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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2190 COCA: 2000
decline
dɪklaɪn diˈklaɪn dɪˈklaɪn
Word forms: plural , 3rd person singular present tense declines, present participle declining, past tense , past participle declined
1 VERB 下降;减少;衰退;衰落 If something declines, it becomes less in quantity, importance, or strength. 下降;减少;衰退;衰落 [Also V + to/by]

  • The number of staff has declined from 217,000 to 114,000. [VERB + from]

    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. [VERB amount]

    第一季度工人每小时的产量下降了 1.3%。

  • Union membership and union power are declining fast. [VERB]

    工会的人数和力量都在迅速萎缩。

  • ...a declining birth rate. [VERB-ing]

    呈下降态势的人口出生率

SYN fall, fail, drop, contract
2 VERB 婉拒;谢绝 If you decline something or decline to do something, you politely refuse to accept it or do it. 婉拒;谢绝 [formal]

  • He declined their invitation. [VERB noun]

    他谢绝了他们的邀请。

  • The band declined to comment on the story. [VERB to-infinitive]

    乐队拒绝对这一报道作任何评论。

  • He offered the boys some coffee. They declined politely. [VERB]

    他问那些小伙子要不要来点咖啡，他们婉辞了。

SYN refuse, reject, turn down, avoid
3 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. 下降;减少;衰退;衰落 [Also V + to/by]

  • There wasn't such a big decline in enrollments after all. [+ in]

    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

  • The first signs of economic decline became visible.

    经济衰退的最初迹象开始显现出来。

SYN fall, fail, drop, contract
4 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. 逐渐势微;正在衰退

  • 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。

5 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. 走下坡路;开始衰退

  • 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。

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Word PartnershipUse decline with:
ADJ.

economic decline, gradual decline, rapid decline, steady decline 3

Word Linkclin ≈ leaning : decline, incline, recline
Trends of decline
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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2190 COCA: 2000
decline

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + DECLINE | DECLINE + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤catastrophic, 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 + DECLINE➤experience, 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 + VERB➤occur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PREPOSITION➤in 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PHRASES➤the 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 ADVERB➤considerably, 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PREPOSITION➤by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。PHRASES➤decline 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ADVERB➤politely, respectfully客氣地／禮貌地拒絕
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2190 COCA: 2000
decline noun
⇨ reductiondecline verb
⇨ fall 1 (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...
To refuse permission, or to not allow something: forbid, decline, prohibit...
The grammatical behaviour of words: agreement, agree with, backshift...
Rates of decrease and the process of decreasing: decrease, reduction, decline...

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