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1、descend
下来;下降;走下
Things are cooler and more damp as we descend to the cellar.
当我们往下走去地窖时，四周愈见阴冷潮湿。
She descended one flight of stairs.
她走下了一段楼梯。
(情绪、气氛等)降临，笼罩
An uneasy calm descended on the area.
一种令人不安的平静笼罩了该地区。
A reverent hush descended on the multitude.
人群虔敬地噤了声。
（大批人）突然到来，突然造访
3,000 city officials descended on Capitol Hill to lobby for more money.
3,000名市政官员齐聚国会山，为筹集更多的款项进行游说。
Curious tourists and reporters from around the globe are descending upon the peaceful villages.
好奇的游客和记者从世界各地一齐涌向这些平静的村落。
降低身份;堕落;沦落
We're not going to descend to such methods.
我们不会沦落到使用这种手段。
She's got too much dignity to descend to writing anonymous letters.
她是个自尊心很强的人，绝不会自贬身份去写匿名信。
2、dormant
暂停活动的;暂搁不用的;休眠的;蛰伏的
when the long dormant volcano of Mount St Helens erupted in 1980.
当长期休眠的圣海伦斯火山在 1980 年爆发时
The virus remains dormant in nerve tissue until activated.
病毒潜伏于神经组织里直到被激活。
