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🔑 de·cline AW BrE /dɪˈklaɪn/NAmE /dɪˈklaɪn/ noun [C, usually sing., U] ~ (in sth) | ~ (of sth) a continuous decrease in the number, value, quality, etc. of sth （数量、价值、质量等的）减少，下降，衰落，衰退◆a rapid/sharp/gradual decline 迅速/急剧/逐渐下降◆urban/economic decline 城市衰落；经济衰退◆The company reported a small decline in its profits. 公司报告其利润略有减少。◆An increase in cars has resulted in the decline of public transport. 小汽车的增加导致了公共交通的减少。◆The town fell into (a) decline (= started to be less busy, important, etc.) after the mine closed.这个镇在矿井关闭后开始衰落。◆Industry in Britain has been in decline since the 1970s. 英国工业自 20 世纪 70 年代以来一直在走下坡路。 boom, decline, dip, fluctuate, level off/out level, peak, plateau, plummet, slump, trend 🔑 de·cline AW BrE /dɪˈklaɪn/NAmE /dɪˈklaɪn/ verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they decline BrE /dɪˈklaɪn/ NAmE /dɪˈklaɪn/present simple - he / she / it declines BrE /dɪˈklaɪnz/ NAmE /dɪˈklaɪnz/past simple declined BrE /dɪˈklaɪnd/ NAmE /dɪˈklaɪnd/past participle declined BrE /dɪˈklaɪnd/ NAmE /dɪˈklaɪnd/ -ing form declining BrE /dɪˈklaɪnɪŋ/ NAmE /dɪˈklaɪnɪŋ/🔑 [I] (rather formal) to become smaller, fewer, weaker, etc. 减少；下降；衰弱；衰退◆Support for the party continues to decline. 对该党的支持继续下降。◆The number of tourists to the resort declined by 10% last year. 去年到这个胜地旅游的人数减少了 10%。◆Her health was declining rapidly. 她的健康状况迅速恶化。 [I, T] (formal) to refuse politely to accept or to do sth 谢绝；婉言拒绝 SYN refuse1 ◆I offered to give them a lift but they declined. 我主动提议开车送他们，但他们婉言谢绝了。◆~ sthto decline an offer/invitation 谢绝对方的主动帮助/邀请◆~ to do sthTheir spokesman declined to comment on the allegations. 他们的发言人拒绝对这些指控加以评论。 [I, T] ~ (sth) (grammar 语法) if a noun, an adjective or a pronoun declines, it has different forms according to whether it is the subject or the object of a verb, whether it is in the singular or plural, etc. When you decline a noun, etc., you list these forms （根据名词、形容词或代词在句中的作用）变格，使发生词形变化 ➡ compare conjugate  ●sb's declining ˈyears(literary) the last years of sb's life 暮年；晚年 |