descend, drop, fall, sink
) P3 A$ c5 q0 d* i8 m" F, G* ~ 这些动词都表示“落下,下降”之意。: q+ i' v( s _; j- J
descend : 通常指沿斜线或斜坡下降。: r! n) i7 j+ `8 j
They descended the slope towards the hamlet.(他们顺坡下山, 向那个村子走去。)
7 l4 I7 x7 Z- W J7 L/ v drop : 指物体从一定高度落下。0 Q, w( L( ~& z1 o; f; g
The sky diver dropped toward the earth.(延缓张伞跳伞者降落到地上。)
% i0 _, r$ M* B G# s, l fall与drop同义,指突然或猛烈地降落,但fall也可指任何下落,同高度或形式无关。
Z- [5 k: |4 p# I; ^$ o( h The leaves begin to fall when autumn comes.(秋天来临时, 树叶开始落下。)
7 e0 A( e' u9 E) z9 v& y sink : 指在空气或水中垂直下降、下沉。9 ^6 K* L1 D. q! \8 @$ t
The ship struck against the rocks and sank.(那艘船触礁沉没了。) |