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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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