下來[正式]
Things are cooler and more damp as we descend to the cellar. 我們往地窖中下得越深，裡麪就越冷、越潮溼。
2. V-I If a large group of people arrive to see you, especially if their visit is unexpected or causes you a lot of work, you can say that they have descended on you. 突然到訪
Some 3,000 city officials will descend on Capitol Hill on Tuesday to lobby for more money. 大約三千名市政官員將於周二突訪美國國會山，爲爭取更多經費遊說。
3. V-I When you want to emphasize that the situation that someone is entering is very bad, you can say that they are descending into that situation. 陷入[強調]
He was ultimately overthrown and the country descended into chaos. 他最終被推繙，國家陷入了混亂。
4. V-I If you say that someone descends to behaviour which you consider unacceptable, you are expressing your disapproval of the fact that they do it. 墮落[表不滿]
We're not going to descend to such methods. 我們不會墮落到使用這些方式的份上。

She descended the sweeping staircase into the crowd of photographers and journalists .
A signpost points to a short path descending amongst trees to a footbridge over the river .
Ahead were clear signs of a path , descending into a valley .
The main staircase descended into a large , panelled entrance hall .
The audience applauded wildly as the curtain descended on the stage .