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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2190 COCA: 2000

decline

verb
/dɪˈklaɪn/
/dɪˈklaɪn/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they decline
/dɪˈklaɪn/
/dɪˈklaɪn/
he / she / it declines
/dɪˈklaɪnz/
/dɪˈklaɪnz/
past simple declined
/dɪˈklaɪnd/
/dɪˈklaɪnd/
past participle declined
/dɪˈklaɪnd/
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-ing form declining
/dɪˈklaɪnɪŋ/
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  1. [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 Examples
    • Profits 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。
    Topics Change, cause and effectb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • considerably
    • dramatically
    • drastically
    preposition
    • by
    • from
    • to
    phrases
    • decline in importance, numbers, size, etc.
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  2. [intransitive, transitive] (formal) to refuse politely to accept or to do something谢绝;婉言拒绝 synonym refuse1
    • 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 Examples
    • Patients 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
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  3. [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.(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Topics Languagec2
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decline

noun
/dɪˈklaɪn/
/dɪˈklaɪn/
[countable, usually singular, uncountable]
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  1. a continuous decrease in the number, value, quality, etc. of something(数量、价值、质量等的)减少,下降,衰落,衰退
    • decline in something There has been a 5 per cent decline in student numbers.学生人数下降了5%。
    • decline of something the decline of seabird populations海鸟数量的减少
    • a sharp/steep/rapid decline急剧/急剧/迅速的下降
    • a steady/gradual decline稳步/逐渐下降
    • They have experienced decades of economic decline.他们经历了几十年的经济衰退。
    • in decline Industry in Britain has been in decline since the 1970s.英国工业自 20 世纪 70 年代以来一直在走下坡路。
    • Many of the city's magnificent buildings fell into decline.这座城市的许多宏伟建筑开始衰落。
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    • The cloth trade went into gradual decline.布匹贸易逐渐衰落。
    • a steady decline in manufacturing制造业的持续衰退
    • We have seen a sharp decline in educational standards over recent years.近年我们目睹了教育水平的急剧下滑。
    • a steep decline in sales销售额的陡降
    • the moral decline of the nation这个民族的道德沦丧
    • an industry in terminal decline一蹶不振的工业
    • The increased gold price lead to the decline of his jewellery business.金价上涨导致他的珠宝生意下滑。
    • This area has been on the decline for some years now.这个地区这几年一直在衰落。
    • We must halt this decline in health services.我们一定要阻止医疗服务的倒退。
    • These measures have failed to reverse the country's economic decline.这些措施未能扭转该国的经济衰退。
    • the decline and fall of a great civilization伟大文明的衰落
    Topics Change, cause and effectb2, Moneyb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • catastrophic
    • considerable
    • dramatic
    verb + decline
    • experience
    • fall into
    • go into
    decline + verb
    • occur
    • begin
    preposition
    • in decline
    • on the decline
    • decline in
    phrases
    • the decline and fall of something
    See full entry
    Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French decliner, from Latin declinare ‘bend down, turn aside’, from de- ‘down’ + clinare ‘to bend’.
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2190 COCA: 2000
decline

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + DECLINE | DECLINE + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEcatastrophic, considerable, dramatic, drastic, large, major, marked, massive, serious, severe, significant, substantial災難性衰退;大幅減少;急劇下降;大規模衰退;顯著下降;嚴重的滑坡;相當規模的下降;巨大的衰退precipitous, sharp, steep急劇下降rapid, sudden快速/突然下降gentle, modest, slight溫和下降;適度的下降;輕微下跌gradual, slow逐漸/緩慢下降continuing, progressive, steady, sustained持續的衰退;逐漸的下降;穩步的下降a steady decline in manufacturing製造業的持續衰退general, long-term, overall總體/長期/全面衰退absolute, inevitable, inexorable, irreversible, terminal絕對的衰退;不可避免的下跌;無法改變的衰敗;不可逆轉的衰退;無可挽回的衰敗an industry in terminal decline一蹶不振的工業economic, industrial, moral, political, urban經濟哀退;工業衰退;道德淪喪;政治衰退;城市衰落the moral decline of the nation這個民族的道德淪喪mental, physical智力/體力下降population, price人口減少;價格下降national民族衰落seasonal季節性下降age-related與年齡相關的下降VERB + DECLINEexperience, fall into, go into, suffer經歷衰落;陷入衰落;開始衰敗;衰落The cloth trade went into gradual decline.布匹貿易逐漸衰落。cause, lead to引起衰退;導致衰退The increased price of gold led to the decline of his business.黃金價格上漲導致他的生意下滑。arrest, halt, stem, stop阻止衰退;止住下滑We must halt this decline in standards.我們一定要阻止水準的下滑。slow減緩下滑prevent預防下滑reverse扭轉下挫offset抵消下滑accelerate, hasten加速下滑see, witness見證下滑We have seen a sharp decline in educational standards over recent years.近年我們目睹了教育水平的急劇下滑。lament哀歎衰落They lament the decline of old-fashioned communities.他們哀歎老式社區的衰落。DECLINE + VERBoccur衰退發生Most of the decline occurred in the 1990s.大多數衰退發生在 20 世紀 90 年代。begin衰退開始PREPOSITIONin decline在下降The industry is still in decline.該產業仍在走下坡路。on the decline在衰退中His career has been on the decline for some years now.他事業下滑已經有些年頭了。decline in在⋯方面的下降a steep decline in sales銷售額的陡降decline of⋯的衰退the decline of small farming communities小農業社區的衰退PHRASESthe decline and fall of sth⋯的衰退the decline and fall of a great civilization偉大文明的衰落
decline

verb¹

1become smaller/weaker縮小;減弱ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADVERBconsiderably, dramatically, drastically, markedly, sharply, significantly, steeply, substantially大幅下降;驟降;急劇減少;明顯衰退The economy has declined sharply in recent years.近幾年經濟急劇下滑。somewhat有所下滑a little, slightly, etc.有點兒/略有減少fast, quickly, rapidly快速下降;迅速衰退The market for these products is declining fast.這些產品的市場正在迅速萎縮。steadily穩步下降gradually, slowly逐漸下降;緩慢下滑further進一步下降PREPOSITIONby減少⋯Profits declined by 6% this year.今年利潤減少了 6%。from, to從⋯下降;下降到⋯The number of full-time staff has declined from 300 to just 50.全職員工的數量從 300 人下降到區區 50 人。PHRASESdecline in importance, numbers, size, etc.重要性、數量、規模等下降This section of the market has slowly declined in importance.這部份市場的重要性已慢慢下降。
decline

verb²

2refuse拒絕下降ADVERBpolitely, respectfully客氣地/禮貌地拒絕
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2190 COCA: 2000
decline noun
reduction
decline verb
fall1 (The number of tourists has declined.) refuse (decline an invitation) worsen (sb's health declines)
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2190 COCA: 2000
decline
To become less in size, amount or value: crater, decrease, decline...
To become worse: worsen, decline, deteriorate...
To say no: decline, nix, pass up...
Rates of decrease and the process of decreasing: decrease, reduction, decline...

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