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🔑declinede·cline AW 1 /dɪˈklaɪn / verb - [intransitive] to become weaker, smaller, or less good衰弱；减少；下降；衰退◆declining profits下滑的利润◆The standard of education has declined in this country.这个国家的教育水准已经下降。
- [intransitive, transitive] (formal) to refuse, usually politely谢绝；婉拒◆Thank you for the invitation, but unfortunately I have to decline.谢谢您的邀请，可遗憾的是我不能参加。◆The candidate declined to make a statement.候选人拒绝发表声明。
🔑declinede·cline AW 2 /dɪˈklaɪn / noun [countable, uncountable](a) decline (in sth) a process or period of becoming weaker, smaller or worse衰弱；减少；下降；衰退◆a decline in sales销售量的下滑◆As an industrial power, the country is in decline.作为工业强国，这个国家正在走下坡路。➨ LANGUAGE BANK用语库falldescribing a decrease描述减少的情况Car crime in Greenville fell significantly / by about a quarter last year.格林维尔去年的汽车犯罪大幅下降／下降了大约 25%。The number of stolen vehicles dropped from 221 to 120, a fall / decline of nearly 46 percent.被盗车辆的数量从 221 辆降到 120 辆，降幅将近 46%。According to this data, 160 vehicles were stolen, down 26% from the previous year.根据此数据，160 辆车被盗，比前一年少 26%。Greenville also experienced an 11% drop in domestic burglaries, from 431 last year to 382 this year.格林维尔的入室盗窃案也减少了 11%，从去年的 431 宗降到今年的 382 宗。 |