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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。
降低身份;墮落;淪落
We're not going to descend to such methods.
我們不會淪落到使用這種手段。
She's got too much dignity to descend to writing anonymous letters.
她是個自尊心很強的人，絕不會自貶身份去寫匿名信。
2、dormant
暫停活動的;暫擱不用的;休眠的;蟄伏的
when the long dormant volcano of Mount St Helens erupted in 1980.
當長期休眠的圣海倫斯火山在 1980 年爆發時
The virus remains dormant in nerve tissue until activated.
病毒潛伏于神經組織里直到被激活。
