decline

verb

OPAL WOPAL S

/dɪˈklaɪn/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they decline	/dɪˈklaɪn/ /dɪˈklaɪn/
he / she / it declines	/dɪˈklaɪnz/ /dɪˈklaɪnz/
past simple declined	/dɪˈklaɪnd/ /dɪˈklaɪnd/
past participle declined	/dɪˈklaɪnd/ /dɪˈklaɪnd/
-ing form declining	/dɪˈklaɪnɪŋ/ /dɪˈklaɪnɪŋ/

[intransitive] (rather formal) to become smaller, fewer, weaker, etc.减少；下降；衰弱；衰退
- Support for the party continues to decline.对该党的支持继续下降。
- decline by something Sales of whole milk declined by 4 per cent.全脂牛奶的销售额下降了4%。
- decline in something The city declined in importance in the nineteenth century.这座城市的重要性在十九世纪下降了。
- to decline in popularity/value/number 受欢迎程度/价值/数量下降
- Jobs in manufacturing have steadily declined.制造业的就业岗位稳步下降。
- to decline sharply/significantly/dramatically急剧/显著/急剧下降
- to decline rapidly/markedly/substantially 迅速/显著/大幅下降
- Her health began to decline.她的健康状况开始恶化
- Profits declined by 6 per cent this year.今年利润下降了6%。
- The economy has declined sharply in recent years.近几年经济急剧下滑。
- The market for these products is declining fast.这些产品的市场正在迅速萎缩。
- The number of full-time staff has declined from 300 to just 50.全职员工的数量从 300 人下降到区区 50 人。
- This section of the market has slowly declined in importance.这部份市场的重要性已慢慢下降。
- Her health was declining rapidly.她的健康状况迅速恶化。
Topics Change, cause and effectb2
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- considerably
- dramatically
- drastically
- …
preposition
- by
- from
- to
- …
phrases
- decline in importance, numbers, size, etc.
[intransitive, transitive] (formal) to refuse politely to accept or to do something谢绝；婉言拒绝 synonym refuse1
- I offered to give them a lift but they declined.我主动提议开车送他们，但他们婉言谢绝了。
- decline something to decline an offer/invitation谢绝对方的主动帮助／邀请
- We politely declined her invitation.我们礼貌地谢绝了她的邀请。
- She declined a second glass of wine and called for a taxi.她谢绝了第二杯酒，叫了一辆出租车。
- decline to do something 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。
- Patients of course have the right to decline treatment.患者当然有权拒绝治疗。
- The minister declined to be interviewed.部长拒绝接受采访。
- I absolutely decline to discuss my dealings with him or anyone.我拒绝讨论任何有关我和他或是其他人的交往。
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- politely
- respectfully
[intransitive, transitive] decline (something) (grammar语法) if a noun, an adjective or a pronoun declines, it has different forms according to whether it is the subject or the object of a verb, whether it is in the singular or plural, etc. When you decline a noun, etc., you list these forms.（根据名词、形容词或代词在句中的作用）变格，使发生词形变化Topics Languagec2

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decline

noun

OPAL WOPAL S

/dɪˈklaɪn/

[countable, usually singular, uncountable]

a continuous decrease in the number, value, quality, etc. of something（数量、价值、质量等的）减少，下降，衰落，衰退
- decline in something There has been a 5 per cent decline in student numbers.学生人数下降了5%。
- decline of something the decline of seabird populations海鸟数量的减少
- a sharp/steep/rapid decline急剧/急剧/迅速的下降
- a steady/gradual decline稳步/逐渐下降
- They have experienced decades of economic decline.他们经历了几十年的经济衰退。
- in decline 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。
- Many of the city's magnificent buildings fell into decline.这座城市的许多宏伟建筑开始衰落。
Wordfinder
- boom
- decline
- dip
- fluctuate
- level off/out
- peak
- plateau
- plummet
- slump
- trend
- The cloth trade went into gradual decline.布匹贸易逐渐衰落。
- a steady decline in manufacturing制造业的持续衰退
- We have seen a sharp decline in educational standards over recent years.近年我们目睹了教育水平的急剧下滑。
- a steep decline in sales销售额的陡降
- the moral decline of the nation这个民族的道德沦丧
- an industry in terminal decline一蹶不振的工业
- The increased gold price lead to the decline of his jewellery business.金价上涨导致他的珠宝生意下滑。
- This area has been on the decline for some years now.这个地区这几年一直在衰落。
- We must halt this decline in health services.我们一定要阻止医疗服务的倒退。
- These measures have failed to reverse the country's economic decline.这些措施未能扭转该国的经济衰退。
- the decline and fall of a great civilization伟大文明的衰落
Topics Change, cause and effectb2, Moneyb2
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- catastrophic
- considerable
- dramatic
- …
verb + decline
- experience
- fall into
- go into
- …
decline + verb
- occur
- begin
preposition
- in decline
- on the decline
- decline in
- …
phrases
- the decline and fall of something
词源late Middle English: from Old French decliner, from Latin declinare ‘bend down, turn aside’, from de- ‘down’ + clinare ‘to bend’.