decline的用法总结大全

n. 下降；（力量、健康、品格、权力、价值等的）衰退；下倾；（人、生命等的）衰退期

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；

用作名词(n.)

There has been a sharp decline in profits this year.

今年的利润大幅度下降。

用作动词(v.)

用作不及物动词

S ～( A)

We asked her to come to our party, but she declined.

我们请她来参加我们的晚会,但是她谢绝了。

The sun is declining.

太阳在落山。

The ground on each side declines gently.

地面的两侧略向下倾斜。

Their position in international trade rapidly declined.

他们在国际贸易中的地位急速下降。

用作及物动词

S ～ n./pron.

I declined his invitation.

我谢绝了他的邀请。

S ～ to-v

The boy declined to answer a question.

那男孩拒绝回答问题。

S ～ v-ing

He declined going to the party with her.

他不肯跟她一起去参加晚会。

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。

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。

3. He criticised the government for failing to halt economic decline.

他批评政府未能遏止经济下滑。

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。

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。

6. 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。