late 14c., from Latin ascendere "to climb up, mount, ascend," figuratively "to rise, reach," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + scandere "to climb" (see scan (v.)). Also in 15c. used with a sense "to mount (a female) for copulation." Related: Ascended; ascending. An Old English word for it was stigan.
1. A number of staircases ascend from the cobbled streets onto the ramparts.
一段石阶从鹅卵石路上一直向上直通城墙。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Then we ascend steeply through forests of rhododendron.
然后我们在杜鹃花丛中沿着陡坡向上爬。
来自柯林斯例句
3. The path started to ascend more steeply.
小径开始陡峭而上。
来自《权威词典》
4. We watched the airplane ascend higher and higher.
我们看着飞机逐渐升高.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
5. They move freely from one department to another as they ascend the civil service ladder.
late 14c., from Latin ascendere "to climb up, mount, ascend," figuratively "to rise, reach," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + scandere "to climb" (see scan (v.)). Also in 15c. used with a sense "to mount (a female) for copulation." Related: Ascended; ascending. An Old English word for it was stigan.
双语例句
1. A number of staircases ascend from the cobbled streets onto the ramparts.
一段石阶从鹅卵石路上一直向上直通城墙。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Then we ascend steeply through forests of rhododendron.
然后我们在杜鹃花丛中沿着陡坡向上爬。
来自柯林斯例句
3. The path started to ascend more steeply.
小径开始陡峭而上。
来自《权威词典》
4. We watched the airplane ascend higher and higher.
我们看着飞机逐渐升高.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
5. They move freely from one department to another as they ascend the civil service ladder.