decline
柯林斯词典
1. V-I If something declines, it becomes less in quantity, importance, or strength. 下降
The number of staff has declined from 217,000 to 114,000. 员工人数已从217000人减少到114000人。
Hourly output by workers declined 1.3% in the first quarter. 工人每小时的产量在第1季度下降了1.3%。
2. V-T/V-I If you decline something or decline to do something, you politely refuse to accept it or do it. 谢绝[正式]
He declined their invitation. 他谢绝了他们的邀请。
He offered the boys some coffee. They declined politely. 他要给男孩们来些咖啡。他们礼貌地拒绝了。
3. N-VAR If there is a decline in something, it becomes less in quantity, importance, or quality. 下降
Official figures show a sharp decline in the number of foreign tourists. 官方数字显示外国游客数量骤降。
4. PHRASE If something is in decline or on the decline, it is gradually decreasing in importance, quality, or power. 在下降
Thankfully the smoking of cigarettes is on the decline. 感谢的是吸烟正在减少。
5. PHRASE If something goes or falls into decline, it begins to gradually decrease in importance, quality, or power. 开始下降
Libraries are an investment for the future and they should not be allowed to fall into decline. 图书馆是对未来的一种投资,不应该让图书馆衰落。
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decline /dɪˈklaɪn/ (declining,declined,declines)
剑桥词典
- The latest opinion poll shows that the president's popularity has declined.
- Profits have declined as a result of the recent drop in sales .
- The levels of trade union and political activism in this country have greatly declined in the past 15 years .
- Her popularity has declined since her triumphal return from exile two years ago.
- Their economy has expanded enormously , while ours, by/in contrast , has declined.
- When she was asked if she had any ambition to become prime minister , she respectfully declined to answer the question .
- A spokesperson declined to speculate on the cause of the train crash .
- The official declined to comment on the matter .
- Our application for a loan was declined by the bank .
- His request for early retirement was declined by his employers .
decline verb (GO DOWN)
[ 不及物动词:后面不接宾语的动词 ]to gradually become less, worse , or lower
(逐渐)减少,衰落,降低
His interest in the project declined after his wife died . 妻子死后,他对该项目的兴趣逐渐淡薄了。
The party's popularity has declined in the opinion polls . 民意测验表明该党的支持率已经下滑。
formal The land declines sharply away from the house . 地势从房屋那边开始大幅度向下倾斜。
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decline verb (REFUSE)
[ 不及物动词:后面不接宾语的动词 or 及物动词:后面接宾语的动词 ] formalto refuse
拒绝,谢绝
I invited him to the meeting but he declined. 我邀请他参加会议,但他谢绝了。
He declined my offer . 他拒绝了我的提议。
[ 动词后面接一个带to的不定式 ] They declined to tell me how they had obtained my address . 他们拒绝透露是如何得到我的地址的。
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decline verb (GRAMMAR)
[ 不及物动词:后面不接宾语的动词 or 及物动词:后面接宾语的动词 ] language specializedIf a noun , pronoun , or adjective declines, it has different forms to show if it is the subject or object , etc. of a verb or if it is singular or plural , etc. If you decline such a word, you list its various forms .
(根据名词,代词或形容词在句子中的作用)变格;(使)发生词形变化
In Latin we learned how to decline nouns . 学习拉丁语要了解名词的变格。