decline
英 [dɪ'klaɪn]
美[dɪ'klaɪn]
	    - n. 下降;衰退;斜面
 - vi. 下降;衰落;谢绝
 - vt. 谢绝;婉拒
 
实用场景例句
- a rapid/sharp/gradual decline
 - 迅速 / 急剧 / 逐渐下降
 
牛津词典
- urban/economic decline
 - 城市衰落;经济衰退
 
牛津词典
- The company reported a small decline in its profits.
 - 公司报告其利润略有减少。
 
牛津词典
- An increase in cars has resulted in the decline of public transport.
 - 汽车的增加导致了公共交通的减少。
 
牛津词典
- The town fell into (a) decline (= started to be less busy, important, etc.) after the mine closed.
 - 这个镇在矿井关闭后开始衰落。
 
牛津词典
- Industry in Britain has been in decline since the 1970s.
 - 英国工业自20世纪70年代以来一直在走下坡路。
 
牛津词典
- Support for the party continues to decline.
 - 对该党的支持继续下降。
 
牛津词典
- The number of tourists to the resort declined by 10% last year.
 - 去年到这个胜地旅游的人数减少了10%。
 
牛津词典
- Her health was declining rapidly.
 - 她的健康状况迅速恶化。
 
牛津词典
- I offered to give them a lift but they declined.
 - 我主动邀请他们搭车,但他们婉言谢绝了。
 
牛津词典
- to decline an offer/invitation
 - 谢绝对方的主动帮助 / 邀请
 
牛津词典
- Their spokesman declined to comment on the allegations.
 - 他们的发言人拒绝对这些指控加以评论。
 
牛津词典
- The number of staff has declined from 217,000 to 114,000...
 - 员工人数从 21.7万减少到了11.4万。
 
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Hourly output by workers declined 1.3% in the first quarter...
 - 第一季度工人每小时的产量下降了 1.3%。
 
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He declined their invitation...
 - 他谢绝了他们的邀请。
 
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The band declined to comment on the story...
 - 乐队拒绝对这一报道作任何评论。
 
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- There wasn't such a big decline in enrollments after all...
 - 注册人数终究还是没有出现如此大幅度的下降。
 
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...Rome's decline in the fifth century...
 - 公元5世纪时罗马的衰落
 
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Thankfully the smoking of cigarettes is on the decline...
 - 令人欣慰的是,吸烟量在逐渐下降。
 
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
 
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
 
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The decline of sales embarrassed the company.
 - 销路下降使公司陷于财政困难.
 
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- His father is on the decline.
 - 他父亲的身体越来越弱.
 
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