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decline/dɪˈklaɪn//dɪˈklaɪn/ ★★★★★v. - declines
- declining
- declined
- declined
vi- ① 婉拒、谢绝
- I invited him to join us, but he declined.我邀请他加入我们,但他婉拒。
- ② 【文】下降;(夕阳)下沉;倾斜
- The sun declined westward.夕阳西沉。
- The day declines early during the winter.冬天白昼短。
- The hill declines to the river.那座小山向那条河倾斜。
- ③ (地位、势力等)衰退,衰落
- The party's influence has declined.该党的势力已式微。
- Her health [strength] declined after the operation.手术之后,她的健康[体力]衰退了。
- ④ (物价等)下降
- The city's population has declined.该市的人口已下降。
- The number of students has declined from 8,500 to 7,000.学生人数已由八千五百人降到七千人。
vt- ① 拒绝;婉谢,谢绝(★一般用【+to-V】)
- She has declined the invitation.她已谢绝邀请。
- He declined my offer.他婉拒我的提议。
- He declined to discuss the matter.他拒绝讨论那件事。
- He declined joining us.他拒绝加入我们。
- ② 使倾斜;垂下
- He declined his head.他垂下了头。
n- ① 1下坡2衰微,衰退3人生的末期,晚年4低落;退步;堕落
- a sharp decline in the road路上的陡坡
- the decline of the Roman Empire罗马帝国的衰微
- in the decline of his life在他的晚年
- a decline in standards标准的低落
- the decline of the art of conversation谈话艺术的退步
- ② (价格的)下降
- a sharp decline猛跌,大幅下降
- a decline in prices物价的下降[下跌]
字辨refuse: 指坚定地,有时是不客气地拒绝 The statesman refused a bribe from the company. decline: 指婉拒招待、提议、邀请;为比refuse客气的用语 He declined my invitation. reject: 指断然拒绝别人所提、所请、所给的事,或断然拒绝相信、聆听等,为比refuse更强调否定或敌意的用语 His proposal was rejected. 短语- go into a decline
- After her husband's death, she went into a decline.在她丈夫死后,她日渐衰弱。
- in a decline
- ① 在衰弱,在衰微
- ② (人)在晚年
- ③ 【口】在忧郁
- on the decline
- The population is on the decline.人口正在减少。
同义词- decayn.衰退
- decreasev.减少
- descentn.下降
- sinkv.下降
- weakenv.衰弱
- worsenv.恶化
- atrophy
- decadence
- declension
- declination
- declivity
- degeneracy
- degenerate
- degeneration
- descend
- deteriorate
- deterioration
- dip
- dismiss
- dive
- downslide
- downswing
- downtrend
- downturn
- drop
- drop-off
- fade
- fail
- failure
- fall
- fizzle
- flag
- languish
- nix
- pitch
- plunge
- refuse
- reject
- retrograde
- skid
- slide
- slump
- spurn
- tumble
- turn down
- wane
- waste
- correct
- diminution
- downslope
- go down
- pass up
反义词- advancementn.进步
- ascentn.上升
- risen.上升
- consentv.同意
- improvev.改进
- increasev.增加
- risev.上升
词路径- entity
- physical entity
- process
- physical process
- decrease
- decrement
- decline
- diminution
上位词- condition
- decrease
- decrement
- incline
- side
- slope
- status
下位词- declension
- decline in quality
- deterioration
- detumescence
- disuse
- downhill
- ebb
- ebbing
- erosion
- exponential decay
- exponential return
- loss
- neglect
- nosedive
- sinking spell
- slippage
- steep
- twilight
- wane
- worsening
- wreck
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