decline

[di'klain]

词形变化: declinable decliner declined declined declining declines

  • 正在加载“decline”的释义
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1.

She is on the decline, and may die soon.

她的健康每况愈下,可能不久于人世。

2.

The wall declined slightly on account of the earthquake.

墙壁因地震而倾斜。

3.

He spent his declining years in the country.

他在乡间度过晚年。

4.

I wish prices would decline.

但愿物价下降。

【近义词】

【反义词】

【词源解说】

14世纪早期进入英语,直接源自古法语的decliner,意为折弯,转弯;最初源自拉丁语的declinare:de(从)+clinare(弯曲)。

【词义辨析】

refuse decline reject repel deny
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)。

【词语用法】

  1. decline作动词指“有礼貌地谢绝”,比refuse语气上要婉转些;
  2. 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.
  3. 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。
  • 错句举例与错句分析

    错句:I must decline to accept your invitation.

    纠正:I must decline your invitation.

    翻译:我必须谢绝你的邀请。

    分析:decline本身就是“拒绝接受”的意思,accept在句中多余。

名词 decline:

1.

change toward something smaller or lower

同义词:diminution

2.

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

同义词:declination

3.

a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current

同义词:decay

4.

a downward slope or bend

同义词:descent,declivity,fall,declination,declension,downslope

动词 decline:

1.

grow worse

同义词:worsen

2.

refuse to accept

同义词:refuse,reject,pass up,turn down

3.

show unwillingness towards

同义词:refuse

4.

grow smaller

同义词:go down,wane

5.

go down

6.

go down in value

同义词:slump,correct

7.

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

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