decline
[di'klain]
v.下降, 减少, 变弱, 拒绝, 倾斜
n.衰微, 跌落, 晚年
例句与用法:
She is on the decline, and may die soon.
她的健康每况愈下,可能不久于人世。
The wall declined slightly on account of the earthquake.
墙壁因地震而倾斜。
He spent his declining years in the country.
他在乡间度过晚年。
I wish prices would decline.
但愿物价下降。
词形变化:
形容词: declinable | 名词: decliner | 动词过去式: declined | 动词过去分词: declined | 动词现在分词: declining | 动词第三人称单数: declines |
vi.
1. 下降, 下跌; 减少; 衰退, 衰落
As one grows older one's memory declines.
人的记忆力随着年龄增长而衰退。
Unemployment declined to 4 percent last month.
上个月失业率降至百分之四。
2. 【书】倾斜; 下垂
3. 婉拒; 谢绝
vt.
1. 婉拒; 谢绝[+to-v]
She declined their invitation.
她婉拒了他们的邀请。
She declined to have lunch with her friend, saying that she wasn't feeling well.
她说她身体不舒服, 婉拒了与她的朋友共进午餐。
2. 【语】使发生词尾变化, 使变格
n.
1. 下降; 减少[S1]
There is a decline in real wages.
实际工资有所减少。
2. 衰退, 衰落[the S]
3. 最后部分; 晚年[the S]
4. 倾斜[the S]
decline
过去式:declined
过去分词:declined
现在进行时:declining
词形变化:
形容词: declinable | 名词: decliner | 动词过去式: declined | 动词过去分词: declined | 动词现在分词: declining | 动词第三人称单数: declines |
同义词:
refuse | reject | weaken | fail | fall | deteriorate | sink | descent | hill | slant | slope | turn down | pass up | down | degenerate | wane | diminution | deterioration | falling-off | falloff | degeneration | regression | decrease | fade | rust | reduction | subside | abstain | lapse | lessen | loosen | relaxation | depression | downfall | languish | descend | run | ebb | run down | afternoon | droop | dwindle | wrinkle | lower | repudiate | spurn | declination | worsen | decay | go down | downslope | slump | correct | declension | declivity | deny | repel |
反义词:
improvement | accept |
词义辨析:
同义:
vt.婉拒; 谢绝
refuse
reject
vi.下降; 减少; 衰落
sink
fail
fall
weaken
run down
n.倾斜; 下坡
slope
descent
slant
hill
同义参见:
wrinkle1
wane
subside
abstain
fade
ebb
rust
dwindle
afternoon
relaxation
droop
downfall
reject1
refuse1
down1
reduction
diminution
deteriorate
lower1
descend
depression
loosen
lessen
lapse
languish
反义:
vi.vt.婉拒; 谢绝
accept
反义参见:
thrive
choose
prosper
flourish
development
develop
decline[di'klain]vt.1.■拒绝,拒不(做、进入、考虑等):He declined to address the delegates.他拒绝向代表们发表讲话。She declined to say more about the plan.她拒绝对此计划再说些什么。2.■谢绝,婉言拒绝,婉辞:to decline an offer婉言拒绝一个提议to decline an invitation谢绝一个邀请3.■使倾斜,使下倾,使下降;使低垂,使下垂;使歪斜:He declined his head in despair.他垂头丧气。She came into the room with her head declined.她低垂着头走进房间。4.■【语法学】5.■变化(名词、代词或形容词)的词尾,使(静词)发生词尾变化;使变格(如拉丁语puella变化为5个单数形式׃ puella,puellae,puellae,puellam,puella)[参较conjugate]6.■按顺序背诵某个名词、代词或形容词的词形变化7.■[废语]避免;防止,挡开vi.1.■谢绝,婉辞;(婉言)拒绝:I sent her an invitation but she declined.我向她发出邀请,但她谢绝了。2.■(道路、物体等)下倾,下垂,下降,下落,歪斜,倾斜:The hill declines to the river.山脚向着河畔倾斜。The road declines sharp at this point.道路在这个地方突然倾斜。3.■(太阳等)落下,(日)落,没,下沉:The sun declined in the skies.太阳在天边落下。4.■(如一日)接近终了,接近结束,接近末尾,近尾声,行将完结;消逝:The day is declining.时近黄昏。The autumn is now declining.秋天即将过去。5.■(力量、体力、精力上)衰退,衰落,衰老,衰弱,减弱:His health has been declining these past weeks.过去几周里他的健康状况变得越来越坏。6.■(在品格、价值上)降低,降落,减退;走下坡路:The dollar declined on the open market.美元在公开市场上下跌了。7.■缩小;衰弱;消失:to decline in popularity名望下降Her popularity declined after 1990's and be retired.20世纪90年代之后她的名望下降并退休了。8.■(价格、产值、人口等)下降,减少:The president said that the gross national product had declined by a big margin.总统说国民生产总值已大幅度下降。9.■堕落;沦落:She has declined into a street girl.她已沦为妓女。10.■屈尊,降落11.■[废语]偏离,背离n.1.■下倾,倾斜,下垂;斜坡,斜面2.■(价格、人口等的)下降;减少;落下3.■(力量、健康、品格、权力、价值等的)衰退,衰落,衰微,衰败;减退;堕落4.■(人、生命等的)衰退期,衰落期;(消耗病如肺病的)结束期;(疾病等的)减退期5.■晚期,后期,结束期,最后部分,结束部分,晚年6.■(如太阳)落山,西下7.■(如一日)终了,尾声8.■[口语](消耗性)疾病(如肺病)近义词refuserejectrepudiatespurnturn down反义词acceptdecline and fall衰亡,衰败decline with thanks(婉言)谢绝(通常用作反语,实指不屑一顾地拒绝)fall (或go,sink) into a decline开始衰落,衰退,衰弱下去;生肺病on the decline在低落中;在衰退中the decline of life晚年,暮年变形vt.declineddeclining
declinedecline[diˈklain]vt.1.■谢绝, 拒绝, 推辞2.■使下降; 倾斜; 使(头)低垂3.■【语】使变化(名词、代词、形容词等的)词尾decline an offer拒绝请求decline an invitation谢绝邀请decline to answer a question拒绝回答问题
词性变化decline[diˈklain]vi.1.■谢绝, 拒绝2.■下倾, 下降, 下垂3.■倾斜, 偏斜4.■衰落, 衰退, 减退5.■跌落, 减低; 降落6.■降格; 屈尊7.■接近结束, 接近尾声8.■【天】沉没His health is -ning.他的健康日渐衰退。They wish that prices would decline.他们希望物价能下降。The arts of China have not declined in spite of Western influence.虽有西方影响, 中国的古老艺术并未因此而衰落。The price of 14 inches TV set declined from 400 to 320 yuan each. 14英寸的电视机每台从400元降到320元。decline[diˈklain]n.1.■下倾, 下降, 下垂2.■下跌, 下落3.■衰落, 衰退4.■最后部分; 晚期5.■消耗性的疾病; 肺病6.■斜面, 斜坡the decline of the Roman Empire罗马帝国的衰亡
继承用法decliningadj.1.■倾斜的; 衰微的; 衰退的; 下坡的declinern.
参考词汇decline;refuse;reject;都含“拒绝”的意思。1.■decline 指“较正式地、有礼貌地谢绝”,如:He declined the nomination.他谢绝提名。2.■refuse 系普通用语,指“坚决、果断或坦率地拒绝”, 如:He refused to take the money.他拒绝接受此款。3.■reject指“以否定、敌对的态度而当面拒绝”, 如:They rejected damaged goods.他们拒收损坏的货物。accept;receive;
verb
- [no obj.]become smaller, fewer, or less; decrease
变小,减少;下降
the birth rate continued to decline.
出生率继续下降。
■diminish in strength or quality; deteriorate
减弱,下降;恶化
her health began to decline.
她的健康状况开始恶化。
[as adj. declining]declining industries.
衰退的产业。 - [with obj.]politely refuse (an invitation or offer)
谢绝,婉言拒绝
Caroline declined the coffee.
卡罗琳推辞不喝咖啡。
■[with infinitive]politely refuse to do something
谢绝,拒绝
the company declined to comment.
该公司拒绝做出评论。 - [no obj.](especially of the sun) move downwards
(尤指太阳)下沉
■(archaic)bend down; droop
(古)弯曲;低垂 - [with obj.](in the grammar of Latin, Greek, and certain other languages) state the forms of (a noun, pronoun, or adjective) corresponding to cases, number, and gender
(拉丁语、希腊语和某些其他语言的语法)使(名词,代词,形容词)变化词形
- [in sing.]a gradual and continuous loss of strength, numbers, or quality
日渐衰弱,持续减少,不断下降
a serious decline in bird numbers.
鸟的数量的严重持续减少。
[mass noun]a civilization in decline.
日渐衰落的文明。
■a fall in price or value
(价格)下跌,贬值
the decline of world coffee prices.
世界咖啡价格下跌。
■(archaic)the sun's gradual setting
(古)夕阳渐沉
■(archaic)a disease in which the bodily strength gradually fails, especially tuberculosis
(古)消耗病(尤指肺结核)
- the period of one's old age
declinable
adjective
decliner
noun
语源
- late Middle English: from Old French decliner, from Latin declinare 'bend down, turn aside', from de- 'down' + clinare 'to bend'
decline
名词 decline:
change toward something smaller or lower
同义词:diminution
a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state
同义词:declination
a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current
同义词:decay
a downward slope or bend
同义词:descent, declivity, fall, declination, declension, downslope
动词 decline:
grow worse
同义词:worsen
refuse to accept
同义词:refuse, reject, pass up, turn down
show unwillingness towards
同义词:refuse
grow smaller
go down
go down in value
inflect for number, gender, case, etc., "in many languages, speakers decline nouns, pronouns, and adjectives"
decline
■The rate of production growth was on the decline in 1929.
1929年生产增长率趋于下降。
■Lotteries suffered a decline in the 19th century.
19世纪,彩票业经历了一次衰落。
■US Ringtone Sales Expected to Decline in 2007.
2007年美国彩铃业务销售预计下降趋势。
■A man may, from various motives, decline to give his company.
一个男子出于各种动机,可以谢绝交际应酬。
■There has been a decline in the size of families.
下倾,下降,下垂,斜面,斜坡,衰败,衰落
■The decline presumes a much safer world.
下降的一个假设是有一个更加安全的世界。
■Do not decline an invitation to dinner .
不要谢绝吃饭的邀请。
■The decline still double-box car.
两厢车则颓势依旧。
■The birth-rate in China is on the decline.
中国的出生率在减低。
■The decline in good manners.
也是不错的表达。
■Breast cancer death rates begin to decline.
乳腺癌死亡率开始下降.
■In truth, moral decay hastened the decline of the Roman Empire.
事实上,道德沦丧加速了罗马帝国的衰亡。
■Eg: Manufacturing output is in decline.
产量在下降。
■People aren't attracted to a place of decline.
人们不会被吸引到一个衰落的地方。
■The population is on the decline.
人口在减少。
■The natural growth rate of population continued to decline.
人口自然增长率继续下降。
■Though to play it most moderns would decline!
今人多不弹。
■Today's decline in stock price canceled out yesterday's gain.
今天股票价格下跌,抵消了昨天的收益
■The global economic growth is on the decline this year.
今年总体经济增长呈下降趋势。
■They have discounted the effect of a decline in the stock market.
他们已经考虑到股票市场跌风的影响而事先作出估算。
■They wish that prices would decline.
他们希望物价能下降。
■They failed to arrest the company's decline.
他们未能阻止公司的衰落。
■He could only think that it marked the decline of the Forsyte type.
他只能有一个想法,就是福尔赛的类型看上去已经日趋没落了。
■After his wife's death, he fell into a decline.
他在妻子死後一蹶不振.
■Concerned over the decline in influence of his committee, he has plans to put it back on the map.
他对自己委员会的声望下降而担忧,他已经有了使之重振声威的计划。
■He is one of the aristocrats in decline.
他是没落的贵族。
■He had the wisdom to decline the invitation.
他有婉拒邀请的智慧。
■His prosperity is on the decline.
他的光景日见衰败。
■His business is on the decline.
他的生意江河日下。
■His health has begun to decline now that he is old.
他老了,健康已开始衰退。
■Prices at the fairs are stable with a slight decline.
价格稳中有降。
■Membership decline to three thousands.
会员减少到了3000人。
■Traditional jazz went into a bit of a decline.
传统的爵士乐有些开始进入衰弱期。
■The actual outcome was a 6.3% annualized decline.
但实际上,第四季度的年度增长率为负6.3%。
■I wish prices would decline.
但愿物价下降。
■A low population is not sufficient to halt a decline.
低的种群密度不足以立即阻止种群下降。
■Girl 1: I respectfully decline my nomination too.
候选1:我也请求撤回对我的提名。
■Stop the decline in market share.
停止市场份额的下滑。
■The company reported a small decline in its profits.
公司报告其利润略有减少。
■That decline owes a lot to lower oil prices.
其下降很大程度上要归功于油价的下跌。
■Its decline has mirrored the disappearance of both.
其衰落映衬了两者的消失。
■Cruelty can accelerate your decline.
冷漠可加快你的衰落。
■The oil market rebounded today after several days of decline.
几天连续下挫之后,石油市场在今天逆势上扬。
■The birthrate is on the decline.
出生率在下降。
■There has been a decline in birth rate.
出生率有所下降。
■It would be disrespectful to decline.
却之不恭。
■To decline would be disrespectful but to accept is embarrassing.
却之不恭,受之有愧。
■Last year saw a decline in the effective demand for steel.
去年,钢铁的实际需求下降了。
■The decline of a conditioned response following repeated exposure to the conditioned stimulus.
反应减弱因不断接受条件刺激而伴随产生的条件反射减弱
■If only we don't have to suffer too great a decline.
只要我们不致遭受太大的跌价就好了。