ascend /a'send “'send/ vt, vi 1 [VP6A, 2A, C] go or come up (a mountain, river, etc): 攀登(山); 往(河的)上(游)走; 登上; 上升： We watched the mists ~ing from the valley. 我們看著霧由山谷升起。 The path ~s here. 路由此處轉(zhuǎn)向上坡。 2 ~ the throne. become king or queen. 登王座; 即王位。