1.[c][ususing][u]~ (in sth).~ (of sth)（数量、价值、质量等的）减少，下降，衰落，衰退a continuous decrease in the number, value, quality, etc. of sth
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 decline since the 1970s.英国工业自 20 世纪 70 年代以来一直在走下坡路。
1.[i]减少；下降；衰弱；衰退to become smaller, fewer, weaker, etc.
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.[i][t]谢绝；婉言拒绝to refuse politely to accept or to do sth
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。
to decline an offer/invitation谢绝对方的主动帮助╱邀请
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.[i][t]~ (sth)（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if a noun, an adjective or a pronoundeclines , 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 youdecline a noun, etc., you list these forms.
I'm speculating, but it seems reasonable to me that what's causing this decline, or much of it, is the rise of the two-earner household.
我猜测，双职工家庭的日益增多导致了迁移率下降或者是大幅下降，但是对于我来说，这似乎是合乎情理的。
But all that has been achieved so far is a slowdown in the rate of economic decline.
但迄今为止的所有成就只是放慢了经济进一步衰退的速度。
It's easy to blame the decline of conversation on the pace of modern life and on the vague changes taking place in our ever-changing world.
人们之间交谈的减少应怪罪于现代生活的节奏以及在这个永恒变化着的世界里所发生的莫名其妙的变化。
There could be a different president two years hence, ready to reverse his agenda of international passivity and decline.
两年后美国总统可能会换人，并准备逆转他在国际上处于被动且日渐式微的议程。
That may be a step down for someone so renowned in his youth but it would constitute a renaissance after four years of decline at Newcastle.
对一个年轻时那么大名鼎鼎的人来说，可能这是在倒退，但在纽卡斯尔走了四年下坡路之后，这么做也许会帮助他东山再起。
Along with the delay of planting date, the rate of diseased grains tends to decline. While different varieties have the difference slightly.
随着播期的推迟，小麦黑胚率呈下降趋势，但不同品种表现略有差异。
Many reasons lead us to ponder the rise and decline of the United States of America. I shall list only a few.
有许多原因促使我们思考美国的兴盛与衰落，我仅列出其中一些原因
inflation : An increase in the general price level, resulting in a decline in the purchasing power of the monetary unit.
通货膨胀：在一般物价水平的增量，造成一种衰落在货币单位的购买力。
The cost for this tonic seems to be a drastic decline in Americans' economic mobility.
这一令人振奋的数据背后的成本是美国经济流动性的急剧下降。
"The decline of new jobs is an undisputable fact. Many multinationals stopped their campus recruiting last October, " she said.
她说，“对新职位的需求正在减少，这已是不争的事实。许多跨国企业在上一年十月已经停止了校园招聘。”
The rise, compared to a year earlier, breaks a 13-month decline in trade as a result of the global downturn.
这个增长，与上一年比较，打破了由全球经济衰退而带来的连续13个月的贸易减少。
The sub-index from the point of view, the overall trend still continued to fall, but the decline was significantly reduced.
从各分项指数来看，整体仍延续回落态势，但降幅明显缩小。
In the only dark spot for the company, sales of the iPod dropped to 10. 2 million, from 11 million a year ago, a decline of 7 percent.
惟一美中不足的是，iPod的销售量由去年的1100万台下降到1020台，降了7个百分点。
But it matters that the president-elect is being told by his foremost intelligence analysts that the US faces relative decline.
但重要的是，当选总统最重要的情报分析员在告诉奥巴马，美国正面临相对衰落。
This sort of metabolic decline can be reversed by adopting a pattern of eating five small meals a day instead of three larger ones.
这种新陈代谢下降的情况可以通过采取一种每天吃5顿小餐而不是3顿大餐的模式来被扭转。
He was forced to grapple with the problem when he analysed the satellite data and found a slight decline in precipitation around Adi Ha.
当他分析了卫星数据，发现阿迪哈周围降雨量略有下降时，他不得不尽力解决这个问题。
A decline in the long-term growth rate of real GDP over two or more quarters.
长期实际GDP的增长率在两个或两个以上的季度内的下降。
"Housing prices will decline in the fourth quarter this year, but how much it will drop is uncertain, " Xu said.
徐说，“今年的第四季度，房屋的价格将会下降，，但它会下降多少是不确定的。”
Other large-scale trends have paralleled the decline in violence and cruelty, but it is not easy to sort out cause and effect here.
野蛮和暴力减少的同时也出现了其他一些大趋势，但是很难简单地分清哪些是原因哪些是结果。
But, he said the decline in imports would be largely because of the fall in prices of industrial materials.
不过，他说因为工业原材料的价格下降，进口可能下滑严重。
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