descend upon (something)

1. Literally, to drop onto someone or something. No one was too pleased when rain began to descend upon our picnic. Bits of debris from the explosion descended upon the town below.

2. By extension, to converge at a particular place or thing, often in great numbers. The kids descended upon the birthday cake like locusts. Thousands of people descend upon the town each year to attend the video game conference.

词组	descend upon (something)
释义	descend upon (something) descend upon (something) 1. Literally, to drop onto someone or something. No one was too pleased when rain began to descend upon our picnic. Bits of debris from the explosion descended upon the town below. 2. By extension, to converge at a particular place or thing, often in great numbers. The kids descended upon the birthday cake like locusts. Thousands of people descend upon the town each year to attend the video game conference. See also: descend, upon Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: descend on descend on (something) to bits land upon steal over steal over (someone or something) love (someone or something) to bits land on fall to bits come down
随便看	be in store be in store (for one) be in sync (with someone or something) be in/take orders be in tall cotton be in tatters be in the air be in the bag be in the balance be in the best of health be in the best possible taste be in the black be in the bullpen be in the calm before the storm be in the care of (someone) be in the catbird seat be in the charge of (someone) be in the chips be in the clear be in the club be in the dark be in the doghouse be in the doldrums be in the drink be in the driving seat