ascend
升腾,升高,升,晋升
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Definitions
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- : to move, climb, or go upward; mount; rise: The airplane ascended into the clouds.
- : to slant upward.
- : to rise to a higher point, rank, or degree; proceed from an inferior to a superior degree or level: to ascend to the presidency.
- : to go toward the source or beginning; go back in time.
- : Music. to rise in pitch; pass from any tone to a higher one.
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- : to go or move upward upon or along; climb; mount: to ascend a lookout tower; to ascend stairs.
- : to gain or succeed to; acquire: to ascend the throne.
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Examples
He has cherished watching his former quarterback ascend as a coach.
Heli pilots often like to ascend mountains like a ski tourer going uphill, weaving their way back and forth across the terrain.
They ascend high into a layer of the atmosphere called the stratosphere.
The lines moved slow—normally eight people fit onto the gondola, but under the new policies there was no mixing between groups, so often times the gondola ascends with just one or two passengers.
Seeing the company's rocket drop from an aircraft last weekend and ascend into orbit on just its second attempt was darn impressive.
Under Henry II, Marshal continued to ascend, as the king rewarded his service with land, a wife, and a title.
The opposite phenomenon also occurs: neglected writers who ascend to prominence only posthumously.
Then there are those who have strong vocals, but have yet to ascend to massive career success or freakish mainstream popularity.
The transformation begins even before you step foot in the town-palace and ascend its grand stairway.
His opponents are up against the bizarre logic that pushed the crack-smoking Toronto mayor to ascend and survive.
A tall phantom in livery appeared, as if by magic, and signed to me to ascend the grand staircase.