to be of Scottish descent
祖籍是苏格兰
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He traces his line of descent from the Stuart kings.
他的家族可追溯到斯图亚特王朝。
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There is a gradual descent to the sea.
有一片斜坡缓缓伸延到海边。
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(figurative)the country's swift descent into anarchy
国家迅速陷入无政府状态
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The plane began its descent to Heathrow.
飞机开始向希思罗机场降落。
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All the contributors were of African descent.
所有的撰稿人都是非裔人士。
...his swift descent from respected academic to struggling small businessman.
他从一名受人尊敬的学者到一个度日艰难的小商人的瞬间沦落
The only lasting solution lies in a political settlement. Without it, their descent into chaos will be guaranteed.
唯一的长久之计是通过政治手段解决。否则，他们势必会陷入一片混乱。
On the descents, cyclists spin past cars, freewheeling downhill at tremendous speed.
在坡道上，自行车手飞驰着超越了一辆辆汽车，靠着惯性一路疾冲下山。
...the crash of an Airbus A300 on its descent into Kathmandu airport.
空客 A300 在加德满都机场降落时的坠毁
Sixteen of the youngsters set off for help, but during the descent three collapsed in the cold and rain.
16 名年轻人出发去寻求帮助，但在下山过程中有 3 人因寒冷和大雨晕倒了。
Offensive Slang Used as a disparaging term for an Italian or a person of Italian descent.
用作贬义词,指意大利人或意大利后裔.
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V. S Naipaul was born in 1932 in Triunidad to parents of Indian descent.
奈波尔1932年出生于千里达,双亲均为印度后裔.
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His descent has included kings and queens.
他的后代中有皇帝和皇后.
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He is of Native American descent.
他有美洲土著血统.
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Maintain 10 , 000, expect descent after Dalin.
保持一万尺, 预计通过大林后下降高度.
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It can take as long as eight days to rig up rope ladders and to establish supply bases before a descent can be made into a very deep cave.
在进入一个很深的岩洞之前,光是装配绳梯和建立供应基地就需要八天之久. (makeadescent下降)
《用法词典》
What a surprise to find that every chef was of Mexican descent.
出乎我的意外,所有厨师都是墨西哥裔.
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Gubernaculum and sex hormones play critical roles in testicular descent.
睾丸引带和性激素在睾丸下降过程中扮演决定性的角色.
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The descent of the mountain took two hours.
下山花了两个小时.
《简明英汉词典》
These provisions apply to applications for Australian citizenship by descent and conferral.
该条款适用于通过“授予国籍”方式或由血缘申请入籍之人士.
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A family's disintegration is shown as an analogy for the Japanese descent into heartless materialism.
一个家庭的瓦解比喻了日本向冷酷的功利主义的滑落.
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There are no heavy spring to be compressed during the ram descent.
没有沉重的弹簧被压缩在内存后裔.
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Many Americans are of English descent.
许多美国人的祖籍是英国.
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She is of German descent.
她祖籍是德国.
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The road makes a sharp descent just past the lake.
那条路刚过湖畔就下了个陡坡.
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She started a chary descent of the stairs.
她开始小心翼翼地下楼梯.
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An abrupt descent suddenly appeared before him.
他面前突然出现一个陡峭的斜坡.
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What could have been considered the beginning of a descent is now a potential turning point—the turning point you are most equipped to take full advantage of.
出自-2017年6月阅读原文Franz Kafka once said: Writing is utter solitude , the descent into the cold abyss of oneself.
出自-2015年12月阅读原文My mother's criticism had shown me that Kafka is right about the cold abyss, and when you make the introspective descent that writing requires you are not always pleased by what you find.
出自-2015年12月阅读原文Franz Kafka once said: "Writing is utter solitude , the descent into the cold abyss of oneself."
2015年12月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section BMy mother's criticism had shown me that Kafka is right about the cold abyss, and when you make the introspective descent that writing requires you are not always pleased by what you find.
2015年12月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section BOne hundred years ago, Colored was the typical way of referring to Americans of African descent.
出自-2015年12月阅读原文One hundred years ago, "Colored" was the typical way of referring to Americans of African descent .
2015年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C"he comes from good origins"
"his entire lineage has been warriors"
