He declined to address the delegates.是什么意思？

He declined to address the delegates.

他拒绝向代表们发表讲话。

he

pron. 他，它，一个人；n. 雄性动物；

例句
Logic had prevailed and he had abandoned the idea.
最终理智占了上风，他打消了那个念头。

declined

v. 辞谢，谢绝（邀请等）( decline的过去式和过去分词 )，（道路、物体等）下倾，（太阳）落下，（在品格、价值上）降低；

例句
The President declined to deliver the speech himself, on account of a sore throat...
总统因嗓子不适而婉拒了亲自讲话。

to

prep. 向，朝着，到，关于，属于；adv. 朝一个方向的，到某种状态，关闭；

例句
I suggest you leave it to an expert...
我建议你把它留给专家来解决。

address

n. 地址，通信处，演说，称

例句
The full address on a stick-on label was that of a Mrs P. R. Slater of Peterborough...
不干胶标签上的完整地址写的是彼得伯勒的一位P. R. 斯莱特太太。

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

delegates

n. 代表，代表团成员( delegate的名词复数 )；

例句
Some of the organisations taking part protested that the delegates they had chosen were not being accredited.
一些参加的组织抗议他们所选出的代表未获委任。