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VERB
攀登；登上
If you ascend a hill or staircase, you go up it.
例句
Mrs Clayton had to hold Lizzie's hand as they ascended the steps...
拾級(jí)而上的時(shí)候克萊頓夫人不得不抓著莉齊的手。
Then we ascend steeply through forests of rhododendron.
然后我們在杜鵑花叢中沿著陡坡向上爬。
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VERB
（樓梯、路）上升，升高
If a staircase or path ascends, it leads up to a higher position.
例句
A number of staircases ascend from the cobbled streets onto the ramparts.
一段石階從鵝卵石路上一直向上直通城墻。
...an ascending spiral path leading to a tower.
螺旋上升的通向一座塔的路
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VERB
（通常指垂直地）上升
If something ascends, it moves up, usually vertically or into the air.
例句
Keep the drill steady while it ascends and descends...
打鉆和提鉆時(shí)要保持鉆頭平穩(wěn)。
Nott and Dickinson set a new altitude record when they ascended 55,900 feet in their balloon.
諾特和迪金森乘坐熱氣球上升了55，900英尺，創(chuàng)造了一項(xiàng)新的高度紀(jì)錄。
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VERB
升遷；升職；(君主)登基,即位
If someone ascends to an important position, they achieve it or are appointed to it. When someone ascends a throne, they become king, queen, or pope.
例句
...the same year he ascended to power...
同年，他上臺(tái)掌權(quán)。
Before ascending to the bench, she was a lawyer in a large New York firm.
在升為法官之前，她是紐約一家大型律所的律師。
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VERB
（事業(yè)、社會(huì)地位）提高；晉升
If you ascend in your career or in society, you gradually achieve success or a higher status.
例句
Mobutu ascended through the ranks, eventually becoming commander of the army...
蒙博托出身行伍，通過一級(jí)級(jí)晉升，最終成為了陸軍司令。
They move freely from one department to another as they ascend the civil service ladder.
隨著仕途晉升，他們可以在部門間隨意調(diào)動(dòng)。
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VERB
（在某些宗教中指靈魂）升天，進(jìn)入天堂
In some religions, when someone's soul goes to heaven, you can say that they ascend to heaven.
例句
...the belief that the souls of the faithful and virtuous would ascend to heaven.
虔誠和善良的靈魂會(huì)升入天堂的信仰
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VERB
（境界）上升；升華
If something or someone ascends to a higher level, they reach a state that is better than the one they were in before.
例句
The story ascends from a gothic tragedy to a miraculous fairy-tale.
故事從一個(gè)哥特式悲劇升華為神奇的童話。