| 词汇 | descend on/upon |
| 释义 | phrasedescend on/upon ! Descend upon is more formal than descend on and is mostly used in writing.1. descend on/upon sb/sth if a group of people descend on a person or place, they all arrive suddenly, often without being invited: If friends suddenly descend on you at the weekend, you just have to hope you have something in the freezer. Thousands of football fans descended on the town.2. descend on/upon sb/sth if a type of weather, or silence, calm etc descends on a person or place, it seems to start very suddenly: A heavy fog suddenly descended on us, and we realized that we were lost. It was early evening, and calm had descended upon the river.3. descend on/upon sb if a sad feeling descends on you, you suddenly start to feel it: A black depression descended on her at the thought of the future. |
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