Ascent



GRE TOEFL

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 上升攀登
• ［英］ n. 上升攀登 ( rising or climbing)

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Etymology: irregular from ascend
• Date: circa 1596
• 1.
  • a. the act of rising or mounting upward ; climb
  • b. an upward slope or rising grade ; acclivity
  • c. the degree of elevation ; inclination, gradient
• 2. an advance in social status or reputation ; progress
• 3. a going back in time or upward in order of genealogical succession

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