decline
verb- [intransitive] (rather formal)
to become smaller, fewer, weaker, etc. 减少;下降;衰弱;衰退 Support for the party continues to decline. 对该党的支持继续下降。 - decline by something
Sales of whole milk declined by 4 per cent. 全脂牛奶的销售额下降了4%。 - decline in something
The city declined in importance in the nineteenth century. 这座城市的重要性在十九世纪下降了。 to decline in popularity/value/number 受欢迎程度/价值/数量下降 Jobs in manufacturing have steadily declined. 制造业的就业岗位稳步下降。 to decline sharply/significantly/dramatically 急剧/显著/急剧下降 to decline rapidly/markedly/substantially 迅速/显著/大幅下降 Her health began to decline. 她的健康状况开始恶化
Extra ExamplesTopics Change, cause and effectb2Profits declined by 6 per cent this year. 今年利润下降了6%。 The economy has declined sharply in recent years. 近几年经济急剧下滑。 The market for these products is declining fast. 这些产品的市场正在迅速萎缩。 The number of full-time staff has declined from 300 to just 50. 全职员工的数量从 300 人下降到区区 50 人。 This section of the market has slowly declined in importance. 这部份市场的重要性已慢慢下降。 Her health was declining rapidly. 她的健康状况迅速恶化。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- considerably
- dramatically
- drastically
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- by
- from
- to
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- decline in importance, numbers, size, etc.
- [intransitive, transitive] (formal)
to refuse politely to accept or to do something synonym refuse1谢绝;婉言拒绝 I offered to give them a lift but they declined. 我主动提议开车送他们,但他们婉言谢绝了。 - decline something
to decline an offer/invitation 谢绝对方的主动帮助/邀请 We politely declined her invitation. 我们礼貌地谢绝了她的邀请。 She declined a second glass of wine and called for a taxi. 她谢绝了第二杯酒,叫了一辆出租车。 - decline to do something
Their spokesman declined to comment on the allegations. 他们的发言人拒绝对这些指控加以评论。
Extra ExamplesPatients of course have the right to decline treatment. 患者当然有权拒绝治疗。 The minister declined to be interviewed. 部长拒绝接受采访。 I absolutely decline to discuss my dealings with him or anyone. 我拒绝讨论任何有关我和他或是其他人的交往。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- politely
- respectfully
- [intransitive, transitive] decline (something) (
grammar )语法 if a noun, an adjective or a pronoun declines, it has different forms according to whether it is the subject or the object of a verb, whether it is in the singular or plural, etc. When you decline a noun, etc., you list these forms. Topics Languagec2(根据名词、形容词或代词在句中的作用)变格,使发生词形变化 compare conjugate