| 释义 |
descend on somewhere
collocation
literary
If a state such as darkness or silence descends on a place, it happens quickly in every part of it:
Silence descended on the room.
The glittering neon signs make a welcome sight as dusk descends on the plains.
See
descend
A sudden hush descended on the auditorium.
We left as darkness was descending on the place and nothing could have made us stay.
A tense calm descended on the small Spanish town yesterday.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
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beset
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gift-wrapped
girdle
siege
soak
steep
steep something/someone in something
submersion
swaddle
swamp
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