as cend ant (also ascend-ent) /a'sendant/ noun
ITiTTl in the ascendant (formal) being or becoming more
powerful or popular ( Ufj, 7; 0 21
as cen sion /a'senjn/ noun
[sing.] 1 the Ascension (in the Christian
religion H#f$[) the journey of Jesus from the earth into heaven 2 (formal)
the act of
moving up or of reaching a
high position ±7;
S±:
her ascension to the throne As'cension Day noun (in the Christian
religion 3S#Uc) the 40th day after Easter when Christians
remember when Jesus left the earth and went into heaven A )
ascent /a'sent/ noun
1 [C, usually sing.] the act of climbing or moving up; an upward journey ±
7; f\ ^; ifriti: the first ascent of
0
The cart began its gradual ascent up the hill. jzc
9j 'M jf- !J| fjf J: jJLi 0
o The rocket steepened its ascent. /Ail 7 if 7$ o H22 descent 2 [C, usually sing.]
an upward path or slope ± ; ± $ : At
the other
side of the valley was a
steep ascent to the top of the hill 04 s lap j£ Jt Jl if ill ft. 033 descent 3 [u]
(formal) the process of moving
forward to a better position or of making progress jit; H rtj; iS 7 : man’s
ascent to civilization
ascertain /.aesa'tein; NAmE
.aesar't-/ verb (formal) to find out the true or correct
information about sth jgBJ]; #-/#: [VN] It can be difficult to
ascertain the facts.
IAHjJ o 0 [V that] I ascertained that the
driver was not badly hurt. St f#, M
M ^ 7 It „
o [VN that] It should be
ascertained that the plans comply with the law. iA^^AtJlc m'/Ao o
[V wh-] The police are trying
to ascertain what really happened. Ao 0 Could you
ascertain whether she will be
coming to the meeting?
4 if >%? o
[VN wh ] 7t must be ascertained if the land is still owned by the
government.
► ascertainable /.aesa'teinabl; NAmE
.aesar't-/ adj. as-certain-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 ii ( Xlm ) ^[7 ft); The monks lived
a very ascetic life. ft
f@ % # tS ff ^ W 7 f£ „ ► as cet ic noun: monks, hermits
and ascetics fftfp, l&.jrfnjjrff# asceticism /a'setisizam/ noun
[iff ASCII
/'aeski/
noun [u] (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’) IBlillcp
U m ft ^ % ft
American Standard
Code
for Information Interchange, {f 7 fn] If- (ft & it %
as corbic acid /as.kaibik 'aesid; NAmE
-,ko:rb-/ noun [u]
= VITAMIN C
ascot /'aeskDt; NAmE
'aeskait/ noun (NAmE) = cravat ascribe /a'skraib/ verb
fcJ!l:kVj a'scribe sth to
sb to
consider or state that a book, etc. was written by a particular person iA>7
• • • H ( SA ) BfrAf EEd attribute : This play is usually
ascribed to Shakespeare.
il# iAMJg'J ± ft‘MW ^ ■„ a'scribe sth to
sb/sth (formal) 1 to consider that sth
is caused by a particular thing or person IE • • • Ai 07; • iA^ • • ■ H:
i 7: He ascribed his failure to bad luck. ffiAA
S £ (ft AtScJi i577£Fo 2 to consider that sb/sth has or should have a
particular quality iA Aj • • •
M W : We ascribe great
importance to these policies. jf]
iA A iA 7 M 7 7 Jr Ho ETTA attribute ► ascribable adj. to sb/sth:
Their success is ascribable to the quality of their
goods. fifef]7®
ah Mil. ascrip tion /a'skripjn/ noun
[C, U] ~ (to sb/sth): the
ascription of meaning to
objects and events ^#7#rIAW(ft-All®
ASEAN /'aesiaen/ abbr. Association of South
East Asian
Nations 7®;