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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2190 COCA: 2000
decline
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verb /dɪˈklaɪn/
present tense
I/you/we/theydecline
he/she/itdeclines
present participledeclining
past tensedeclined
past participledeclined
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  1. 1
    [I] to become less or worse 减少；变糟；衰退

    The number of people buying their own homes has declined. 购置自有住房的人数已经减少。

    In many cases living standards are declining. 在许多方面生活水平正在下降。

    decline steadily/sharply/rapidly/dramatically :

    Share prices declined sharply last week. 股票价格上星期大幅度下降。

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    To become less in size, amount or value: crater, decrease, decline...
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    To become worse: worsen, decline, deteriorate...
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    [I/T] to say politely that you will not accept something or do something 谢绝；（礼貌地）拒绝
    decline an offer/invitation :

    We asked her to the reception, but she declined the invitation. 我们请她参加招待会，但她谢绝了邀请。

    They offered to fly him to Brussels, but he declined. 他们主动提出用飞机送他去布鲁塞尔，但他谢绝了。

    decline to do something :

    The minister declined to comment on the rumours. 部长拒绝对那些传言发表评论。

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    To say no: decline, nix, pass up...
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    To refuse permission, or to not allow something: forbid, decline, prohibit...
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    [I] linguistics if a noun, adjective, or pronoun declines, its form changes depending on its relationship to other words in a sentence （名词、形容词或代词）变格，词形变化
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    The grammatical behaviour of words: agreement, agree with, backshift...
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      [T] to list all the forms of the declension of a noun, adjective, or pronoun 列出（名词、形容词或代词的）词形变化；使变格
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      The grammatical behaviour of words: agreement, agree with, backshift...
decline
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noun [C/U] /dɪˈklaɪn/
singulardecline
pluraldeclines
  1. a reduction in the amount or quality of something （数量的）减少；（质量的）下降
    decline in :

    There has been a steady decline in public services over recent years. 近几年公共服务的质量一直在持续下降。

    a sharp/steep/dramatic decline :

    a sharp decline in share prices 股票价格的急剧下降

    economic/moral decline :

    an effort to halt the economic decline of the region 阻止该地区经济衰退的努力

    fall/go/slip into a decline :

    The industry has now fallen into a decline. 这个行业现在已不景气了。

    in decline :

    Agriculture is in decline in many Third World countries. 许多第三世界国家的农业都在衰退。

    on the decline :

    Thankfully, this is a disease that is now on the decline. 令人欣慰的是，这是一种现在越来越少的疾病。

     Synonyms and related words
    Rates of decrease and the process of decreasing: decrease, reduction, decline...
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2190 COCA: 2000
decline

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + DECLINE | DECLINE + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤catastrophic, considerable, dramatic, drastic, large, major, marked, massive, serious, severe, significant, substantial災難性衰退；大幅減少；急劇下降；大規模衰退；顯著下降；嚴重的滑坡；相當規模的下降；巨大的衰退➤precipitous, sharp, steep急劇下降➤rapid, sudden快速／突然下降▸➤gentle, modest, slight溫和下降；適度的下降；輕微下跌➤gradual, slow逐漸／緩慢下降▸➤continuing, progressive, steady, sustained持續的衰退；逐漸的下降；穩步的下降◇a steady decline in manufacturing製造業的持續衰退➤general, long-term, overall總體／長期／全面衰退▸➤absolute, inevitable, inexorable, irreversible, terminal絕對的衰退；不可避免的下跌；無法改變的衰敗；不可逆轉的衰退；無可挽回的衰敗◇an industry in terminal decline一蹶不振的工業➤economic, industrial, moral, political, urban經濟哀退；工業衰退；道德淪喪；政治衰退；城市衰落◇the moral decline of the nation這個民族的道德淪喪➤mental, physical智力／體力下降➤population, price人口減少；價格下降▸➤national民族衰落➤seasonal季節性下降➤age-related與年齡相關的下降VERB + DECLINE➤experience, fall into, go into, suffer經歷衰落；陷入衰落；開始衰敗；衰落◇The cloth trade went into gradual decline.布匹貿易逐漸衰落。➤cause, lead to引起衰退；導致衰退◇The increased price of gold led to the decline of his business.黃金價格上漲導致他的生意下滑。➤arrest, halt, stem, stop阻止衰退；止住下滑◇We must halt this decline in standards.我們一定要阻止水準的下滑。➤slow減緩下滑▸➤prevent預防下滑▸➤reverse扭轉下挫➤offset抵消下滑▸➤accelerate, hasten加速下滑▸➤see, witness見證下滑◇We have seen a sharp decline in educational standards over recent years.近年我們目睹了教育水平的急劇下滑。➤lament哀歎衰落◇They lament the decline of old-fashioned communities.他們哀歎老式社區的衰落。DECLINE + VERB➤occur衰退發生◇Most of the decline occurred in the 1990s.大多數衰退發生在 20 世紀 90 年代。➤begin衰退開始PREPOSITION➤in decline在下降◇The industry is still in decline.該產業仍在走下坡路。➤on the decline在衰退中◇His career has been on the decline for some years now.他事業下滑已經有些年頭了。➤decline in在⋯方面的下降◇a steep decline in sales銷售額的陡降➤decline of⋯的衰退◇the decline of small farming communities小農業社區的衰退PHRASES➤the decline and fall of sth⋯的衰退◇the decline and fall of a great civilization偉大文明的衰落
decline

verb¹

 1become smaller/weaker縮小；減弱ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADVERB➤considerably, dramatically, drastically, markedly, sharply, significantly, steeply, substantially大幅下降；驟降；急劇減少；明顯衰退◇The economy has declined sharply in recent years.近幾年經濟急劇下滑。➤somewhat有所下滑▸➤a little, slightly, etc.有點兒／略有減少▸➤fast, quickly, rapidly快速下降；迅速衰退◇The market for these products is declining fast.這些產品的市場正在迅速萎縮。➤steadily穩步下降▸➤gradually, slowly逐漸下降；緩慢下滑▸➤further進一步下降PREPOSITION➤by減少⋯◇Profits declined by 6% this year.今年利潤減少了 6%。➤from, to從⋯下降；下降到⋯◇The number of full-time staff has declined from 300 to just 50.全職員工的數量從 300 人下降到區區 50 人。PHRASES➤decline in importance, numbers, size, etc.重要性、數量、規模等下降◇This section of the market has slowly declined in importance.這部份市場的重要性已慢慢下降。
decline

verb²

 2refuse拒絕下降ADVERB➤politely, respectfully客氣地／禮貌地拒絕
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2190 COCA: 2000
decline noun
⇨ reductiondecline verb
⇨ fall 1 (The number of tourists has declined.) ⇨ refuse (decline an invitation) ⇨ worsen (sb's health declines)

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