descended

英 [dɪˈsendɪd]

美 [dɪˈsendɪd]

adj.  (人)是…的后代的，为…的后裔的; (动物)由…演变而来的，为…的变种的
v.  下来; 下去; 下降; 下斜; 下倾; 降临; 来临
descend的过去分词和过去式

Collins.1

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 是…的后代的;为…的后裔的
  A person who isdescended fromsomeone who lived a long time ago is directly related to them.
  1. She told us she was descended from some Scottish Lord.
     她告诉我们她是某苏格兰勋爵的后裔。
• ADJ 由…演变而来的;为…的变种的
  An animal that isdescended fromanother sort of animal has developed from the original sort.
  1. Domestic chickens are descended from jungle fowl of Southeast Asia.
     家鸡是由东南亚原鸡演变而来的。

双语例句

• A reverent hush descended on the multitude.
  人群虔敬地噤了声。
• The sun descended behind the hills.
  太阳下了山。
• A darkness has descended on my castle. I am lost.
  我的城堡被黑暗笼罩，我输了。
• A rain of stones descended on the police.
  一阵乱石砸向警察。
• He was ultimately overthrown and the country descended into chaos.
  他最终被推翻，整个国家则陷入了混乱。
• The plane descended through the clouds.
  飞机穿云而降。
• They descended from the plane into a forest of microphones and cameras.
  他们从飞机上走下来，迎接他们的是数不清的麦克风和照相机。
• She descended one flight of stairs.
  她走下了一段楼梯。
• One day depression descended upon him, and wherever he went after that he could never throw it off.
  有一天，他突然开始消沉起来，从那以后，无论他走到哪儿也摆脱不了这种情绪。
• The paratroopers descended slowly through the air.
  伞兵徐徐飘落。