decline
美[dɪˈklaɪn] vt.& vi.辞谢，谢绝（邀请等）
vi.（道路、物体等）下倾；（太阳）落下；（在品格、价值上）降低；衰落，谢绝
vt.谢绝，婉拒
网络下降；从精神世界到物质世界是一个下坠；衰退；衰落
1 . After years of neglect and decline the city was cleaning itself up.
多年的玩忽职守和经济萧条过后，这个城市在进行自我整顿。
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2 . The electoral fortunes of the Liberal Democratic party may decline .
自由民主党的选举运势可能会下降。
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3 . He criticised the government for failing to halt economic decline .
他批评政府未能遏止经济下滑。
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4 . The decline in marriage has been offset by a rise in cohabitation.
结婚人数的减少由于同居人数的增加而得以弥补。
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5 . I think we can date the decline of Western Civilization quite precisely.
我认为我们可以相当准确地确定西方文明开始衰落的年代。
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1.change toward something smaller or lower
2.a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state
3.a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current
4.a downward slope or bend
1.grow worse;
Conditions in the slum worsened
2.refuse to accept;
He refused my offer of hospitality
3.show unwillingness towards;
he declined to join the group on a hike
4.grow smaller;
Interest in the project waned
5.go down;
The roof declines here
6.go down in value;
the stock market corrected
7.inflect for number, gender, case, etc., "in many languages, speakers decline nouns, pronouns, and adjectives"