ascend

vi.

1. 登高；上升
   The smoke ascends slowly to the sky.

   煙裊裊升向天空。

2. 追溯（到某個時間）[（+to）]
   His ancestors ascend to the 15th century.

   他的祖先可上溯到十五世紀。

vt.

1. 攀登；登上
   Victoria ascended the throne in 1839.

   維多利亞於一八三九年登上王位。

   He ascended the flight of narrow stairs to his bedroom.

   他登上狹窄的樓梯到他的臥室去。