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单词 decline
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decline

/dɪˈklaɪn/
1
no obj. no obj.(typically of something regarded as good) become smaller, fewer, or less; decrease
(尤指好的事物)变小, 变少; 减少, 降低:

the birth rate continued to decline.

生育率继续下降。

1.1
diminish in strength or quality; deteriorate
减弱, 下降; 恶化:

her health began to decline

她的健康状况开始恶化

as adj. declining declining industries.

衰退的产业。

2
with obj. politely refuse (an invitation or offer)
谢绝, 婉言拒绝:

Caroline declined the coffee.

卡罗琳推辞不喝咖啡。

2.1
with infinitive politely refuse to do something
谢绝, 拒绝:

the company declined to comment.

该公司拒绝做出评论。

3
no obj.(especially of the sun) move downwards
(尤指太阳)下沉。
3.1
archaic bend down; droop
〈古〉弯曲; 低垂。
4
with obj.(in the grammar of Latin, Greek, and certain other languages) state the forms of (a noun, pronoun, or adjective) corresponding to cases, number, and gender
(拉丁语、希腊语和某些其他语言的语法)使(名词, 代词, 形容词)变化词形。
in sing.
1
a gradual and continuous loss of strength, numbers, or quality
日渐衰弱, 持续减少, 不断下降:

a serious decline in bird numbers

鸟的数量的严重持续减少

mass noun a civilization in decline.

日渐衰落的文明。

1.1
a fall in price or value
(价格的)下跌, 贬值:

the decline of world coffee prices.

世界咖啡价格的下跌。

1.2
archaic the sun's gradual setting
〈古〉夕阳渐沉。
1.3
archaic a disease in which the bodily strength gradually fails, especially tuberculosis
〈古〉消耗病(尤指肺结核)。
短语

declining years

1
the period of one's old age
(人的)老年时期, 垂暮之年。
1.1
the period leading up to the end of an enterprise or institution
(企业或机构的)式微时期, 衰败期, 没落期:

the declining years of the Austro-Hungarian empire.

奥匈帝国的没落时期。

派生词

declinable

adjective

decliner

noun
词源
late Middle English: from Old French decliner, from Latin declinare 'bend down, turn aside', from de- 'down'+clinare 'to bend'.
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