v.下降；减少；变弱；拒绝；倾斜
n.衰微；跌落；晚年
形容词：declinable
名词：decliner
过去式：declined
过去分词：declined
现在分词：declining
第三人称单数：declines
decline详解释义
decline双解释义
decline英英释义
v.(动词)
下降，减少
使倾斜，使低垂
拒绝，婉辞，谢绝
（太阳等）落下
【语】使发生词尾变化，使变格
衰退，衰落
<古>下倾，下垂
接近结束
沦落，堕落
n.(名词)
衰退，衰弱
下降
减少
落下
衰退（落）期，结束期，后期
倾斜，斜坡
<古>消耗病（如肺病）
n.(名词)
[C]下降,减少,衰退 a period or process of declining; movement to a lower or worse position
v.(动词)
vt. & vi. 辞谢; 谢绝(邀请等) say “No” (to); refuse (sth offered)
vi. (太阳)落下 (of the sun) go down
Noun
change toward something smaller or lower
a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state
a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current
a downward slope or bend
Verb
grow worse;

"Conditions in the slum worsened"

refuse to accept;

"He refused my offer of hospitality"

show unwillingness towards;

"he declined to join the group on a hike"

grow smaller;

"Interest in the project waned"

go down;

"The roof declines here"

go down in value;

"the stock market corrected"
"prices slumped"

inflect for number, gender, case, etc.,

"in many languages, speakers decline nouns, pronouns, and adjectives"

decline词语用法
decline例句
decline搭配
v.(动词)
decline用作动词的基本意思是有礼貌地拒绝邀请、给予或服务。引申可表示“衰落,降低”“倾斜,下降”“下沉”。作“辞谢,谢绝”解时多用作及物动词,其后可接名词、动名词或动词不定式作宾语。作“衰落”解时只用作不及物动词。
用作动词(v.)
I wish prices would decline.
但愿物价下降。
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。
He spent his declining years in the country.
他在乡间度过晚年。
I must regretfully decline your kind invitation.
我很抱歉必须拒绝你的盛情邀请。
The wall declined slightly on account of the earthquake.
墙壁因地震而倾斜。
用作名词(n.)
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。
There is a sharp decline in unemployment.
失业率急剧下跌。
The decline of sales embarrassed the company.
销路下降使公司陷于财政困难。
～+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
decline近义词
drop
drop
refuse
reject
accept
agree