descend to

US /dɪˈsend tə/
UK /dɪˈsend tə/
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1.

堕落到, 降低到

to lower oneself to a level considered undignified or morally inferior

:
I would never descend to lying to get what I want.
我绝不会堕落到撒谎来达到目的。
He refused to descend to their level of petty arguments.
他拒绝降低到他们那种小气的争吵水平。