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decline
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- Conjugation :
past
declined
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declining
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Derivatives :
n
decliner
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- decline
[dɪ'klaɪn]
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1.
noun
a decline in sth 某物的下降
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2.
vt.
[+invitation]
[ offer]
(turn down) 谢绝
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3.
vi.
[strength]
[ health+]
衰退
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4.
vi.
[business]
[ population+]
萎缩
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to be on the decline/in decline
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正在衰落
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to fall into decline
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衰弱
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to decline to do sth
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婉言拒绝做某事
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- decline
[dɪˈklaɪn]
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1.
vi.
恶化，变差
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Due to the financial crisis, the main export markets continued to decline.
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由于经济危机，主要的出口市场持续恶化。
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2.
verb
拒绝，回绝，谢绝
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He declined to speculate about the future of the company.
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他拒绝预测公司的未来。
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3.
vi.
减小，缩减
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Interest in his idea declined with each passing day.
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他的兴趣随着一天天的过去而变淡了。
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4.
vi.
下降，下倾
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The lines on the roof decline the further you look.
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你往更远处看，屋顶上的线条减弱了。
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The roof declines here.
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这里的屋顶向下倾斜。
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5.
vi.
价值下跌，贬值
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The stock market has declined by a few hundred points.
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股票市场降了几个百分点。
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6.
vt.
[Grammar]
给……变数、性格等
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Speakers declined the part of speech in each sentence.
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演讲者改变了每一句中的词性。
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In many languages, speakers decline nouns, pronouns, and adjectives.
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在许多语言中，说话人不用名词、代名词和形容词。
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7.
vi.
衰退，衰落
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8.
vi.
落下
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9.
n.[c]
减少，缩小，降低
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There was a decline in holiday sales over the past five years.
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在过去5年，假期销售额有所下降。
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10.
n.[c]
衰落，衰退
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The service at this restaurant is in a decline.
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这个餐厅的服务质量有所下降。
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11.
n.[c]
逐渐减少
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The dollar has been in a decline against the Euro.
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美元对欧元的汇率下降了。
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12.
n.[c]
斜坡，斜面
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It shows the decline in the percentage of the GDP growth.
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这表明了GDP增长率的下滑。
Collins English-English Dictionary
- decline
[dɪ'klaɪn]
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1.
vb
to refuse to do or accept (something), esp politely
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2.
vi.
[intr]
to grow smaller; diminish
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demand has declined over the years
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3.
vi.
to slope or cause to slope downwards
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4.
vi.
[intr]
to deteriorate gradually, as in quality, health, or character
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5.
vi.
[grammar]
to state or list the inflections of (a noun, adjective, or pronoun), or (of a noun, adjective, or pronoun) to be inflected for number, case, or gender - Compare conjugate
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6.
n
gradual deterioration or loss
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7.
n
a movement downward or towards something smaller; diminution
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8.
n
a downward slope; declivity
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9.
n
[Archaic]
any slowly progressive disease, such as tuberculosis
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10.
n
[Etymology]
C14: from Old French decliner to inflect, turn away, sink, from Latin declinare to bend away, inflect grammatically
Examples
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the decline of life
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晚年
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to fall into decline
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衰弱
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The overall economic decline furthered this company's bankruptcy.
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整体经济形式的下滑加速了这家公司的破产。
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There was a decline in holiday sales over the past five years.
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在过去5年，假期销售额有所下降。
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The dollar has been in a decline against the Euro.
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美元对欧元的汇率下降了。
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