1、descend

下來;下降;走下

Things are cooler and more damp as we descend to the cellar.

當我們往下走去地窖時，四周愈見陰冷潮濕。

She descended one flight of stairs.

她走下了一段樓梯。

(情緒、氣氛等)降臨，籠罩

An uneasy calm descended on the area.

一種令人不安的平靜籠罩了該地區。

A reverent hush descended on the multitude.

人群虔敬地噤了聲。

（大批人）突然到來，突然造訪

3,000 city officials descended on Capitol Hill to lobby for more money.

3,000名市政官員齊聚國會山，為籌集更多的款項進行游說。

Curious tourists and reporters from around the globe are descending upon the peaceful villages.

好奇的游客和記者從世界各地一齊涌向這些平靜的村落。

2、survive

生存;存活;幸存

the sequence of events that left the eight pupils battling to survive in icy seas for over four hours.

致使這 8 個小學生在冰冷的海水里掙扎求生四個多小時的一連串事件

Those organisms that are most suited to the environment will be those that will survive.

最適宜該環境的微生物將會存活下來。

挺過;艱難度過

On my first day here I thought, 'Ooh, how will I survive?'

我第一天到這兒時就想，“天哪，我怎么能挺過去呢?”

people who are struggling to survive without jobs.

艱難度日的失業者

幸存;幸免于難;留存

When the market economy is introduced, many factories will not survive.

引入市場經濟后，許多工廠將面臨倒閉。

The chances of a planet surviving a supernova always looked terribly slim.

行星躲過超新星爆發的幾率總是十分渺茫。