1、combine

(使)结合;(使)组合;(使)综合

The Church has something to say on how to combine freedom with responsibility.

教会想就如何把自由与责任结合起来发表一下意见。

If improved education is combined with other factors dramatic results can be achieved.

如果把改良的教育体系和其他的因素结合起来，会取得非常惊人的效果。

(使)合并;(使)综合

David Jacobs was given the job of combining the data from these 19 studies into one giant study.

分给戴维·雅格布斯的任务是把这19项研究得出的数据加以综合，使之成为一项大型研究。

Combine the flour with 3 tablespoons water to make a paste.

往面粉里加3大勺水揉成面团。

兼有;兼备

Their system seems to combine the two ideals of strong government and proportional representation.

他们的体制似乎是强有力的政府和比例代表制的完美结合。

a clever, far-sighted lawyer who combines legal expertise with social concern.

兼有法律专业知识和社会责任感的精明而又有远见的律师

2、descend

下来;下降;走下

Things are cooler and more damp as we descend to the cellar.

当我们往下走去地窖时，四周愈见阴冷潮湿。

She descended one flight of stairs.

她走下了一段楼梯。

（大批人）突然到来，突然造访

3,000 city officials descended on Capitol Hill to lobby for more money.

3,000名市政官员齐聚国会山，为筹集更多的款项进行游说。

Curious tourists and reporters from around the globe are descending upon the peaceful villages.

好奇的游客和记者从世界各地一齐涌向这些平静的村落。