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decline

/dɪˈklaɪn/ /dɪˈklaɪn/
  • v.
    下降,衰退;拒绝,谢绝;变格,词形变化
  • n.
    减少,衰退
复数declines
第三人称单数declines
现在分词declining
过去式declined
过去分词declined
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词语例句

  1. 下降,衰退vi.

    六级四级
    • 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。

    • Same-store sales in America at McDonald's, the world's largest fast-food company, did not decline throughout the downturn.

      整个经济衰退期间,全球最大的快餐公司麦当劳在美国的同店销售额并没有下降。

    • Medical students who choose primary care as a career have declined by 50%.

      选择基层医疗作为职业的医学生减少了50%。

  2. 拒绝,谢绝vt.&vi.

    四级
    • 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。

    • He declined their invitation.

      他谢绝了他们的邀请。

    • A Moon Express representative declined to comment on this story but noted that the company is very optimistic about its proposal.

      月球快递的一位代表拒绝就此事发表看法,但指出公司对自己的提议持乐观态度。

  3. 减少,衰退n.

    高中六级四级
    • 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。

    • These lights, known as adaptive signals, have led to significant declines in both the trouble and cost of travels between work and home.

      这些被称为自适应信号的灯,已经显著降低了往返于工作和家庭之间的麻烦和成本。

    • Changes in the visa process caused a dramatic decline in the number of foreign students seeking admission to the U.S. universities.

      签证程序的变化导致申请美国大学的外国学生数量急剧下降。

  1. The industry has slid into decline.
    这个行业已成衰退之势。
    来自《牛津词典》
  2. Support for the party continues to decline.
    对该党的支持继续下降。
    来自《牛津词典》
  3. They failed to arrest the company's decline.
    他们未能阻止公司的衰落。
    来自《牛津词典》

相关短语

  • population decline
    人口不足;人口减少;种群衰落
  • decline with thanks
    婉言谢绝;婉词谢绝;直言拒绝;谢绝
  • Decline stage
    下降阶段;衰退期;衰退阶段;职业后期阶段
  • decline invitation
    辞谢邀请;辞谢约请
  • decline phase
    衰亡期;下降阶段;衰退期;衰亡期或死亡期

词语扩展

n.
下降;衰退;斜面
vi.
下降;衰落;谢绝
vt.
谢绝;婉拒
n.
declination倾斜;偏差;衰微
  • diminish/decline/alleviate/decrease/reduce
    • diminishv.指因为不断消耗,在数量方面缓慢减少,也指在素质或者价值的下降。
    • declinev. (数目、价格、比率)下降;谢绝,婉言推辞;衰退,衰落。
    • alleviatev.在痛苦方面的减轻,缓和
    • decreasev.指数量上的减少;力量或者强度的减弱。
    • reducev.指人为地使某物在数量或重量方面的减少或降低。
  • diminish/decline/decrease/reduce
    • diminishv. (力量、势力)减弱,减少,强调由于某种原因而减少,这种减少可以造成能够为人们所察觉的后果或损失。
    • declinev. (数量、数字、价格、比率)下降,下落。
    • decreasev.减少,减小,强调逐渐地下降或减少的过程。
    • reducev.是及物动词,指通过人为的方法在数量、规模、范围等方面减少,也可以指在地位、重要性方面降低等级。
  • refuse/reject/deny/decline/protest/object
    • refuse拒绝,回绝,不肯,不愿
    • reject拒绝接受,抛弃,抵制
    • deny否认,否定
    • decline谢绝,decline sth
    • protest抗议,反对,protest about/against/at sth
    • object不赞成,抗议,object to sb/sth

词义分布

下降
61.1%
衰退
14.3%
衰落
14.2%
拒绝
3.5%
衰败
2.3%
没落
1.2%
谢绝
1.1%
1.1%
衰微
0.7%
式微
0.5%

英英释义

  • n.change toward something smaller or lower
  • n.a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state
  • n.a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current
  • n.a downward slope or bend
  • v.grow worse
  • v.refuse to accept
  1. v.
    to become less in amount, importance or strength
    下降;减少;衰退
    • The local population is declining.
      当地人口数量在减少。
  2. v.
    to politely refuse to accept something
    婉拒;谢绝
    • He declined their invitation.
      他婉拒了他们的邀请。
    • She offered me a cup of tea, but I declined.
      她提议给我倒杯茶,我谢绝了。

词源

  • decline下降,婉言拒绝
    de-, 向下,离开。-clin, 弯,转,词源同lean, incline. 即向下转开,引申义婉言拒绝。
  • decline下降,衰落;倾斜,(成)斜面;拒绝,谢绝
    词根词缀: de-下降 + -clin-倾,斜 + -e