decline

[美國]/dɪˈklaɪn/
[英國]/dɪˈklaɪn/
詞頻: 非常高

中文釋義

n. 下降,減少,衰退
vt. & vi. 辭謝;謝絕(邀請等)
vi. (太陽)落下
Word Forms
過去式declined
現在分詞declining
第三人稱單數declines
過去分詞declined
複數declines

短語搭配

on the decline

在走下坡路;在衰退中

decline and fall

衰亡,衰敗

in decline

在衰退中

economic decline

經濟衰退

rate of decline

遞減速度

decline stage

衰退期;下降階段

例句

a progressive decline in popularity.

逐漸下降的受歡迎度。

a decline in moral standards.

道德標準的下降。

the decline of the Roman Empire

羅馬帝國的衰亡

a decline in the effective demand.

實際需求下降

the decline of world coffee prices.

世界咖啡價格下跌。

the decline in religious observance.

宗教儀式的衰落。

a perceptible decline in public confidence.

公衆信心的明顯下降。

a precipitate decline in Labour fortunes.

工黨的機會的陡然下降。

decline to answer a question

拒絕回答問題

a clearly perceptible decline in public confidence

可清楚感覺到的公衆信心的下降

Caroline declined the coffee.

卡羅琳推辭不喝咖啡。

the company declined to comment.

該公司拒絕做出評論。

a serious decline in bird numbers.

鳥的數量的嚴重持續減少。

it would be unkind and discourteous to decline a visit.

拒絕來訪是不友好和不禮貌的。

anxiety about national decline and incohesion.

對國家衰落及其缺乏凝聚力的擔憂。

the decline of landed estates.

土地資產的衰落。

a dramatic reversal in population decline in the Alps.

阿爾卑斯山地區人口下降的大逆轉。

a steady decline in the national birth rate.

全國的出生率持續下降。

原聲例句

Over recent years they haven't yet declined.

近年來也沒有下降。

來源: BBC Listening Compilation June 2016

That number has been declining steadily since the 1950s.

這個數量自從1950年就開始下降。

來源: TED Talks (Audio Version) July 2015 Collection

Repeat testing helps scientists track any decline.

重複檢測幫助科學家追蹤任何指標的衰退情況。

來源: BBC English Unlocked

Are you looking for excuses to decline invitations?

在尋找拒絕邀請的藉口嗎?

來源: Popular Science Essays

The COVID-19 pandemic intensified the business decline.

新冠肺炎疫情加劇了業務下滑。

來源: VOA Slow English - America

Which those groups had the biggest declines?

哪些羣體的減少得最多呢?

來源: Science in 60 Seconds - Scientific American October 2022 Collection

These birds have been declining a lot recently.

這些企鵝的數量最近下降了很多。

來源: Daily English Listening | Bilingual Intensive Reading

The pandemic quickened enrollment declines in many districts.

疫情加速了許多學區的入學人數下降速度。

來源: VOA Special English Education

Sorry, Mr. Pritchett. Your card has been declined.

抱歉 普里契特先生 你的卡刷不了。

來源: Modern Family - Season 07

Some commissioners has so far declined to do.

目前一些委員已經拒絕這種做法。

來源: NPR News February 2014 Compilation

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