ascent

英 [əˈsent]

美 [əˈsent]

n. 上升; 升高; 登高; 上坡; 上坡路; 前进; 提高; 进步

复数：ascents　

Collins.1 / BNC.8121 / COCA.10299

牛津词典

noun

上升；升高；登高
the act of climbing or moving up; an upward journey
1. the first ascent of Mount Kilimanjaro
  首次攀登乞力马扎罗山
2. The cart began its gradual ascent up the hill.
  运货马车开始缓缓上山。
3. The rocket steepened its ascent.
  火箭飞速升空。
上坡；上坡路
an upward path or slope
1. At the other side of the valley was a steep ascent to the top of the hill.
  山谷的那边是直达山顶的陡坡。
前进；提高；进步
the process of moving forward to a better position or of making progress
1. man's ascent to civilization
  人类向文明的进化

N-COUNT 攀登;上升;升高
Anascentis an upward journey, especially when you are walking or climbing.
1. In 1955 he led the first ascent of Kangchenjunga, the world's third highest mountain.
  他于1955年带队首攀世界第三高峰——干城章嘉峰。
N-COUNT 上坡路；上坡
Anascentis an upward slope or path, especially when you are walking or climbing.
1. It was a tough course over a gradual ascent before the big climb of Bluebell Hill.
  在爬崎岖的蓝钟山之前有一段很难走的上行缓坡路。
N-COUNT 垂直上升
Anascentis an upward, vertical movement.
1. Burke pushed the button and the elevator began its slow ascent.
  伯克按下按钮，电梯开始缓缓上升。
N-SING （地位、职位的）升高，提高
Theascentof a persontoa more important or successful position is the process of reaching this position.
1. His own career continues its inexorable ascent...
  他事业的上升势头锐不可当。
2. It would be wrong to portray his life as a calculated ascent to power at any cost.
  如果把他的一生描述成不惜任何代价一心想向上爬，那就错了。
N-SING （某些宗教中的）升天
In some religions, when someone goes to heaven, you can refer to theirascent toheaven.
1. ...Elijah's ascent to heaven in a chariot of fire.
  以利亚乘着烈火熊熊的战车升天了

noun

the act of changing location in an upward direction
Synonym:riseascensionascending
a movement upward
1. they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon
Synonym:riserisingascension
an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
1. the car couldn't make it up the rise
Synonym:acclivityriseraiseclimbupgrade

This was the third phase of his ascent.
这是他上升的第三阶段。
Many in China fear the U.S. is attempting to contain China's rapid economic and political ascent.
许多中国人担心美国正试图遏制中国在经济和政治上的迅速崛起。
At length she gained the end of the ascent and stood upon the turret top.
最后她到达了梯子尽头，站在塔顶上面了。
One initiate left electrical engineering as their ascent caused the development of vertigo.
有一个门徒离开了电气工程的工作，因为提升引起了眩晕。
His own career continues its inexorable ascent
他事业的上升势头锐不可当。
The first part of the ascent is not steep.
开始一段上坡路并不陡峭。
The higher fuel activation is, the greater ascent rate of pressure and destructive power are.
燃料活性越高，爆炸压力和最大压力上升速率就越大，其破坏性也就越强；
He did his free ascent on the first try.
他第一次尝试就能自由上升了。
Indeed, China's and India's ascent is much less scary than that of Japan and South Korea.
的确，中国和印度的崛起并没有比日本和韩国要让人害怕。
Mila and Oa have experienced many times of difficult manifestation in their ascent to date.
Mila和Oa在至今为止的提升中，已经历了多次显化困难的情况。