decline

[di'klain]

v.下降, 减少, 变弱, 拒绝, 倾斜
n.衰微, 跌落, 晚年

vi.

1. 下降, 下跌; 减少; 衰退, 衰落

As one grows older one's memory declines.

人的记忆力随着年龄增长而衰退。

Unemployment declined to 4 percent last month.

上个月失业率降至百分之四。

2. 【书】倾斜; 下垂

3. 婉拒; 谢绝

vt.

1. 婉拒; 谢绝[+to-v]

She declined their invitation.

她婉拒了他们的邀请。

She declined to have lunch with her friend, saying that she wasn't feeling well.

她说她身体不舒服, 婉拒了与她的朋友共进午餐。

2. 【语】使发生词尾变化, 使变格

n.

1. 下降; 减少[S1]

There is a decline in real wages.

实际工资有所减少。

2. 衰退, 衰落[the S]

3. 最后部分; 晚年[the S]

4. 倾斜[the S]

词形变化

形容词: declinable | 名词: decliner | 动词过去式: declined | 动词过去分词: declined | 动词现在分词: declining | 动词第三人称单数: declines |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.婉拒; 谢绝

refuse  reject

vi.下降; 减少; 衰落

sink  fail  fall  weaken  run down

n.倾斜; 下坡

slope  descent  slant  hill  

同义参见:

wrinkle  wane  subside  abstain  fade  ebb  rust  dwindle  afternoon  relaxation  droop  downfall  reject  refuse  down  reduction  diminution  deteriorate  lower  descend  depression  loosen  lessen  lapse  languish  

反义:

vi.vt.婉拒; 谢绝

accept  

反义参见:

thrive  choose  prosper  flourish  development  develop  

英英释义

名词 decline:

change toward something smaller or lower

同义词：diminution

a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state

同义词：declination

a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current

同义词：decay

a downward slope or bend

同义词：descent, declivity, fall, declination, declension, downslope

动词 decline:

grow worse

同义词：worsen

refuse to accept

同义词：refuse, reject, pass up, turn down

show unwillingness towards

同义词：refuse

grow smaller

同义词：go down, wane

go down

go down in value

同义词：slump, correct

inflect for number, gender, case, etc., "in many languages, speakers decline nouns, pronouns, and adjectives"

补充

declinedecline英:[diˈklain] 美:[dɪˈklaɪn]n.1.下降, 减少, 衰退There has been a sharp decline in profits this year.今年的利润大幅度下降。vt. & vi.1.辞谢; 谢绝(邀请等)We asked her to come to our party, but she declined.我们请她来参加我们的晚会, 但是她谢绝了。The boy declined to answer a question.那男孩拒绝回答问题。vi.1.(太阳)落下The sun is declining.太阳在落山。

例句

1. Rome's decline in the fifth century5世纪罗马帝国的衰落 2. The first signs of economic decline became visible.经济衰退的最初征兆开始显现。 3. a decline in living standards生活水平的下降 4. The economy is in decline.经济正处于衰退状态。 5. a belief that educational standards were in decline认为教育水平不断下降的看法 6. The shipbuilding industry has fallen into decline.造船业已经日薄西山。 7. There wasn't such a big decline in enrolments after all.注册人数最后没有大量减少。 8. a steep decline锐减 9. a decline in consumer confidence消费信心的下降 10. the decline in tobacco consumption烟草消费的下降 11. Cheque use is on the decline among personal bank customers.银行个人客户对支票的使用越来越少。 12. Beer sales are in decline.啤酒销量在下降。 13. Presently she fell into a decline and died.不久, 她染上了痨病, 最终过世了。 14. Thankfully the smoking of cigarettes is on the decline.令人欣慰的是, 吸烟的情况在减少。 15. He is still one of the world's most popular golfers, but his game is in decline.他仍然是世界上最受欢迎的高尔夫球手之一, 但他的比赛水准正在下降。 16. Libraries are an investment for the future and they should not be allowed to fall into decline.图书馆是对未来的投资, 因此我们不能听任其陷入衰退。 17. I politely declined his invitation.我礼貌地谢绝了他的邀请。 18. Lorna had declined the offer of antidepressants.洛娜拒绝服用抗抑郁药物。 19. He offered the boys some coffee. They declined politely.他给男孩们拿了一些咖啡, 但他们礼貌地拒绝了。 20. The band declined to comment on the story.乐队婉言拒绝评论此事。 21. Her health declined rapidly after her stroke.中风之后, 她的健康状况迅速恶化。 22. The number of staff has declined from 217,000 to 114,000.员工人数从21.7万人降到了11.4万人。 23. The population has declined dramatically.人口数急剧减少。 24. Rewards are declining.报酬正在减少。 25. Standards are declining.标准正在下降。 26. This vast plateau gently declines towards the ancient city of Balkh.这片广袤高原向巴尔赫古城方向地势逐渐下降。 27. He declined to address the delegates.他拒绝向代表们发表讲话。 28. She declined to say more about the plan.她拒绝对此计划再说些什么。 29. to decline an offer婉言拒绝一个提议 30. to decline an invitation谢绝一个邀请 31. He declined his head in despair.他垂头丧气。 32. She came into the room with her head declined.她低垂着头走进房间。 33. I sent her an invitation but she declined.我向她发出邀请，但她谢绝了。 34. The hill declines to the river.山脚向着河畔倾斜。 35. The road declines sharp at this point.道路在这个地方突然倾斜。 36. The sun declined in the skies.太阳在天边落下。 37. The day is declining.时近黄昏。 38. The autumn is now declining.秋天即将过去。 39. His health has been declining these past weeks.过去几周里他的健康状况变得越来越坏。 40. The dollar declined on the open market.美元在公开市场上下跌了。 41. to decline in popularity名望下降 42. Her popularity declined after 1990's and be retired.20世纪90年代之后她的名望下降并退休了。 43. The president said that the gross national product had declined by a big margin.总统说国民生产总值已大幅度下降。 44. She has declined into a street girl.她已沦为妓女。 45. the birth rate continued to decline.出生率继续下降。 46. her health began to decline.她的健康状况开始恶化。 47. [as adj. declining]declining industries.衰退的产业。 48. Caroline declined the coffee.卡罗琳推辞不喝咖啡。 49. the company declined to comment.该公司拒绝做出评论。 50. a serious decline in bird numbers.鸟的数量的严重持续减少。 51. [mass noun]a civilization in decline.日渐衰落的文明。 52. the decline of world coffee prices.世界咖啡价格下跌。 53. declining profits不断减少的利润 54. The standard of education has declined in this country.这个国家的教育水平下降了。 55. Thank you for the invitation but I'm afraid I have to decline.谢谢你的邀请，但很抱歉，我不得不推辞。 56. "Oil prices continue to decline. [=decrease, fall]"油价持续下跌。 57. The construction of new houses declined five percent this year.今年新房屋的建造减少了百分之五。 58. The animal's numbers are declining rapidly.这种动物的数量在迅速减少。 59. "The patient's condition has declined. [=worsened, deteriorated]"病人的病情恶化了。 60. My grandmother's health has been declining since she broke her hip.自从摔断了髋骨，我祖母的健康每况愈下。 61. The civilization began to decline around 1000 B.C.公元前1000年前后，这一文明开始衰落。 62. The company declined comment on the scandal.公司拒绝对丑闻做出评论。 63. The company declined to comment on the scandal.公司拒绝对丑闻做出评论。 64. She declined to run for a second term as governor.她拒绝竞选连任州长。 65. "Regretfully, we have to decline [=turn down] the invitation to your wedding."很遗憾，我们不得不婉言谢绝你们的婚礼邀请。 66. He changed his mind and declined the company's offer.他改变主意，谢绝了那家公司提供的职位。 67. "I invited him, but he declined."我邀请了他，但他婉言拒绝了。 68. We had to decline the Latin adjective “brevis” on our test.我们在测试中必须列出拉丁文形容词brevis的词形变化。 69. There were more advancers than decliners [=stocks that decreased in value] in the stock market today.今天的股市，上涨股比下跌股多。 70. declining health每况愈下的健康状况 71. in her declining years [=in the last years of her life]在她的垂暮之年 72. a period of economic decline经济衰退期 73. He says that American industry is in a state of decline.他说美国工业正处在衰退状态。 74. "There was a general feeling that the country was in decline. [=was becoming less powerful, wealthy, etc.]"人们普遍感觉到那个国家正在衰败。 75. The town fell/went into decline after the factory closed down.那家工厂倒闭后，整个镇子走向萧条。 76. He has experienced a decline in health.他的健康已经每况愈下。 77. the decline and fall of the Roman empire罗马帝国的衰败与灭亡 78. The company's products suffered a decline in quality.这家公司的产品质量下降了。 79. a gradual physical/mental decline体力/脑力的逐渐衰退 80. The economy experienced a decline of two million jobs.经济形势使两百万人失业。 81. We saw a sharp/steep decline in sales this month.我们本月的销售量急剧/陡然下降。 82. declines led advances at the end of the trading day.交易日结束时，下跌股多于上涨股。 83. There was some decline in stock prices at the end of the trading session.交易期结束时，股价有所下跌。 84. His health is on the decline.他的健康每况愈下。 85. Sales are on the decline.销售量在下降。