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decline/diˈklain/ v. & n.●v. 1 intr. deteriorate; lose strength or vigour; decrease 恶化；衰败，衰退；减少 2a tr. reply with formal courtesy that one will not accept (an invitation, honour, etc.) 婉辞(邀请、荣誉等) b tr. refuse, esp. formally and courteously 拒绝; (尤指正式而有礼地)谢绝 declined to be made use of 拒绝被利用; declined doing anything 谢绝做任何事 c tr. turn away from (a challenge, battle, discussion, etc.) 防止；避免(挑战、战斗、争论等) d intr. give or send a refusal 拒绝；婉辞；谢绝 3 intr. slope downwards 下倾 4 intr. bend down, droop 弯曲；下垂 5 tr. Gram. state the forms of (a noun, pronoun, or adjective) corresponding to cases, number, and gender 【语法】(名词、代词或形容词)发生格、数、性的词尾变化 6 intr. (of a day, life, etc.) draw to a close (一日、生命等)接近结束 7 intr. decrease in price etc. (价格等)下降；跌价 8 tr. bend down 使弯曲 ●n. 1 gradual loss of vigour or excellence 下降；减少 on the decline 在衰退中 2 decay, deterioration 衰退；衰落 3 the sun's gradual setting; the last part of the course (of the sun, of life, etc.) (太阳逐渐)落下; (生命等的)最后阶段 4 a fall in price (物价)下跌 5 archaic tuberculosis or a similar wasting disease [古义] (肺结核类)消耗病 □ declinable adj.□ decliner n.[Middle English via Old French decliner from Latin declinare (as DE-, clinare ‘bend’)] |