| 单词 | decline |
| 释义 | declinedeclinesdeclineddecliningdeclinedecline2 AC verb1[transitive] to decrease in quantity, quality, or importance: Coffee production declined.decline咖啡产量减少了。His health continued to decline.continue 他的健康状况继续恶化。 2[intransitive and transitive] formal to say no to an invitation, offer, or request, usually politely: Mary declined Jay’s invitation to dinner.decline玛丽谢绝了杰伊请吃晚饭的邀请。decline to do somethingMurray declined to comment.decline默里拒绝发表评论。THESAURUS refuseTHESAURUS: declinedecrease to become less: In the UK, the size of families has decreased.familyhavedecreasego down to decrease. Go down is less formal than decrease and is the usual word to use in everyday English: Prices usually go down in January.pricefall/drop to decrease, especially by a large amount: Prices have fallen by 50%.pricefallThe number of accidents has dropped dramatically.numbaccidenthavedropdecline formal to decrease, especially gradually – used especially about the standard or level of something: Standards of health care have declined in recent years.standarddeclineyearSupport for the government is steadily declining.bedeclineplummet to decrease very suddenly and by a large amount: Their profits plummeted from £49 million to £11.5 million in two years.profitplummetyearrefuse to say firmly that you will not do something, or that you do not want to accept an invitation, offer etc: He refused to tell me how much he had paid.refusehavepayJenny decided to refuse the invitation.decideturn sth/sb down to refuse an offer, invitation, or request – used especially when this is surprising or disappointing: You’d be crazy to turn that job down!For some reason, they turned down my application for a visa.turnI’ve already been turned down by three colleges.beturncollegesay no spoken to say that you will not do something when someone asks you: You should ask him if he wants a date – I’m sure he won’t say no.shallwantwindeny sb permission formal to refuse to allow someone to do something: He was denied permission to enter the country.bedenySome patients have been denied access to their own medical records.patientbedenyrecorddecline formal to politely refuse to accept an offer or invitation, or refuse to do something: They declined any offer of financial help.declineHe declined to comment on the rumours.declinerumour |
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