descend, drop, fall, sink$ Y" C' z" I" s! S" V
这些动词都表示“落下,下降”之意。2 {8 C V% _, o% R, T7 g
descend : 通常指沿斜线或斜坡下降。
: z: w3 b+ c, ] h6 X1 a: ~' T They descended the slope towards the hamlet.(他们顺坡下山, 向那个村子走去。)* Z" ~) a# n0 y+ V j, c* u! i
drop : 指物体从一定高度落下。+ F. N. B" `- b9 F
The sky diver dropped toward the earth.(延缓张伞跳伞者降落到地上。)1 ^ z4 G! g% {. l" l8 f
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。8 g8 _$ v* G! y/ e8 S) w& @
The leaves begin to fall when autumn comes.(秋天来临时, 树叶开始落下。)" M4 j; U: |$ `0 ~0 {: s
sink : 指在空气或水中垂直下降、下沉。
) Q* T( I8 F! v3 {9 X. S7 H4 J4 @ The ship struck against the rocks and sank.(那艘船触礁沉没了。) |