- v. 下降；減少；變弱；拒絕；傾斜
- n. 衰微；跌落；晚年
decline的英文翻譯是什麼意思，詞典釋義與在線翻譯：
詳盡釋義
- 下降，減少
- 使傾斜，使低垂
- 拒絕，婉辭，謝絕
- （太陽等）落下
- 【語】使發生詞尾變化，使變格
- 衰退，衰落
- <古>下傾，下垂
- 接近結束
- 淪落，墮落
- 衰退，衰弱
- 下降
- 減少
- 落下
- 衰退（落）期，結束期，後期
- 傾斜，斜坡
- <古>消耗病（如肺病）
雙解釋義
- [C]下降,減少,衰退 a period or process of declining; movement to a lower or worse position
- vt. & vi. 辭謝; 謝絕(邀請等) say 「No」 (to); refuse (sth offered)
- vi. (太陽)落下 (of the sun) go down
英英釋義
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change toward something smaller or lower
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a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state
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a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current
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a downward slope or bend
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grow worse;
"Conditions in the slum worsened"
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refuse to accept;
"He refused my offer of hospitality"
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show unwillingness towards;
"he declined to join the group on a hike"
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grow smaller;
"Interest in the project waned"
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go down;
"The roof declines here"
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go down in value;
"the stock market corrected"
"prices slumped"
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inflect for number, gender, case, etc.,
"in many languages, speakers decline nouns, pronouns, and adjectives"
decline的用法和樣例：
例句
- I wish prices would decline.
但願物價下降。 - The price of 14 inches TV set declined from 400 to 320 yuan each.
14英寸的電視機每台從400元降到320元。 - He spent his declining years in the country.
他在鄉間度過晚年。 - I must regretfully decline your kind invitation.
我很抱歉必須拒絕你的盛情邀請。 - The wall declined slightly on account of the earthquake.
牆壁因地震而傾斜。
- This decline in vigour with the passing of time is called ageing.
這種隨著時間流逝的活力衰退就叫做衰老。 - There is a sharp decline in unemployment.
失業率急劇下跌。 - The decline of sales embarrassed the company.
銷路下降使公司陷於財政困難。
常用短語
- fall〔go〕 into a decline
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失去力量〔影響〕 lose strength, influence, etc.
- on the decline
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在消減,在衰退 becoming weaker, fewer, etc.
辭彙搭配
- decline a proposal〔invitation〕 謝絕建議〔邀請〕
- decline an appointment〔the challenge〕 不願接受委任〔挑戰〕
- decline suggestion 謝絕建議
- decline westward 向西下沉
- decline courteously〔tactfully〕 有禮貌〔巧妙〕地謝絕
- decline drastically 急劇下降
- decline gradually 漸漸下落
- decline notably〔steadily〕 顯著〔略有〕下降
- decline toward 向…下沉
- decline with 婉言謝絕
經典引文
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It is only in the..year of Rembrandt's death that we detect some decline in the artist's expressive power.
出自： J. Rosenberg -
The Turf, which had fallen into a decline in recent years had revived wonderfully.
出自： J. G. Farrell -
Yet doe I not decline from thy testimonies.
出自：Bible (AV): Psalms
