ascend

英 [əˈsend]

美 [əˈsend]

v.  上升; 升高; 登高

过去式：ascended　第三人称单数：ascends　过去分词：ascended　现在分词：ascending　

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同义词辨析

ascendclimbmount【导航词义：升，爬】

牛津词典

verb

• 上升；升高；登高
  to rise; to go up; to climb up
  1. The path started to ascend more steeply.
     小径开始陡峭而上。
  2. Mist ascended from the valley.
     薄雾从山谷升起。
  3. The air became colder as we ascended.
     随着我们往上攀登，空气就寒冷起来。
  4. The results, ranked in ascending order (= from the lowest to the highest) are as follows:
     结果按由低到高的顺序排列如下：
  5. He ascended to the peak of sporting achievement.
     他达到了运动成就的顶峰。
  6. Her heart was thumping as she ascended the stairs.
     她上楼梯时，心怦怦跳个不停。
  7. to ascend the throne (= become king or queen)
     登基

柯林斯词典

• VERB 攀登；登上
  If youascenda hill or staircase, you go up it.
  1. Mrs Clayton had to hold Lizzie's hand as they ascended the steps...
     拾级而上的时候克莱顿夫人不得不抓着莉齐的手。
  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。
• VERB （楼梯、路）上升，升高
  If a staircase or pathascends, it leads up to a higher position.
  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。
  2. ...an ascending spiral path leading to a tower.
     螺旋上升的通向一座塔的路
• VERB （通常指垂直地）上升
  If somethingascends, it moves up, usually vertically or into the air.
  1. Keep the drill steady while it ascends and descends...
     打钻和提钻时要保持钻头平稳。
  2. Nott and Dickinson set a new altitude record when they ascended 55,900 feet in their balloon.
     诺特和迪金森乘坐热气球上升了55，900英尺，创造了一项新的高度纪录。
• VERB 升迁；升职；(君主)登基,即位
  If someoneascends toan important position, they achieve it or are appointed to it. When someoneascendsa throne, they become king, queen, or pope.
  1. ...the same year he ascended to power...
     同年，他上台掌权。
  2. Before ascending to the bench, she was a lawyer in a large New York firm.
     在升为法官之前，她是纽约一家大型律所的律师。
  3. ...a few years before Sixtus V ascended the papal throne.
     在西克斯图斯五世登上教皇宝座的几年之前
• VERB （事业、社会地位）提高；晋升
  If youascendin your career or in society, you gradually achieve success or a higher status.
  1. Mobutu ascended through the ranks, eventually becoming commander of the army...
     蒙博托出身行伍，通过一级级晋升，最终成为了陆军司令。
  2. They move freely from one department to another as they ascend the civil service ladder.
     随着仕途晋升，他们可以在部门间随意调动。
• VERB （在某些宗教中指灵魂）升天，进入天堂
  In some religions, when someone's soul goes to heaven, you can say that theyascend toheaven.
  1. ...the belief that the souls of the faithful and virtuous would ascend to heaven.
     虔诚和善良的灵魂会升入天堂的信仰
• VERB （境界）上升；升华
  If something or someoneascends toa higher level, they reach a state that is better than the one they were in before.
  1. The story ascends from a gothic tragedy to a miraculous fairy-tale.
     故事从一个哥特式悲剧升华为神奇的童话。
• See also:ascending

双语例句

• May we each ascend into a new day of unity and joy!
  祝愿我们每个物种都提升到欢乐与统一的全新一天！
• Such information is freely shared so that others may likewise awaken and ascend.
  我们免费分享这些信息，以使其他人同样觉醒和提升。
• Are you saying mckay's going to ascend?
  你是说mckay就要升天了？
• I intend to enter the light earth dream that supports my choice to ascend.
  我意愿进入支持我提升选择的地球光明梦想。
• The donor will settle karma with the recipient, and this allows for all to ascend.
  捐赠人将与接受者一起处置业力，这将允许所有人提升。
• 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。
• Mrs Clayton had to hold Lizzie's hand as they ascended the steps
  拾级而上的时候克莱顿夫人不得不抓着莉齐的手。
• The story ascends from a gothic tragedy to a miraculous fairy-tale.
  故事从一个哥特式悲剧升华为神奇的童话。
• Can I keep my pets as I ascend?
  随着我的扬升，我可以保留宠物吗？
• In so doing we are protected so that we can continue to ascend.
  这么做，我们就得到了保护以便能继续提升。