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de.cline[dɪ`klaɪn; diˈklain]《源自拉丁文“下倾”的意思》不及物动词A(委婉地) 辞退, 谢绝, 拒绝She ~d with thanks.她辞谢了B1 (文语)倾斜, 下倾, 下降; (夕阳) 下沈The day was fast declining (to its close).太阳迅速在下沈The valley ~d gently to a fertile plain.山谷缓缓地斜向一处肥沃的平原2 a. < 地位> 下降, < 势力> 衰退, 没落, 退化, 减退Great nations have risen and ~d.大国兴起而又衰微His strength [health] is declining.他的体力[健康]在衰退b. < 物价等> 下跌Demand for [The price of] these articles has ~d.这些物品的需求 [价格] 已经下降及物动词A1 (委婉地) 拒绝, 婉谢 < 邀请、提议等> (→ refuse 【同义字】)~ an invitation婉拒邀请He ~d my offer of help.他谢绝我所提供的援助2 拒绝< 做…> I ~ to accept.我拒绝接受She ~d joining our party.她婉拒参加我们的聚会B1 使…倾斜; 使 < 头部> 垂下He ~d his head.他垂下头2‘文法’使 < 名词、代名词、形容词> 做 (格) 的变化可数名词1 a. 下坡a gentle ~ in the road道路中的缓坡b. 衰微, 衰退, 衰落, 减退a ~ in the power of Europe欧洲势力的衰微c. 人生的末期, 晚年d. 降低; 退步, 堕落a ~ in the quality of students学生素质的降低the ~ of the art of conversation谈话技巧的退步2 (价格的) 下跌a sharp ~暴跌, 大幅下跌a ~ in prices物价的下跌■ go into a decline< 人> (因生病等而) 衰弱■ in a decline(1) 在衰退 [衰微] 中(2)< 人> 在晚年(3)(口语)< 人> 闷闷不乐, 变得忧郁■ on the decline倾斜中; 衰退 [没落] 中, 正在走下坡 |