| 释义 |
de·cline /dɪˈklaɪn/ vt. | vi. | n. | phr.
I ❶ vt.
1. 拒绝
decline to answer questions 拒绝回答问题
He declined going. 他拒绝去。
She declined to be annoyed. 她偏不为此生气。
2. 婉辞，谢绝
We declined his offer of a lift. 我们谢绝了他让我们搭车的邀请。
He declined the whisky. 他谢绝了威士忌酒。
3. 使倾斜；使低垂
4. 【语】使(静词)发生词尾变化；使变格
5. 〈废〉挡开，防止；避免
❷ vi.
1. 拒绝；婉辞，谢绝
We sent him an invitation but he declined. 我们向他发出邀请，但他谢绝了。
2. 下降；减少
Domestic production of oil will continue to decline. 国内石油生产将继续下降。
Our profits have temporarily declined. 我们的利润一时已有所减少。
3. (太阳等)落下
4. 衰退，衰落
Her health has been declining these past months. 过去几个月中她的健康状况变得越来越糟。
a declining market 衰退的市场
5. 〈古〉下倾；下垂
The hill declines to the lake. 山坡向着湖畔倾斜。
6. 接近结束
declining years 晚年
The day is declining. 时近黄昏。
7. 沦落；堕落
He has declined to a disgraceful state. 他已落泊潦倒。
8. 〈废〉背离，偏离
II n.
1. 下降；减少；落下
a decline in prices 物价的下跌
The working population is in decline. 在业人口正在减少。
The country's No. 1 killer, heart disease, is on the decline. 该国致死率最高的心脏病发病率正在下降。
2. 衰退，衰落
a decline in health 健康的衰退
Our business has gone into a decline this year. 今年我们生意不景气。
the decline of Roman Empire 罗马帝国的衰落
3. 衰退(或衰落)期；结束期，后期
the decline of life 晚年
World War II started its decline during March, 1945. 第二次世界大战于1945年3月进入最后阶段。
4. 倾斜；斜坡
The path follows a sharp decline to the lake. 小道沿着陡坡的落势通向湖泊。
5. 〈古〉消耗病(如肺病)
[< OFr decliner to inflect, turn away < L dēclînāre < DE- + clînāre to bend] phr. decline with thanks 谢绝 (常用作反语，实指不屑一顾地拒绝) |