vi.

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

   烟袅袅升向天空。

2. 追溯（到某个时间）[（+to）]
   His ancestors ascend to the 15th century.

   他的祖先可上溯到十五世纪。

vt.

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

   维多利亚于一八三九年登上王位。

   He ascended the flight of narrow stairs to his bedroom.

   他登上狭窄的楼梯到他的卧室去。

v.

1. go up; climb or rise.
2. rise in status.
3. (of a voice or sound) rise in pitch.