decline
基本释义
- v.下降,衰退;拒绝,谢绝;变格,词形变化
- n.减少,衰退
词语例句
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%。
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。
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。
- The industry has slid into decline.这个行业已成衰退之势。来自《牛津词典》
- Support for the party continues to decline.对该党的支持继续下降。来自《牛津词典》
- 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
- a rapid/sharp/gradual decline迅速/急剧/逐渐下降
- urban/economic decline城市衰落;经济衰退
- decline an invitation谢绝邀请
- decline from A to B从A减少到B
- decline by ...减少了……(通常接数额)
- decline by...减少了……
- on the decline在走下坡路;在衰退中
- decline and fall衰亡,衰败
- in decline在衰退中
- economic decline经济衰退
- rate of decline递减速度
- decline stage衰退期;下降阶段
- 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
- diminish/decline/alleviate/decrease/reduce
- diminish/decline/decrease/reduce
- refuse/reject/deny/decline/protest/object
词义分布
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
- 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。
- 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