1. on the decline : 沒落；
及物動詞
1. She declined to have lunch with her friend, saying that she wasn't feeling well.
她說她身體不舒服，婉拒了與她的朋友共進午餐。
不及物動詞
1. Unemployment declined to 4 percent last month.
上個月失業(yè)率降至百分之四。
2.
2. The arts of China have not declined in spite of Western influence.
雖有西方影響，中國的古老藝術(shù)并未因此而衰落。
3. As one grows older one's memory declines.
人的記憶力隨著年齡增長而衰退。
名詞
1. decline的反義詞
1. There is a decline in real wages.
實際工資有所減少。
1. 拒絕：請不要直接從硬碟刪除那些檔案,透過管理網(wǎng)站去拒絕(Decline)您所不需要的修正程式. 請不要直接從硬碟刪除那些檔案,透過管理網(wǎng)站去拒絕(Decline)您所不需要的修正程式.
2. 衰退：她會從高高的金字塔上跳下去. 在這12項前提的指導(dǎo)下,舒伯認(rèn)為,可以根據(jù)年齡,將每個人生階段與職業(yè)發(fā)展配合. 他把職業(yè)生涯分成成長(growth)、探索(exploration)、建立(establishment)、維持(maintenance)、衰退(decline)五個階段:
3. decline
3. 減少：但除了少數(shù)的幾個都心(urban center),多數(shù)的小城市,甚至僅離都心遠(yuǎn)一點的地方,因失業(yè)率(unemployment)居高不下,居民必須離鄉(xiāng)找工作(in search of work),在人口(population)持續(xù)減少(decline)的情況下,整個德東
1. 下降;減少;衰退;衰落
If something declines, it becomes less in quantity, importance, or strength.
e.g. The number of staff has declined from 217,000 to 114,000...
員工人數(shù)從 21.7萬減少到了11.4萬。
e.g. Hourly output by workers declined 1.3% in the first quarter...
第一季度工人每小時的產(chǎn)量下降了 1.3%。
2. 婉拒;謝絕
If you decline something or decline to do something, you politely refuse to accept it or do it.
e.g. He declined their invitation...
他謝絕了他們的邀請。
e.g. The band declined to comment on the story...
樂隊拒絕對這一報道作任何評論。
3. 下降;減少;衰退;衰落
If there is a decline in something, it becomes less in quantity, importance, or quality.
e.g. There wasn't such a big decline in enrollments after all...
注冊人數(shù)終究還是沒有出現(xiàn)如此大幅度的下降。
e.g. ...Rome's decline in the fifth century...
公元5世紀(jì)時羅馬的衰落
4. 逐漸勢微;正在衰退
If something is in decline or on the decline, it is gradually decreasing in importance, quality, or power.
decline的翻譯
e.g. Thankfully the smoking of cigarettes is on the decline...
令人欣慰的是，吸煙量在逐漸下降。
e.g. He is still one of the world's most popular golfers, but his game is in decline.
他仍是世界上最受歡迎的高爾夫球選手之一，但他的球技日不如前。
5. 走下坡路;開始衰退
If something goes or falls into decline, it begins to gradually decrease in importance, quality, or power.
e.g. Libraries are an investment for the future and they should not be allowed to fall into decline.
圖書館是對未來的一項投資，不應(yīng)任其日趨萎縮。