decline是什么意思？

decline

英[dɪˈklaɪn] 美[dɪˈklaɪn]

• n. 下降，（力量、健康、品格、权力、价值等的）衰退，下倾，（人、生命等的）衰退期；
• vt.& vi. 辞谢，谢绝（邀请等）；
• vi. （道路、物体等）下倾，（太阳）落下，（在品格、价值上）降低，衰落，谢绝；
• vt. 谢绝，婉拒；

第三人称单数：declines;

过去式：declined;

过去分词：declined;

现在分词：declining;

例句

• Poor economic policies led to a long period of stagnation and decline. 糟糕的经济政策道致了长时间的经济萧条和下滑。
• The decline of community life is negating the work of welfare services. 社区生活的下降否定了福利机构的工作。
• a clearly perceptible decline in public confidence 可清楚感觉到的公众信心的下降
• After a long decline, prices are firming again. 在长期跌落之后，物价又开始回升。
• I must decline to show favour to any of the candidates. 我必须拒绝偏袒任何一位候选人。
• There has been a sharp decline in profits this year. 今年的利润大幅度下降。
• Oil - exporting countries, as they come to grips with the decline in oil prices, face this issue. 石油出口国目前在极力应付油价的下跌, 它们也面临着这个问题.
• Pathology To decline in health or vigor waste away. 在健康或精力方面衰退;变得衰弱.
• There has been a decline in enrollment in liberal arts courses in favor of highly specialized training for high-paying careers, mostly in business. 文科课程的报名人数有所下降，而以商业为主、针对高薪职业的高度专业化培训课程则越来越受欢迎。
• The overall economic decline furthered this company's bankruptcy. 整体经济形式的下滑加速了这家公司的破产.

同义词

• vi.
  decline的同义词之：下降;减少;衰落
  fail, sink, weaken, fall, run, down,
• n.
  decline的同义词之：倾斜;下坡
  hill, slant, descent, slope,
• vt.
  decline的同义词之：婉拒;谢绝
  reject, refuse,
• decline的同义词之：其他释义
  weaken, loosen, deteriorate, reduction, relaxation, rust, sink, diminution, fade, depression, fail, abstain, subside, descend, wane, downfall, afternoon, lapse, run, refuse, descent, reject, lessen, down, fall, slope, ebb, droop, languish, hill, slant, dwindle,

反义词

• vt. & vi.
  decline的反义词之：婉拒;谢绝
  accept,
• decline的反义词之：其他释义
  accept, choose, development, prosper, thrive, develop, flourish,

同义词解析

• 以下这些动词均包含 "拒绝" 的意思
  refuse：语气较重，指态度坚决，肯定无疑的拒绝。
  decline：指婉言谢绝他人的帮助或邀请等。
  reject：多指由于某物某事某行为不能让人满意而被当面直截了当地拒绝。
  repel：作"拒绝"解时，语气比reject强。
  deny：指坚决地拒绝接受、给予或承认。

英语四级真题

Mass market paperbacks, which have been declining for years anyway, will probably disappear, as will hardbacks for mysteries, thrillers, "romance fiction," etc.
出自-2014年6月阅读原文
when nearly one-quarter of the workforce was unemployed, the divorce rate had declined by around 25% from 1929 But this doesn't mean people were suddenly happier with their marriages.
出自-2012年6月阅读原文
Students' performance declined
出自-2012年6月阅读原文

英语六级真题

It has tens the decline of the written word.
出自-2014年6月阅读原文
The decline started in the 1950s, when manufacturing generated a sturdy 28% of the national income, or gross domestic product, and employed one-third of the workforce.
出自-2013年6月阅读原文
That's one explanation for the decline in traditional craftsmanship
出自-2013年6月阅读原文

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• VERB
  下降;减少;衰退;衰落
  If something declines, it becomes less in quantity, importance, or strength.
  例句
  The number of staff has declined from 217,000 to 114,000... 员工人数从 21.7万减少到了11.4万。 Hourly output by workers declined 1.3% in the first quarter... 第一季度工人每小时的产量下降了 1.3%。
• VERB
  婉拒;谢绝
  If you decline something or decline to do something, you politely refuse to accept it or do it.
  例句
  He declined their invitation... 他谢绝了他们的邀请。 The band declined to comment on the story... 乐队拒绝对这一报道作任何评论。
• N-VAR
  下降;减少;衰退;衰落
  If there is a decline in something, it becomes less in quantity, importance, or quality.
  例句
  There wasn't such a big decline in enrollments after all... 注册人数终究还是没有出现如此大幅度的下降。 ...Rome's decline in the fifth century... 公元5世纪时罗马的衰落
• PHRASE
  逐渐势微;正在衰退
  If something is in decline or on the decline, it is gradually decreasing in importance, quality, or power.
  例句
  Thankfully the smoking of cigarettes is on the decline... 令人欣慰的是，吸烟量在逐渐下降。 He is still one of the world's most popular golfers, but his game is in decline. 他仍是世界上最受欢迎的高尔夫球选手之一，但他的球技日不如前。
• PHRASE
  走下坡路;开始衰退
  If something goes or falls into decline, it begins to gradually decrease in importance, quality, or power.
  例句
  Libraries are an investment for the future and they should not be allowed to fall into decline. 图书馆是对未来的一项投资，不应任其日趋萎缩。

英汉词典释义

• n.
  下降, 减少, 衰退
  There has been a sharp decline in profits this year. 今年的利润大幅度下降。
• vt. & vi.
  辞谢; 谢绝(邀请等)
  We asked her to come to our party, but she declined. 我们请她来参加我们的晚会, 但是她谢绝了。 The boy declined to answer a question. 那男孩拒绝回答问题。
• vi.
  (太阳)落下
  The sun is declining. 太阳在落山。
  (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。
  缩小；衰弱；消失
  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。
  堕落；沦落
  She has declined into a street girl. 她已沦为妓女。
• vt.
  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。
  使倾斜，使下倾，使下降；使低垂，使下垂；使歪斜
  She came into the room with her head declined. 她低垂着头走进房间。

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. change toward something smaller or lower
  2. a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state
  3. a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current
  4. a downward slope or bend
• Verb
  1. grow worse;
  "Conditions in the slum worsened"
  2. refuse to accept;
  "He refused my offer of hospitality"
  3. show unwillingness towards;
  "he declined to join the group on a hike"
  4. grow smaller;
  "Interest in the project waned"
  5. go down;
  "The roof declines here"
  6. go down in value;
  "the stock market corrected""prices slumped"
  7. inflect for number, gender, case, etc., "in many languages, speakers decline nouns, pronouns, and adjectives"

行业词典

• 体育： 拒绝；
  医学： 减退期：疾病或发作的减退期；衰退：体力及脑力的逐渐退化或消耗；
  法律： 下降；