发音
英 [dɪ'klaɪn] 美 [dɪ'klaɪn]
释义
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vt.
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变化(名词代词或形容词)的词尾,使(静词)发生词尾变化;使变格(如拉丁语puella变化为5个单数形式׃ puella,puellae,puellae,puellam,puella)[参较conjugate]
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按顺序背诵某个名词代词或形容词的词形变化
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拒绝拒不(做进入考虑等)He declined to address the delegates.他拒绝向代表们发表讲话She declined to say more about the plan.她拒绝对此计划再说些什么I declined to go along with such a wild scheme.我无法按这样轻率的计划继续干下去
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谢绝婉言拒绝婉辞to decline an offer婉言拒绝一个提议to decline an invitation谢绝一个邀请
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使倾斜使下倾使下降使低垂使下垂使歪斜He declined his head in despair.他垂头丧气She came into the room with her head declined.她低垂着头走进房间
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语法学
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[废语]避免防止挡开
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vi.
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谢绝婉辞(婉言)拒绝I sent her an invitation but she declined.我向她发出邀请但她谢绝了
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(道路物体等)下倾下垂下降下落歪斜倾斜The hill declines to the river.山脚向着河畔倾斜The road declines sharp at this point.道路在这个地方突然倾斜
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(太阳等)落下(日)落没下沉The sun declined in the skies.太阳在天边落下
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(如一日)接近终了接近结束接近末尾近尾声行将完结消逝The day is declining.时近黄昏The autumn is now declining.秋天即将过去
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(力量体力精力上)衰退衰落衰老衰弱减弱His health has been declining these past weeks.过去几周里他的健康状况变得越来越坏
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(在品格价值上)降低降落减退走下坡路The dollar declined on the open market.美元在公开市场上下跌了
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缩小衰弱消失to decline in popularity名望下降Her popularity declined after 1990's and be retired.20世纪90年代之后她的名望下降并退休了
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(价格产值人口等)下降减少The president said that the gross national product had declined by a big margin.总统说国民生产总值已大幅度下降
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堕落沦落She has declined into a street girl.她已沦为妓女
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屈尊降落
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[废语]偏离背离
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n.
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下倾倾斜下垂斜坡斜面
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(价格人口等的)下降减少落下
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(力量健康品格权力价值等的)衰退衰落衰微衰败减退堕落
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(人生命等的)衰退期衰落期(消耗病如肺病的)结束期(疾病等的)减退期
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晚期后期结束期最后部分结束部分晚年
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(如太阳)落山西下
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(如一日)终了尾声
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[口语](消耗性)疾病(如肺病)
短语
on the decline 在走下坡路;在衰退中
decline and fall 衰亡衰败 in decline 在衰退中
economic decline 经济衰退
rate of decline 递减速度
例句
The decline in sales embarrassed our company. 销售下降使我们公司陷于困境
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
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
