decline
decline 英 [dɪˈklaɪn] 美 [dɪˈklaɪn]
n. 下降；衰退 v. 下降；衰落；谢绝
进行时:declining 过去式:declined 过去分词:declined 第三人称单数:declines 名词复数:declines
- When something declines, it goes downhill. If you stop working out, your health may decline. If you want it to improve, you should start climbing inclines instead of coasting down declines.
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- n. 下降；衰退
- v. 下降；衰落；谢绝
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1. a rapid decline,a sharp decline,a gradual decline
迅速╱急剧╱逐渐下降
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2. urban decline,economic decline
城市衰落；经济衰退
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3. The company reported a small decline in its profits.
公司报告其利润略有减少。
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4. Support for the party continues to decline.
对该党的支持继续下降。
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5. Her health was declining rapidly.
她的健康状况迅速恶化。
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6. 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。
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7. to decline an offer，to decline an invitation
谢绝对方的主动帮助╱邀请
- decline (n.) early 14c., "deterioration, degeneration," from Old French declin (see decline (v.)).
- decline (v.) late 14c., "to turn aside, deviate," from Old French decliner "to sink, decline, degenerate, turn aside," from Latin declinare "to lower; avoid, deviate; bend from, inflect," from de- "from" (see de-) + clinare "to bend," from PIE *klein-, suffixed form of root *klei- "to lean." Sense has been altered since c. 1400 by interpretation of de- as "downward." Meaning "not to consent, politely refuse," is from 1630s. Related: Declined; declining.
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