n. 下降;衰退;斜面 (decline的变形)
n. He who declines or rejects.

decline的用法和样例:

例句

用作动词(v.)
  1. I wish prices would decline.但愿物价下降。
  2. The price of 14 inches TV set declined from 400 to 320 yuan each.14英寸的电视机每台从400元降到320元。
  3. He spent his declining years in the country.他在乡间度过晚年。
  4. I must regretfully decline your kind invitation.我很抱歉必须拒绝你的盛情邀请。
  5. The wall declined slightly on account of the earthquake.墙壁因地震而倾斜。
用作名词(n.)
  1. This decline in 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。
  2. There is a sharp decline in unemployment.失业率急剧下跌。
  3. The decline of sales embarrassed the company.销路下降使公司陷于财政困难。

常见句型

用作名词(n.)
  1. 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+~(+A)
  1. We 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。
  2. The sun is declining.太阳在落山。
  3. The ground on each side declines gently.地面的两侧略向下倾斜。
  4. Their position in international trade rapidly declined.他们在国际贸易中的地位急速下降。
  5. 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.
  1. I declined his invitation.我谢绝了他的邀请。
S+~+to- v
  1. The boy declined to answer a question.那男孩拒绝回答问题。
S+~+ v -ing
  1. He declined going to the party with her.他不肯跟她一起去参加晚会。

常用短语

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.

词汇搭配

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

经典引文

  • 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
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