ascent

noun

1. the act of changing location in an upward direction

Synonym: riseascensionascending

2. a movement upward

e.g. they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon

Synonym: riserisingascension

3. an upward slope or grade (as in a road)

e.g. the car couldn't make it up the rise

Synonym: acclivityriseraiseclimbupgrade

1. 攀登;上升;升高
An ascent is an upward journey, especially when you are walking or climbing.

e.g. In 1955 he led the first ascent of Kangchenjunga, the world's third highest mountain.
他于1955年带队首攀世界第三高峰——干城章嘉峰。

2. 上坡路；上坡
An ascent is an upward slope or path, especially when you are walking or climbing.

ascent

e.g. It was a tough course over a gradual ascent before the big climb of Bluebell Hill.
在爬崎岖的蓝钟山之前有一段很难走的上行缓坡路。

3. 垂直上升
An ascent is an upward, vertical movement.

e.g. Burke pushed the button and the elevator began its slow ascent.
伯克按下按钮，电梯开始缓缓上升。

4. （地位、职位的）升高，提高
The ascent of a person to a more important or successful position is the process of reaching this position.

e.g. His own career continues its inexorable ascent...
他事业的上升势头锐不可当。
e.g. It would be wrong to portray his life as a calculated ascent to power at any cost.
如果把他的一生描述成不惜任何代价一心想向上爬，那就错了。

5. （某些宗教中的）升天
In some religions, when someone goes to heaven, you can refer to their ascent to heaven.

e.g. ...Elijah's ascent to heaven in a chariot of fire.
以利亚乘着烈火熊熊的战车升天了

1. 坡度：上坡度(ascent)是从基线到坡顶(ascenter)的距离. 下坡度是从基线到坡底的距离. 行间距(leading)是某一行的坡底与其下一行的坡顶之间的空隙. 字体的高度是连续两个基线的距离,它等于下坡度+行间距+上坡度.

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2. 上坡：室内赛车场 indoor cycle track | 上坡 ascent | 团体追逐赛 team pursuit race

3. (球)上升：around-the-head stroke 绕头顶挥拍击球 | ascent (球)上升 | attacking clear 比较平直的高远球

4. ascent：assembly system for central processor; 用于中央处理器的汇编系统