descend是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为v. 下降, 下来; 遗传; 袭击，这个词在很多英文原版小说中怎么应用呢，今天小编就带您了解一下。
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《格兰特船长的女儿》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- The next thing was to descend the vertical wall to the slope below, and this would have been impracticable, but that Robert had brought the flax rope, which was now unrolled and fixed to a projecting point of rock, the end hanging over.
-- Then Glenarvan going first and supporting his wife, began to descend backward.
-- They had no alternative but to descend the opposite slope and enter the narrow gorges, uncertain whether any outlet existed.
-- His companions and he, armed and equipped at the expense of Kara-Tete, began cautiously to descend the slopes of Maunganamu, John Mangles and Wilson leading the way, eyes and ears on the alert.
在阿瑟·柯南·道尔的《巴斯克维尔的猎犬》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- We heard the steps of our visitors descend the stair and the bang of the front door.
-- 'Since Rodger Baskerville, Sir Charles's younger brother died unmarried, the estate would descend to the Desmonds, who are distant cousins.
-- To do so would be to descend to the level of these poor peasants, who are not content with a mere fiend dog but must needs describe him with hell-fire shooting from his mouth and eyes.
在费奥多尔·陀思妥耶夫斯基的《白痴》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Such a tile was about to descend upon the elegant and decorous public now assembled to hear the music.
-- In order to pass from the Vauxhall to the band-stand, the visitor has to descend two or three steps.
在詹姆斯·费尼莫尔·库柏的《最后的摩根战士》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Uncas acted as attendant to the females, performing all the little offices within his power, with a mixture of dignity and anxious grace, that served to amuse Heyward, who well knew that it was an utter inno-vation on the Indian customs, which forbid their warriors to descend to any menial employment, especially in favor of their women.
-- As soon as this change was made, the leader made signs to the prisoners to descend and enter.
-- It is true there were short and fleeting moments, when the fiery eyes of Magua were seen glittering, like the fabled organs of the basilisk through the dusty wreath by which he was enveloped, and he read by those short and deadly glances the fate of the combat in the presence of his enemies; ere, however, any hostile hand could descend on his devoted head, its place was filled by the scowling visage of Chingachgook.
-- The arrival of flags to cover the messengers of summons, had occurred so often of late, that when Heyward first threw his careless glance on this group, he expected to see another of the officers of the enemy, charged with a similar office but the instant he recognized the tall person and still sturdy though down-cast features of his friend, the woodsman, he started with surprise, and turned to descend from the bastion into the bosom of the work.
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《神秘岛》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- They had now only to descend the mountain slopes again, and explore the soil, in the triple point of view, of its mineral, vegetable, and animal resources.
-- Everything was finished, and the settlers had only to descend Mount Franklin to return to the Chimneys, when Pencroft cried out, "Well!we are preciously stupid!"
-- To return to the Chimneys, it was enough to cross the plateau obliquely for the space of a mile, and then to descend to the elbow formed by the first detour of the Mercy.
-- It was therefore practicable, and, provided that the declivity did not increase, it would be easy to descend even to the level of the sea.
-- This mode of communication obliged them first to climb Prospect Heights, making a detour by the river's bank, and then to descend two hundred feet through the passage, having to climb as far when they wished to return to the plateau.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《老古玩店》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Occupied with such thoughts as these, and a crowd of others all tending to the same point, I continued to pace the street for two long hours; at length the rain began to descend heavily, and then over-powered by fatigue though no less interested than I had been at first, I engaged the nearest coach and so got home.
-- Here he had the gratification of finding that his fears were without foundation, for the landlord was leaning against the door-post looking lazily at the rain, which had by this time begun to descend heavily, and no tinkling of cracked bell, nor boisterous shout, nor noisy chorus, gave note of company within.
在列夫·托尔斯泰的《复活》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- She fell back, but continued to run along the wet boards of the platform, and when she reached the end of the platform and began to descend the steps to the ground, she almost fell exhausted.
-- And he began to descend to where the manager and Maslova were.
在赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯的《时间机器》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- I determined to descend and find where I could sleep.
-- I sat upon the edge of the well telling myself that, at any rate, there was nothing to fear, and that there I must descend for the solution of my difficulties.
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