decline

[美]/dɪˈklaɪn/
[英]/dɪˈklaɪn/
词频: 极高

释义

n. 下降,减少,衰退
vt. & vi. 辞谢;谢绝(邀请等)
vi. (太阳)落下
词形变化
过去式declined
现在分词declining
第三人称单数declines
过去分词declined
复数declines

短语搭配

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

例句

a progressive decline in popularity.

逐渐下降的受欢迎度。

a decline in moral standards.

道德标准的下降。

the decline of the Roman Empire

罗马帝国的衰亡

a decline in the effective demand.

实际需求下降

the decline of world coffee prices.

世界咖啡价格下跌。

the decline in religious observance.

宗教仪式的衰落。

a perceptible decline in public confidence.

公众信心的明显下降。

a precipitate decline in Labour fortunes.

工党的机会的陡然下降。

decline to answer a question

拒绝回答问题

a clearly perceptible decline in public confidence

可清楚感觉到的公众信心的下降

Caroline declined the coffee.

卡罗琳推辞不喝咖啡。

the company declined to comment.

该公司拒绝做出评论。

a serious decline in bird numbers.

鸟的数量的严重持续减少。

it would be unkind and discourteous to decline a visit.

拒绝来访是不友好和不礼貌的。

anxiety about national decline and incohesion.

对国家衰落及其缺乏凝聚力的担忧。

the decline of landed estates.

土地资产的衰落。

a dramatic reversal in population decline in the Alps.

阿尔卑斯山地区人口下降的大逆转。

a steady decline in the national birth rate.

全国的出生率持续下降。

原声例句

Over recent years they haven't yet declined.

近年来也没有下降。

来源: BBC Listening Compilation June 2016

That number has been declining steadily since the 1950s.

这个数量自从1950年就开始下降。

来源: TED Talks (Audio Version) July 2015 Collection

Repeat testing helps scientists track any decline.

重复检测帮助科学家追踪任何指标的衰退情况。

来源: BBC English Unlocked

Are you looking for excuses to decline invitations?

在寻找拒绝邀请的借口吗?

来源: Popular Science Essays

The COVID-19 pandemic intensified the business decline.

新冠肺炎疫情加剧了业务下滑。

来源: VOA Slow English - America

Which those groups had the biggest declines?

哪些群体的减少得最多呢?

来源: Science in 60 Seconds - Scientific American October 2022 Collection

These birds have been declining a lot recently.

这些企鹅的数量最近下降了很多。

来源: Daily English Listening | Bilingual Intensive Reading

The pandemic quickened enrollment declines in many districts.

疫情加速了许多学区的入学人数下降速度。

来源: VOA Special English Education

Sorry, Mr. Pritchett. Your card has been declined.

抱歉 普里契特先生 你的卡刷不了。

来源: Modern Family - Season 07

Some commissioners has so far declined to do.

目前一些委员已经拒绝这种做法。

来源: NPR News February 2014 Compilation

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