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decline decline ★★★★☆/dɪkla͟ɪn/1[VERB	动词]下降；减少；衰退；衰落 If something declines, it becomes less in quantity, importance, or strength.   [V from/to/by amount]  [V amount]  [V]  [V-ing]The number of staff has declined from 217,000 to 114,000...员工人数从 21.7万减少到了11.4万。Hourly output by workers declined 1.3% in the first quarter...第一季度工人每小时的产量下降了 1.3%。Union membership and union power are declining fast.工会的人数和力量都在迅速萎缩。...a declining birth rate.呈下降态势的人口出生率2[VERB	动词]婉拒；谢绝 If you decline something or decline to do something, you politely refuse to accept it or do it.   [V n]  [V to-inf]  [V]  [FORMAL 正式]He declined their invitation...他谢绝了他们的邀请。The band declined to comment on the story...乐队拒绝对这一报道作任何评论。He offered the boys some coffee. They declined politely.他问那些小伙子要不要来点咖啡，他们婉辞了。3[N-VAR	可变名词]下降；减少；衰退；衰落 If there is a decline in something, it becomes less in quantity, importance, or quality.   [oft N with poss]There wasn't such a big decline in enrollments after all...注册人数终究还是没有出现如此大幅度的下降。...Rome's decline in the fifth century...公元5世纪时罗马的衰落The first signs of economic decline became visible.经济衰退的最初迹象开始显现出来。4[PHRASE	短语]逐渐势微；正在衰退 If something is in decline or on the decline, it is gradually decreasing in importance, quality, or power.   [v-link PHR]Thankfully the smoking of cigarettes is on the decline...令人欣慰的是，吸烟量在逐渐下降。He is still one of the world's most popular golfers, but his game is in decline.他仍是世界上最受欢迎的高尔夫球选手之一，但他的球技日不如前。5[PHRASE	短语]走下坡路；开始衰退 If something goes or falls into decline, it begins to gradually decrease in importance, quality, or power. Libraries are an investment for the future and they should not be allowed to fall into decline.图书馆是对未来的一项投资，不应任其日趋萎缩。 decline1 noundecline2 verbdeclinede‧cline1 /dɪˈklaɪn/ ●●○ W3 AWL noun [singular, uncountable]  Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases  a decrease in the quality, quantity, or importance of somethingdecline in There has been a decline in the size of families.decline of the decline of manufacturingrapid/sharp/steep/dramatic decline a rapid decline in unemploymentsteady/gradual/long-term decline The island’s population initially numbered 180, but there was a gradual decline until only 40 people were left. the economic decline faced by many citiesin decline/on the decline (=falling) the widely held belief that educational standards are in declinefall/go etc into decline (=become less important, successful etc) The port fell into decline in the 1950s.COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 2adjectivessharp/steep (=by a large amount)· The higher prices caused a sharp decline in sales.rapid (=fast)· We noticed a rapid decline in his health.dramatic (=extremely fast, and by a large amount)· The last three years have seen a dramatic decline in the number of tigers in the area.marked (=very noticeable)· Hunting led to a marked decline in bird numbers.gradual· After 1870, there was a gradual decline of the disease.steady/progressive (=gradual but continuous)· There has been a steady decline in club membership.a long-term decline (=happening for a long time)· The long-term decline in the manufacturing industry is still continuing.economic/industrial etc decline· This area has been severely affected by long-term industrial decline.verbscause/lead to a decline· The use of agricultural chemicals has led to a decline in water quality.go/fall into decline (=become less important, successful etc)· At the beginning of the century the cloth trade was going into decline.suffer a decline· The firm suffered a sharp decline in its profits.stop/halt a decline (=stop it from continuing)· These measures are intended to halt the decline in fish populations.reverse a decline (=make something start to improve again)· The main aim is to reverse the decline of the world’s environment.see a decline (=used to say that a decline happens at a particular time or in a particular place)· The 20th century saw a steady decline in the rural population.decline1 noundecline2 verbdeclinedecline2 ●●○ W3 AWL verb  Entry menu Word Origin Verb Table Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1decrease [intransitive] to decrease in quantity or importance:  Spending on information technology has declined. Car sales have declined by a quarter. After the war, the city declined in importance.► see thesaurus at decrease2say no [intransitive, transitive] formal to say no politely when someone invites you somewhere, offers you something, or wants you to do something:  Offered the position of chairman, Smith declined, preferring to keep his current job. Mary declined a hot drink and went to her room.decline an offer/invitation etc Mary declined Jay’s invitation to dinner.decline to do something The court declined to review her case. The minister declined to comment (=refused to speak to people who report the news) about the progress of the peace talks.► see thesaurus at refuse3become worse [intransitive] to become gradually worse in quality  SYN  deteriorate:  Her health has been declining progressively for several months. Qualified staff are leaving and standards are declining.4somebody’s declining years formal the last years of someone’s life5grammar a)[intransitive] if a noun, pronoun, or adjective declines, its form changes according to whether it is the  subject, object etc of a sentence b)[transitive] if you decline a noun, pronoun, or adjective, you show the various forms that it can take—declining adjective:  declining attendance at baseball games

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         NAmE                dɪˈklaɪn                /                              noun                ,                  verb                            decline      declines      declined      declining                            noun        ★                    [countable        ,     usually singular    ,     uncountable      ]              decline(in sth)        |          decline(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.      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 declinesince the 1970s.            英国工业自 20 世纪 70 年代以来一直在走下坡路。                            verb        ★                    1      ★              [intransitive        ]                    (          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。                    2              [intransitive            ,       transitive        ]                    (          formal)                to refuse politely to accept or to do sth          谢绝；婉言拒绝                            SYN                                            refuse                                                  ◆        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。                    declinesth                    ◆        to          decline an offer/invitation                谢绝对方的主动帮助╱邀请                    declineto do sth                    ◆        Their spokesman declined to comment on the allegations.        他们的发言人拒绝对这些指控加以评论。                    3              [intransitive            ,       transitive        ]                    decline(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          declinea 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                                      IDIOM              sb's declining ˈyears                              (              literary)                        the last years of sb's life              暮年；晚年                                                      de·cline              /        dɪˈklaɪn                ;          NAmE                dɪˈklaɪn                /             decline[dɪˈklaɪn]declined, declining, declinesCET4CET6TEM4考研GRETOEFLIELTSv2010195932114914399672775292n2763128491266324281830245417VERB3047392594NOUN4080254487Spoken:38737191declined[2135] declines[290] declining[751]下降(68%)，减少(18%)，拒绝(11%)，倾斜(1%)，跌落(1%)，衰微(1%)n.下降；衰退；斜面vt.谢绝；婉拒vi.下降；衰落；谢绝

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Collins	decline ★★★★☆ /dɪkla͟ɪn/ 1 [VERB 动词]下降；减少；衰退；衰落 If something declines, it becomes less in quantity, importance, or strength. [V from/to/by amount] [V amount] [V] [V-ing] The number of staff has declined from 217,000 to 114,000... 员工人数从 21.7万减少到了11.4万。 Hourly output by workers declined 1.3% in the first quarter... 第一季度工人每小时的产量下降了 1.3%。 Union membership and union power are declining fast. 工会的人数和力量都在迅速萎缩。 ...a declining birth rate. 呈下降态势的人口出生率 2 [VERB 动词]婉拒；谢绝 If you decline something or decline to do something, you politely refuse to accept it or do it. [V n] [V to-inf] [V] [FORMAL 正式] He declined their invitation... 他谢绝了他们的邀请。 The band declined to comment on the story... 乐队拒绝对这一报道作任何评论。 He offered the boys some coffee. They declined politely. 他问那些小伙子要不要来点咖啡，他们婉辞了。 3 [N-VAR 可变名词]下降；减少；衰退；衰落 If there is a decline in something, it becomes less in quantity, importance, or quality. [oft N with poss] There wasn't such a big decline in enrollments after all... 注册人数终究还是没有出现如此大幅度的下降。 ...Rome's decline in the fifth century... 公元5世纪时罗马的衰落 The first signs of economic decline became visible. 经济衰退的最初迹象开始显现出来。 4 [PHRASE 短语]逐渐势微；正在衰退 If something is in decline or on the decline, it is gradually decreasing in importance, quality, or power. [v-link PHR] Thankfully the smoking of cigarettes is on the decline... 令人欣慰的是，吸烟量在逐渐下降。 He is still one of the world's most popular golfers, but his game is in decline. 他仍是世界上最受欢迎的高尔夫球选手之一，但他的球技日不如前。 5 [PHRASE 短语]走下坡路；开始衰退 If something goes or falls into decline, it begins to gradually decrease in importance, quality, or power. Libraries are an investment for the future and they should not be allowed to fall into decline. 图书馆是对未来的一项投资，不应任其日趋萎缩。
Oxford	de·cline ★ AWL / dɪˈklaɪn ; NAmE dɪˈklaɪn / noun , verb decline declines declined declining noun ★ [countable , usually singular , uncountable ] decline(in sth) \| decline(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. 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 declinesince the 1970s. 英国工业自 20 世纪 70 年代以来一直在走下坡路。 verb ★ 1 ★ [intransitive ] ( 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。 2 [intransitive , transitive ] ( formal) to refuse politely to accept or to do sth 谢绝；婉言拒绝 SYN refuse ◆ 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。 declinesth ◆ to decline an offer/invitation 谢绝对方的主动帮助╱邀请 declineto do sth ◆ Their spokesman declined to comment on the allegations. 他们的发言人拒绝对这些指控加以评论。 3 [intransitive , transitive ] decline(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 declinea 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 IDIOM sb's declining ˈyears ( literary) the last years of sb's life 暮年；晚年 de·cline / dɪˈklaɪn ; NAmE dɪˈklaɪn /
LDC	decline1 noun decline2 verb declinede‧cline1 /dɪˈklaɪn/ ●●○ W3 AWL noun [singular, uncountable] Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases a decrease in the quality, quantity, or importance of somethingdecline in There has been a decline in the size of families.decline of the decline of manufacturingrapid/sharp/steep/dramatic decline a rapid decline in unemploymentsteady/gradual/long-term decline The island’s population initially numbered 180, but there was a gradual decline until only 40 people were left. the economic decline faced by many citiesin decline/on the decline (=falling) the widely held belief that educational standards are in declinefall/go etc into decline (=become less important, successful etc) The port fell into decline in the 1950s.COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 2adjectivessharp/steep (=by a large amount)· The higher prices caused a sharp decline in sales.rapid (=fast)· We noticed a rapid decline in his health.dramatic (=extremely fast, and by a large amount)· The last three years have seen a dramatic decline in the number of tigers in the area.marked (=very noticeable)· Hunting led to a marked decline in bird numbers.gradual· After 1870, there was a gradual decline of the disease.steady/progressive (=gradual but continuous)· There has been a steady decline in club membership.a long-term decline (=happening for a long time)· The long-term decline in the manufacturing industry is still continuing.economic/industrial etc decline· This area has been severely affected by long-term industrial decline.verbscause/lead to a decline· The use of agricultural chemicals has led to a decline in water quality.go/fall into decline (=become less important, successful etc)· At the beginning of the century the cloth trade was going into decline.suffer a decline· The firm suffered a sharp decline in its profits.stop/halt a decline (=stop it from continuing)· These measures are intended to halt the decline in fish populations.reverse a decline (=make something start to improve again)· The main aim is to reverse the decline of the world’s environment.see a decline (=used to say that a decline happens at a particular time or in a particular place)· The 20th century saw a steady decline in the rural population. decline1 noun decline2 verb declinedecline2 ●●○ W3 AWL verb Entry menu Word Origin Verb Table Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1decrease [intransitive] to decrease in quantity or importance: Spending on information technology has declined. Car sales have declined by a quarter. After the war, the city declined in importance.► see thesaurus at decrease 2say no [intransitive, transitive] formal to say no politely when someone invites you somewhere, offers you something, or wants you to do something: Offered the position of chairman, Smith declined, preferring to keep his current job. Mary declined a hot drink and went to her room.decline an offer/invitation etc Mary declined Jay’s invitation to dinner.decline to do something The court declined to review her case. The minister declined to comment (=refused to speak to people who report the news) about the progress of the peace talks.► see thesaurus at refuse 3become worse [intransitive] to become gradually worse in quality SYN deteriorate: Her health has been declining progressively for several months. Qualified staff are leaving and standards are declining.4somebody’s declining years formal the last years of someone’s life5grammar a)[intransitive] if a noun, pronoun, or adjective declines, its form changes according to whether it is the subject, object etc of a sentence b)[transitive] if you decline a noun, pronoun, or adjective, you show the various forms that it can take—declining adjective: declining attendance at baseball games
WDF	decline [dɪˈklaɪn]declined, declining, declines CET4CET6TEM4考研GRETOEFLIELTS v2010 19593 2114 914 3996 7277 5292 n2763 12849 1266 324 2818 3024 5417 VERB3047 392594 NOUN4080 254487 Spoken: 38737191 declined[2135] declines[290] declining[751] 下降(68%)，减少(18%)，拒绝(11%)，倾斜(1%)，跌落(1%)，衰微(1%) n.下降；衰退；斜面 vt.谢绝；婉拒 vi.下降；衰落；谢绝

Decline Declined Declining The D Decrease Dɪˈklaɪn Importance

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