s-cend-ant (also as-cend-ent) /a'sendant/ noun ITSTOI in the
ascendant (formal) being or becoming
more .powerful or popular (权力、影响等）越来越大；日益
受欢迎_
as-cen^sion /a'senXn/ noun [sing.] 1 the Ascension (in the Christian
religion 基督教）the journey of Jesus
from the earth into heaven 耶稣升'天 2 (/o/wfl/) the act of moving up or of reaching a high
position 上升；升高； 登上：her ascension to the
throne 她的登基 As’cension.Day/lot//? (in the
Christian religion 基督教） the 4〇th day after Easter when Christians
remember when Jesus left the earth and went into heaven 耶稣升 夫节（复活节后的第40关V:. as-cent /a'sent/ noun 1 [C, usually sing.]
the act of climbing or moving up; an upward journey ± ^; % 高:；昼高：the 月rst ascent 〇/ Mount Everest 首次攀登珠
穆朗玛峰◊ 77ie cart began 治 graduaZ accent up the hiZL 运武為‘有开始缓缓上山。0 The rocket steepened its ascent.’ 火箭飞速升■空。Win descent 2 [C, usually sing.] an
upward path or slope ..上坡路：At the other
side of the valley was a
steep ascent to the top of the hill. 山谷的那边桌:直达山顶的陡破。cmadescent 3 [u] (formal) the process of moving
forward to a better position or of making progress 前进；：提高；进步': man’s ascent to
civiZizatio/i 人类肉文明的进化 as-certain /.aesa'tein; NAmE .aesar't-/ verb {formal) to find out the true
or correct information about sth 査明；弄清：[VN] ft can be d访iicu/t to ascertain
the /acts. 可 M 难 W i 明事在真相。[V that] J ascertained
t/iat the dnVer was not bad〖y hurt•秦已查清，驾驶员伤势木重。
0 [VN that] It should be
ascertained that the plans comply with the 〖aw.须要弄清楚，这些计剗要合‘。◊ [V wh-] The police are trying to ascertain what
really ha即ened.警方正设法查清到底发生了什么。◊ CouWyou ascertain whether she
will be coming to the meeting? 请你弄清楚她燊不來幵会好吗？々[VN wh-] It must be ascertained if the
land is still owned by the government. .必细确定这滅土地是否忉属于政府所肴。kas.ce kain- able /.aesa'teinobl;
NAmE ,8es3r't-/ adj. as-cer-tain-ment /.aesa'teinmant; NAmE .aesar't-/ noun [U] as-cet-ic /a'setik/ adj. [usually before noun] not allowing yourself physical
pleasures, especially for religious reasons; related to a simple and strict way
of living 过 ,清苦生活的；（尤指）.苦行的；禁欲的：rhemonfcsZfveci a very
ascetic啡.僧侣过着很清苦的生洁。► as.ce_t.ic /lour?: monks, hermits and ascetics 僧侣、.隐末和黃行者
as-ceti-cism
/a'setisiz^m/
now/? [U],'
ASCII./'aeski/ noun, [^} {computing if) a standard code
used so that data can be moved between computers that use different programs
(the abbreviation for ‘American Standard Code, for Information Interchange’） 美国信息女换用标准，代码（全写为American Standard Code for Information
Interchange,使用木同程序的各计算 机可互-传送$据的一种标准码） as-cor-bic acid /as.koibik 'aesid; NAmE -,ko:rb-/ noun [u] =vitamin C
ascot /'aeskDt; NAmE 'aeska:t/ noun {NAmE) = cravat ascribe /a'skraib/ verb l^!l;k*A a'scribe
sth to sb to consider or state that a book, etc. was written by
a particular person 认为…是（棄人•）.所写 attri