| 单词 | decline |
| 释义 | decline —decline /dɪˈklaɪn/ noun [S or U] ► B2 when something becomes less in amount, importance, quality, or strength: » industrial decline» Home cooking seems to be on the/in decline (= not so many people are doing it).» a decline in the number of unemployed» She seemed to be recovering and then she went into a decline.Thesaurus+: ↑Becoming and making less strongThesaurus+: ↑Becoming and making smaller or less , ↑Becoming and making less strong• • • Extra Examples:» The country has been in a very poor economic state ever since the decline of its two major industries.» My grandmother, as usual, lamented the decline in moral standards in today's society.» The TV series will be axed owing to a decline in popularity.» Orders for new ships are rising, after several years of steady decline.» The new manager hoped to reverse the decline in the company's fortunes.verb [I or T] FORMAL (REFUSE) ↑Verb Endings for decline ► B2 to refuse: » I invited him to the meeting but he declined.» He declined my offer.» [+ to infinitive] They declined to tell me how they had got my address.Thesaurus+: ↑Refusing and rejecting• • • Extra Examples:» When she was asked if she had any ambition to become prime minister, she respectfully declined to answer the question.» A spokesperson declined to speculate on the cause of the train crash.» The official declined to comment on the matter.» Our application for a loan was declined by the bank.» His request for early retirement was declined by his employers.verb [I or T] SPECIALIZED (GRAMMAR) ↑Verb Endings for decline ► F0 If a noun, pronoun, or adjective declines, it has different forms to show if it is the subject or object, etc. of a verb or if it is singular or plural, etc. If you decline such a word, you list its various forms: » In Latin we learned how to decline nouns.Thesaurus+: ↑Grammatical termsverb [I] (GO DOWN) ↑Verb Endings for decline ► B2 to gradually become less, worse, or lower: » His interest in the project declined after his wife died.» The party's popularity has declined in the opinion polls.» FORMAL The land declines sharply away from the house.Thesaurus+: ↑Deteriorating and making worse• • • Extra Examples:» The latest opinion poll shows that the president's popularity has declined.» Profits have declined as a result of the recent drop in sales.» The levels of trade union and political activism in this country have greatly declined in the past 15 years.» Her popularity has declined since her triumphal return from exile two years ago.» Their economy has expanded enormously, while ours, by/in contrast, has declined. |
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