decline
美音:[dık´laın
]
英音:[dık´laın
]
vi.下倾,下降,下垂 v.拒绝,衰落 n.下倾,下降,下垂,斜面,斜坡,衰败,衰落
难易程度:
decline为短语/超纲词汇
词频:2451
词形变化:
名词:decliner 动词过去式:declined 过去分词:declined 现在分词:declining 第三人称单数:declines 形容词:declinable
词根
clin＝to bend（弯曲）
近义词, 同义词
decrease diminution lessening subtraction reduction abatement shrinking contraction abridgment abbreviation shortening extenuation subsidence wane ebb decline ebbing descent decrement depreciation deterioration anticlimax mitigation moderationdecrease diminish lessen abridge shorten shrink contract drop off fall off tail off fall away waste wear wane ebb decline descend subside melt away die away retreat run low languish decay crumble abate discount depreciate extenuate lower weaken attenuate subtract
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decline
/dɪ'klaɪn; dɪ`klaɪn/
v
1 [I, Tn, Tt] say `no' to (sth); refuse (sth offered), usu politely 拒绝（接受某物）; （通常指）谢绝
*I invited her to join us, but she declined. 我邀请她和我们在一起, 可是她婉言谢绝了.
* decline an invitation to dinner 谢绝宴请
* He declined to discuss his plans. 他拒绝讨论他的计划.
2 [I] become smaller, weaker, fewer, etc; diminish 变小; 变弱; 变少
*Her influence declined after she lost the election. 她落选後其影响力大为降低.
* a declining birth-rate 逐渐下降的出生率
* declining sales 销售量下降
* He spent his declining years (ie those at the end of his life) in the country. 他在乡村度过晚年.
3 (grammar)
(a) [Tn] vary the endings of (nouns and pronouns) according to their function in a sentence 改变（名词和代词）的词尾（根据其在句中的作用）.
(b) [I] (of nouns and pronouns) vary in this way （指名词和代词）按此方式变化.
/dɪ'klaɪn; dɪ`klaɪn/
n
1 ~ (in sth) gradual and continuous loss of strength, power, numbers, etc; declining （力量、权力、数量等的）消减
*the decline of the Roman Empire 罗马帝国的衰亡
* a decline in population, prices, popularity 人口、价格、声望的降低.
2 (idm 习语) fall/go into a de`cline lose strength, influence, etc 失去力量、影响等
*After his wife's death, he fell into a decline. 他在妻子死後一蹶不振.
* The company has gone into a decline because of falling demand. 由于市场需求下降, 这家公司的生意每况愈下. on the de`cline becoming weaker, fewer, etc 在消减; 在衰退
*She is on the decline, and may die soon. 她身体越来越弱, 恐不久于人世.
* The number of robberies in the area is on the decline. 这地区的劫案在减少.
v
1 [I, Tn, Tt] say `no' to (sth); refuse (sth offered), usu politely 拒绝（接受某物）; （通常指）谢绝
*I invited her to join us, but she declined. 我邀请她和我们在一起, 可是她婉言谢绝了.
* decline an invitation to dinner 谢绝宴请
* He declined to discuss his plans. 他拒绝讨论他的计划.
2 [I] become smaller, weaker, fewer, etc; diminish 变小; 变弱; 变少
*Her influence declined after she lost the election. 她落选後其影响力大为降低.
* a declining birth-rate 逐渐下降的出生率
* declining sales 销售量下降
* He spent his declining years (ie those at the end of his life) in the country. 他在乡村度过晚年.
3 (grammar)
(a) [Tn] vary the endings of (nouns and pronouns) according to their function in a sentence 改变（名词和代词）的词尾（根据其在句中的作用）.
(b) [I] (of nouns and pronouns) vary in this way （指名词和代词）按此方式变化.
/dɪ'klaɪn; dɪ`klaɪn/
n
1 ~ (in sth) gradual and continuous loss of strength, power, numbers, etc; declining （力量、权力、数量等的）消减
*the decline of the Roman Empire 罗马帝国的衰亡
* a decline in population, prices, popularity 人口、价格、声望的降低.
2 (idm 习语) fall/go into a de`cline lose strength, influence, etc 失去力量、影响等
*After his wife's death, he fell into a decline. 他在妻子死後一蹶不振.
* The company has gone into a decline because of falling demand. 由于市场需求下降, 这家公司的生意每况愈下. on the de`cline becoming weaker, fewer, etc 在消减; 在衰退
*She is on the decline, and may die soon. 她身体越来越弱, 恐不久于人世.
* The number of robberies in the area is on the decline. 这地区的劫案在减少.
1. But as a woman's power is still strongly perceived to be tied up with the ability to bear children, ageing demonstrates to the world her decline, her uselessness for her primary function.
但由于女性的本领仍在很大程度上被看作与生育能力密切相关，年龄增长向世人显示的是她的衰老，就她的首要作用而言她已无用了。
2. Wrinkles are symbolic of the decline of her ability to reproduce.
皱纹就象征着她生育能力的衰退。
3. This decline in vigour with the passing of time is called ageing.
这种随着时间流逝的活力衰退就叫做衰老。
4. This decline in vigour with the passing of time is called ageing.
这种随着时间流逝的活力衰退就叫做衰老。
5. This decline in vigour with the passing of time is called ageing.
生命力随着时间的流失而衰退叫做衰老。
6. It is one of the most unpleasant discoveries which we all make that we must decline in this way,
人类发现的最不愉快的一个事实是：人必然会衰老。
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但由于女性的本领仍在很大程度上被看作与生育能力密切相关，年龄增长向世人显示的是她的衰老，就她的首要作用而言她已无用了。
2. Wrinkles are symbolic of the decline of her ability to reproduce.
皱纹就象征着她生育能力的衰退。
3. This decline in vigour with the passing of time is called ageing.
这种随着时间流逝的活力衰退就叫做衰老。
4. This decline in vigour with the passing of time is called ageing.
这种随着时间流逝的活力衰退就叫做衰老。
5. This decline in vigour with the passing of time is called ageing.
生命力随着时间的流失而衰退叫做衰老。
6. It is one of the most unpleasant discoveries which we all make that we must decline in this way,
人类发现的最不愉快的一个事实是：人必然会衰老。
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