descend upon

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To arrive, usually without warning or invitation.; To make an attack or incursion, from or as if from a vantage ground; to come suddenly and with violence.
  2. To arrive, usually without warning or invitation.; To arrive suddenly or unexpectedly, especially in a manner that causes disruption or inconvenience.
    — My neighbour descended upon me just as I was walking out the door.
  3. To visit in large numbers, especially a public place.
    — This fall, millions of devout Muslims will descend upon Mecca, Medina, and Saudi Arabia's holy sites in one of the largest annual migrations in human history.

词形变化

descends upon present,singular,third-person descending upon participle,present descended upon participle,past descended upon past descend on alternative
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