ascend [ə'send] formal verb GO UP 上升 intransitive or transitive ■to move up or climb something 上升;攀登;登上•They slowly ascended the steep path up the mountain.他们沿着陡峭的山路,缓缓地向上攀登。 •There's a long flight of steps ascending (= leading up) to the cathedral doors.要往上走很长一段楼梯,才能到达大教堂的门前。 [ə'send] formal verb HIGHER RANK 较高的等级 intransitive ■to rise to a position of higher rank 登上高的职位;升级,晋升•He eventually ascended to the position of chief executive.他最终登上了总裁的宝座。 [ə'send] formal verb ascend the throne ■to become queen or king 登上王位,登基 |