ascend
verb [intransitive, transitive] (formal)to rise; to go up; to climb up 上升;升高;登高 The path started to ascend more steeply. 小径开始陡峭而上。 The air became colder as we ascended. 我们越往上攀登,空气就越冷。 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: Practise your scales ascending and descending. 练习你的音阶上升和下降。 The road ascends steeply from the harbour. 这条路从港口开始陡然升高。 - ascend from something
Mist ascended from the valley. 薄雾从山谷升起。 - ascend to something (figurative)
He ascended to the peak of sporting achievement. 他达到了运动成就的顶峰。 - ascend something
Her heart was thumping as she ascended the stairs. 她上楼梯时,心怦怦跳个不停。 - (figurative)
to ascend the throne (= become king or queen) 登基
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- gently
- steeply
- quickly
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- from
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin ascendere, from ad- ‘to’ + scandere ‘to climb’.