ascent

英 [əˈsent]

美 [əˈsent]

n.  上升; 升高; 登高; 上坡; 上坡路; 前进; 提高; 进步

复数：ascents　

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牛津词典

noun

• 上升；升高；登高
  the act of climbing or moving up; an upward journey
  1. the first ascent of Mount Kilimanjaro
     首次攀登乞力马扎罗山
  2. The cart began its gradual ascent up the hill.
     运货马车开始缓缓上山。
  3. The rocket steepened its ascent.
     火箭飞速升空。
• 上坡；上坡路
  an upward path or slope
  1. At the other side of the valley was a steep ascent to the top of the hill.
     山谷的那边是直达山顶的陡坡。
• 前进；提高；进步
  the process of moving forward to a better position or of making progress
  1. man's ascent to civilization
     人类向文明的进化

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 攀登;上升;升高
  Anascentis an upward journey, especially when you are walking or climbing.
  1. In 1955 he led the first ascent of Kangchenjunga, the world's third highest mountain.
     他于1955年带队首攀世界第三高峰——干城章嘉峰。
• N-COUNT 上坡路；上坡
  Anascentis an upward slope or path, especially when you are walking or climbing.
  1. It was a tough course over a gradual ascent before the big climb of Bluebell Hill.
     在爬崎岖的蓝钟山之前有一段很难走的上行缓坡路。
• N-COUNT 垂直上升
  Anascentis an upward, vertical movement.
  1. Burke pushed the button and the elevator began its slow ascent.
     伯克按下按钮，电梯开始缓缓上升。
• N-SING （地位、职位的）升高，提高
  Theascentof a persontoa more important or successful position is the process of reaching this position.
  1. His own career continues its inexorable ascent...
     他事业的上升势头锐不可当。
  2. It would be wrong to portray his life as a calculated ascent to power at any cost.
     如果把他的一生描述成不惜任何代价一心想向上爬，那就错了。
• N-SING （某些宗教中的）升天
  In some religions, when someone goes to heaven, you can refer to theirascent toheaven.
  1. ...Elijah's ascent to heaven in a chariot of fire.
     以利亚乘着烈火熊熊的战车升天了

英英释义

noun

• the act of changing location in an upward direction
  Synonym:riseascensionascending
• a movement upward
  1. they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon
  Synonym:riserisingascension
• an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
  1. the car couldn't make it up the rise
  Synonym:acclivityriseraiseclimbupgrade

双语例句

• The leader's ascent to power was rapid and unexpected.
  这位领导人神速而出人意料地登上了权力的高峰。
• To avoid this, it is important to control your speed during the ascent.
  要避免这种情形，在上升过程中控制你的速度是很重要的。
• At the end of The Ascent of Money, I speculate about whether or not that relationship will survive.
  在《货币的上升》一书的结尾，我怀疑这样的关系是否会维持下去。
• The ascent of man from his original state to modern civilization.
  人类从原始状态到现代文明的演进。
• He did his free ascent on the first try.
  他第一次尝试就能自由上升了。
• Mila and Oa have experienced many times of difficult manifestation in their ascent to date.
  Mila和Oa在至今为止的提升中，已经历了多次显化困难的情况。
• This spider was a sign that they had moved into big time dream weaving capacity in their ascent.
  这只蜘蛛是他们在提升中已进入到更大梦想编织能力的象征。
• In this paper, the engineering design approach of manned spacecraft ascent trajectory is described.
  本文对载人飞船上升段轨道的一种工程设计方法进行了探讨。
• Each of Vertu Ascent Ferrari was made manually in the British company Vertu owned by Finnish giant Nokia.
  每个法拉利Vertu品牌上升了手动在英国公司的Vertu品牌所拥有的芬兰巨头诺基亚。
• We are releasing this Pituitary Dimensional Attunement at a propitious and precarious time in the ascent of human consciousness.
  我们公布这个脑垂体次元调音是在人类意识的上升处于一个有利的和不确定的时刻。