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decline

verb
 OPAL WOPAL S
/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/
/dɪˈklaɪnd/
-ing form declining
/dɪˈklaɪnɪŋ/
/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
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    • 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
    4. compare conjugate

decline

noun
 OPAL WOPAL S
/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’.

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