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v.下降⁶⁸;减少¹⁸;变弱;拒绝¹¹;倾斜¹n.衰微¹;跌落¹;晚年形容词declinable名词decliner过去分词declined现在分词declining三单declines
减少否定拒绝缩减自然虚弱衰弱金融危机减少，减轻
n.名词
C下降,减少,衰退a period or process of declining; movement to a lower or worse position
v.动词
vt. & vi. 辞谢; 谢绝邀请等say “No” to; refuse sth offered vi. 太阳落下of the sun go down
Noun:
change toward something smaller or lowera condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better statea gradual decrease; as of stored charge or currenta downward slope or bend
Verb:
grow worse;Conditions in the slum worsened refuse to accept;He refused my offer of hospitality show unwillingness towards;he declined to join the group on a hike grow smaller;Interest in the project waned go down;The roof declines here go down in value;the stock market corrected prices slumped inflect for number, gender, case, etc.,in many languages, speakers decline nouns, pronouns, and adjectives
v.动词
decline, refuse, reject这三个词的共同意思是“拒绝”。其区别是： 1.从语气上来说, refuse是最普通的用词,一般指直接地拒绝,语气不那么委婉。decline语气较委婉,相当于汉语的“谢绝”。例如: He declined my invitation because of a previous appointment.因另有约会在先,他谢绝了我的邀请。reject语气强烈,用于正式场合,如外交和商业条款之类,表示当面明确地拒绝所给、所请、所提议之事,另外还有抛弃或剔除不适当的或不喜欢的东西的意味。例如: He rejected my friendly advice upon further consideration.他经过进一步的考虑,明确地拒绝了我友好的建议。2.从搭配上来说,这三个词都可接名词如an offer作宾语,但invitation只能与refer, decline搭配; suggestion只能与reject, decline搭配; permission只能与refuse搭配; plan只能与reject搭配。另外refuse和decline都可接动词不定式作宾语,而reject则不可以。例如: He refused〔declined〕 to join us in the game.他拒绝与我们一起游戏。refuse，decline，reject，repel，deny这些动词均含“拒绝”之意。 refuse语气较重，指态度坚决，肯定无疑的拒绝。 decline指婉言谢绝他人的帮助或邀请等。 reject多指由于某物某事某行为不能让人满意而被当面直截了当地拒绝，与之相近的是spurn，鄙弃之意。 repel作“拒绝”解时，语气比reject强。 deny指否认观点。 de-, 向下，离开。-clin, 弯，转，词源同lean, incline. 即向下转开，引申义婉言拒绝。
用作动词 v.
～+名词decline a proposal〔invitation〕谢绝建议〔邀请〕decline an appointment〔the challenge〕不愿接受委任〔挑战〕decline suggestion谢绝建议～+副词decline westward向西下沉decline courteously〔tactfully〕有礼貌〔巧妙〕地谢绝decline drastically急剧下降decline gradually渐渐下落decline notably〔steadily〕显著〔略有〕下降～+介词decline toward向…下沉decline with婉言谢绝
用作名词n.fall〔go〕 into a decline失去力量〔影响〕 lose strength, influence, etc. on the decline在消减,在衰退 becoming weaker, fewer, etc. 钱博士de向下，离开+clin倾斜，拐弯+e→向下倾斜；拐弯离开⇒下降，衰退；谢绝，婉拒
词根clin-倾斜来自希腊语和拉丁语。它和日耳曼单词lean倾斜最终都源自原始印欧语词根*klei-倾斜，最前面的辅音k/c在日耳曼语中脱落。非常记忆de弟〖谐音〗+c月〖编码〗+line线〖熟词〗⇒弟弟把月亮拴在线上往下降GRE红宝书de向下+cline倾斜 ,斜坡 →向下斜→消减
de 下 + cline 倾斜→倾斜下去de向下，离开+clin倾斜，拐弯+e→向下倾斜；拐弯离开⇒下降，衰退；谢绝，婉拒。GRE难词记忆decline→de=away+cline=to bend 弯曲→下倾词根记忆de向下+ cline倾斜，斜坡→ 向下斜 ⇒消减词根记忆de向下＋clin弯曲＋e→向下弯曲→下降；衰退词根记忆de向下+clin倾斜+e →向下倾斜→下降，衰退词根记忆de向下+cline倾斜→向下倾斜→下降；衰落近义词 refuserejectn.dropv. drop反义词 agreeaccept
用作名词n.There has been a sharp decline in profits this year.今年的利润大幅度下降。用作动词v.
用作不及物动词
S+～+AWe asked her to come to our party, but she declined.我们请她来参加我们的晚会,但是她谢绝了。
The sun is declining.太阳在落山。
The ground on each side declines gently.地面的两侧略向下倾斜。
Their position in international trade rapidly declined.他们在国际贸易中的地位急速下降。
His health has declined these months.在过去的几个月里,他的身体衰弱了。
用作及物动词
S+～+ n./pron.I declined his invitation.我谢绝了他的邀请。S+～+to- vThe boy declined to answer a question.那男孩拒绝回答问题。S+～+ v -ingHe declined going to the party with her.他不肯跟她一起去参加晚会。
v.动词
decline用作动词的基本意思是有礼貌地拒绝邀请、给予或服务。引申可表示“衰落,降低”“倾斜,下降”“下沉”。作“辞谢,谢绝”解时多用作及物动词,其后可接名词、动名词或动词不定式作宾语。作“衰落”解时只用作不及物动词。 decline作动词指“有礼貌地谢绝”，比refuse语气上要婉转些； decline后可跟不定式或动名词，但跟不定式比较普遍。She declined to answer my questions. decline的名词形式有declination，declinature和declinal，但都不常见。美语中declination比较常见，但还是习惯用refuse的名词形式refusal。
动词51%,名词49%
用作动词I wish prices woulddecline.但愿物价下降。
The price of 14 inches TV setdeclinedfrom 400 to 320 yuan each.14英寸的电视机每台从400元降到320元。
He spent hisdecliningyears in the country.他在乡间度过晚年。
I must regretfullydeclineyour kind invitation.我很抱歉必须拒绝你的盛情邀请。
The walldeclinedslightly on account of the earthquake.墙壁因地震而倾斜。用作名词Thisdeclinein 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。
There is a sharpdeclinein unemployment.失业率急剧下跌。
Thedeclineof sales embarrassed the company.销路下降使公司陷于财政困难。noun.lessening
同义词 deterioration,downturn,drop,failure,fall,recession,slump,weakeningabatement,backsliding,comedown,cropper,decay,decrepitude,degeneracy,degeneration,descent,devolution,diminution,dissolution,dive,downfall,downgrade,dwindling,ebb,ebbing,enfeeblement,failing,flop,lapse,pratfall,relapse,senility,skids,wane,waning,worseningfall-off,falling-off,on the skids
反义词 increase,rise,success,accomplishment,achievement,ascent,development,growth,improvement,progress,strength,strengthening,upgradebettermentnoun.downward change in value, position
同义词 decrease,dip,downturn,drop,drop-off,loss,slide,slumpdeclivity,depression,descent,downswing,hill,incline,lapse,lowering,pitch,sag,slip,slopedownslide,downtrend,fall off
反义词 increase,rise,success,perfectionascent,betterment,improvementverb.say no
同义词 deny,dismiss,refuse,rejectabjure,abstain,avoid,balk,bypass,demur,desist,disapprove,forbear,forgo,gainsay,nix,refrain,renounce,reprobate,repudiate,shy,spurnbeg to be excused,don't buy,not accept,not hear of,not think of,pass on,send regrets,turn down,turn thumbs down
反义词 accept,allow,approve,grant,sanction,agree,continue,go along,indulge,use,wantsay yesverb.lessen, become less
同义词 decrease,depreciate,deteriorate,diminish,drop,dwindle,fail,fall,lower,recede,return,sag,shrink,sink,slide,wane,weaken,worsenabate,backslide,cheapen,decay,degenerate,disintegrate,droop,ebb,fade,flag,languish,lapse,pine,relapse,retrograde,revert,rot,settle,subsidedisimprove,fall off,go downhill,go to pot,go to the dogs,hit the skids,lose value
反义词 advance,ascend,develop,enlarge,expand,extend,grow,improve,increase,raise,reach,rise,strengthen,win,build,enhance,flourish,progressgo upverb.descend
同义词 dip,drop,fall,go down,lower,sag,sinkdroop,set,settle,slant,slope
反义词 ascend,go up,increase,raise,rise,even,levelimprove
abateverb lessen, grow or cause to grow less
allay,chill out,coast,cool,cool it,decrease,diminish,dull,dwindle,ebb,go with the flow,hang easy,hang loose,lay back,let go,let it all hang out,let up,mellow out,moderate,quell,recede,reduce,slacken,slow,subdue,subside,take it easy,taper,taper off,unlax,wane
abatementnoun lessening
decline,decrease,discount,reduction
abnegateverb renounce
abstain,decline,forbear,forgo,give up,refrain,reject
abstainverb hold back from doing
abjure,abnegate,avoid,cease,constrain,curb,decline,deny oneself,do without,eschew,evade,fast,fence-sit,forbear,forgo,give the go by,give up,go on the wagon,keep from,pass,pass up,quit,refrain,refuse,renounce,shun,sit on one's hands,sit on the fence,sit out,spurn,starve,stop,take the cure,take the pledge,withhold
ageverb become older
decline,deteriorate,develop,get along,grow,grow feeble,grow old,grow up,mature,mellow,push,put mileage on,ripen,wane
ageingverb become older
decline,deteriorate,develop,get along,grow,grow feeble,grow old,grow up,mature,mellow,push,put mileage on,ripen,wane I really appreciate your invitation, but I must decline it.
非常感谢你们的邀请，但我不得不谢绝。 english211
The oddity is that almost everywhere the European left is in decline.
稀奇的是，几乎欧洲每个角落的左派势力都在衰退。 yeeyan
The rate of decline, however, “ will be gentler than in the US or Europe”.
不过，日本报纸的下降速度“会比美国或欧洲要更加缓慢。” yeeyan
The decline in sales embarrassed our company.
销售下降使我们公司陷于困境。《21世纪大英汉词典》
But what about that “ trick” to “ hide the decline”?
可是「隐瞒下降」的「诡计」是什麽回事? yeeyan
I think it’s interesting that one of the definitions of stagnate, is to decline.
在我看来很有趣的是，对停滞不前的定义之一，就是要衰退。 yeeyan
Some of that decline was because of business failures.
这个下降部分原因是因为企业破产。 yeeyan
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。《新英汉大辞典》
The US investment bank thinks prices will decline until well into next year before recovering in the second half of2009.
这家美国的投资银行认为，油价将在明年持续下跌，直到2009年下半年经济复苏。 yeeyan
There are different kinds of crisis in different countries, and some countries in the developing world are experiencing expansion rather than decline.
不同国家存在着不同的危机类型，在一些发展中国家的报业则正经历着扩张而不是衰退。 yeeyan
Unfortunately, as soon as you get beyond that“ moderate” amount, your memory, reaction time is all likely to decline.
不幸的是，一旦你超过了那个“适当的”数量，你的记忆力、反应力都有可能衰退。 yeeyan
We have to decline your proposal of acting as our sole agency.
我们不得不谢绝你们作为我方独家代理的建议。 examw
What is behind the decline in living standards?
生活水准下降的背后原因是什么？ ecocn |