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]
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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。
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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%。
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Union membership and union power are declining fast. [VERB]
工会的人数和力量都在迅速萎缩。
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...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]
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He declined their invitation. [VERB noun]
他谢绝了他们的邀请。
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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。
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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]
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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。
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...Rome's decline in the fifth century.
公元5世纪时罗马的衰落
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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
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Thankfully the smoking of cigarettes is on the decline.
令人欣慰的是，吸烟量在逐渐下降。
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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
Word PartnershipWord Link
| Word Partnership | Use decline with: |
| ADJ. | economic decline, gradual decline, rapid decline, steady decline 3 |
| Word Link | clin ≈ leaning : decline, incline, recline |
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