英语释义

• go down;

  "The roof declines here"

• grow worse;

  "Conditions in the slum worsened"

• a downward slope or bend

• change toward something smaller or lower

• refuse to accept;

  "He refused my offer of hospitality"

• a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current

• a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state

• show unwillingness towards;

  "he declined to join the group on a hike"

• inflect for number, gender, case, etc., "in many languages, speakers decline nouns, pronouns, and adjectives"

• go down in value;

  "the stock market corrected"

  "prices slumped"

• grow smaller;

  "Interest in the project waned"

片语

decline curve递减曲线

on the decline在走下坡路；在衰退中

family decline家道中落

decline factor递减系数

Decline help拒绝帮助

decline and fall衰亡

autumn decline秋衰

decline stage衰退期；下降阶段

in decline在衰退中

early decline初降

Forest decline森林衰退病

economic decline经济衰退

Decline stage衰退期；下降阶段

rate of decline递减速度

英汉例句

• to decline to vote is a cop-out.

  拒绝投票就是一种逃避。

• this decline was most pronounced in the fourth quarter of 2008.

  这种衰退的趋势在2008年第四季度最为明显。

• the price decline was driven by energy declines, and is just one month’s data point, but even so, the figure is worrisome.

  价格下跌是由能源价格下跌带动的，这只是一个月的数据点，但即便如此，该数字也令人担忧。

• but through tricks such as injecting water or gas to maintain pressure, oil firms manage to reduce the rate of decline to 7.7%.

  但是通过诸如灌水或注气来维持压力等方法石油企业成功地将产量下降的幅度降低到7.7%。

• indeed, if the developed world as a whole suffers an absolute decline in 2009, next year is set to be the first year on record when emerging economies account for more than 100% of world growth.

  确实如此，如果整个发达国家会在2009年遭受一个绝对的经济衰退，明年应该是创纪录的一年：这是新兴国家第一年占超过世界100％的增长。

• i must decline to show favour to any of the candidates.

  我必须拒绝偏袒任何一位候选人.

• a fractional decline in earnings

  利润微降

• the first signs of economic decline became visible.

  经济衰退的最初迹象开始显现出来。

• but if we have that baseline and show that that child went from 132 to 105, that’s a very significant decline and is clear indication of their learning problem.

  但是，如果我们有基线表明孩子的智商从132降到105，这是一个非常显着下降，明确地显示他们的学习遇到了问题。

• the move stopped the pound「s decline but failed to bring about a significant rally.

  这个行动制止了英镑的下跌，但是未能使比价有很大上升。

• what does all of this tell us about the rise of the east and the decline of the west?

  所有这些能够告诉我们有关东方崛起西方衰落的什么信息？

• some of that decline was because of business failures.

  这个下降部分原因是因为企业破产。

• the decline in marriage has been offset by a rise in cohabitation.

  结婚人数的减少由于同居人数的增加而得以弥补。

• but in 2009, world trade could decline for the first time since 1982.

  然而，世界贸易2009年可能会出现1982年以来的第一次下降。

• 「in the absence of a disease such as alzheimer」s, people [compensate] quite well despite the decline in memory, 」 he said.

  「（当一个人）缺乏像老人癡呆这样的疾病时，人们补偿得很好而不管记忆的衰退。」他说到。

• we managed to decline gracefully.

  我们设法婉拒了。

• yet killings in conflict, the curse of humanity since the ancient world, have been in marked decline in the past two decades.

  然而沖突导致的死亡，这种从远古以来就成为人性诅咒的东西，在过去二十年中有明显的下降。

• most forecasts for next year say that ad spending in america will decline by 5% or more.

  对下一年的绝大多数预测都显示美国国内的广告支出将下跌5%以上。

相似词

fail失败，不及格；破产；缺乏；衰退

sink（在水或泥里）下沉；使（船只）沉没；倒下；渗透；完全被理解；使锋利物穿透表面；（物体）沉降；消失；降低；（声音）变小；挖掘；埋入；使消沉，压抑；接近死亡；隐藏；击球入洞；（非正式）猛喝

weaken变弱；畏缩；变软弱

fall秋天的

run经营；奔跑；运转

down(Down) （美）唐（人名）

hill(Hill)人名；(法、西)伊尔；(德、英、匈、捷、罗、芬、瑞典)希尔

slant倾斜；观点；偏见；斜面

descent除去…的气味；使…失去香味

slope斜坡；倾斜；斜率；扛枪姿势

reject被弃之物或人；次品

refuse拒绝，回绝；拒绝给，拒绝接受；（物）未应要求其作用（非正式）；（旧）不接受（某人的）求婚；（马）拒绝跨（栏等障碍物）

weaken变弱；畏缩；变软弱

loosen(Loosen)人名；(德)洛森

deteriorate恶化

reduction减少；下降；缩小；还原反应

relaxation放松；缓和；消遣

rust(Rust)人名；(英)拉斯特；(德、捷、瑞典)鲁斯特；(法)吕斯特

sink（在水或泥里）下沉；使（船只）沉没；倒下；渗透；完全被理解；使锋利物穿透表面；（物体）沉降；消失；降低；（声音）变小；挖掘；埋入；使消沉，压抑；接近死亡；隐藏；击球入洞；（非正式）猛喝

diminution减少，降低；缩小

fade使褪色

depression沮丧；忧愁；抑郁癥；洼地；不景气；低气压区

fail失败，不及格；破产；缺乏；衰退

abstain（投票时）弃权，放弃；避免，回避；自制，戒除

subside平息；减弱；沉淀；坐下

descend下去；沿…向下

wane衰落；变小；亏缺；退潮；消逝

downfall垮台；衰败；落下；大雨

afternoon午后，下午

lapse（时间）流逝；（合同）终止；背弃（宗教信仰）

run经营；奔跑；运转

refuse拒绝，回绝；拒绝给，拒绝接受；（物）未应要求其作用（非正式）；（旧）不接受（某人的）求婚；（马）拒绝跨（栏等障碍物）

descent除去…的气味；使…失去香味

reject被弃之物或人；次品

lessen减少；减轻；变小

down(Down) （美）唐（人名）

fall秋天的

slope斜坡；倾斜；斜率；扛枪姿势

ebb衰退；减少；衰落；潮退

droop使…下垂

languish憔悴；凋萎；失去活力；苦思

hill(Hill)人名；(法、西)伊尔；(德、英、匈、捷、罗、芬、瑞典)希尔

slant倾斜；观点；偏见；斜面

dwindle使缩小，使减少

相反词

accept承认；同意；承兑

accept承认；同意；承兑

choose选择，挑选

development发展；开发；发育；住宅小区（专指由同一开发商开发的）；[摄] 显影

prosper(Prosper)人名；(英、德、罗、法)普罗斯珀

thrive繁荣，兴旺；茁壮成长

develop发育；生长；进化；显露

flourish夸张动作；出色部分；华丽辞藻；花彩字；（管弦乐）花彩号声