| 词组 | descend to |
| 释义 | Phr V descend to descends, descending, descended descend to sth/doing sth to behave badly in a way that other people would not expect you toI never imagined he would descend to stealing.You should never descend to that sort of behaviour. descend to sth if someone descends to very bad or unacceptable behaviour, they behave in that way: I was completely amazed that he could descend to such rudeness.descend to doing sth By this time Mr and Mrs Popple had descended to shouting at each other.descend to the level of sb/sth (=behave as badly as someone or something else) Without civilized society, we would descend to the level of animals. descend to (something)1. Literally, to move from a higher point to a lower one. If our plane is descending to the runway already, we might make our connecting flight after all. 2. To condescend to do something. Now that Billy's famous, I doubt he'll descend to call his own mother. descend to something1. . Lit. to go down to something. I must descend to the lower level to greet the guests. Gerald descended to the front door to see who was there. 2. Fig. to condescend to do something; to stoop to doing something; to lower oneself to do something bad. I refuse to descend to the performance of such menial duties. I will not descend to a life of crime. |
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