declined
- v.下降;减少;衰退;谢绝;衰弱;婉言拒绝;(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
- decline的过去分词和过去式
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VERB 下降;减少;衰退;衰落
If something declines, it becomes less in quantity, importance, or strength.The number of staff has declined from 217,000 to 114,000...
员工人数从 21.7万减少到了11.4万。
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VERB 婉拒;谢绝
If you decline something or decline to do something, you politely refuse to accept it or do it.He declined their invitation...
他谢绝了他们的邀请。
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N-VAR 下降;减少;衰退;衰落
If there is a decline in something, it becomes less in quantity, importance, or quality.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。
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PHRASE 逐渐势微;正在衰退
If something is in decline or on the decline, it is gradually decreasing in importance, quality, or power.Thankfully the smoking of cigarettes is on the decline...
令人欣慰的是，吸烟量在逐渐下降。
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PHRASE 走下坡路;开始衰退
If something goes or falls into decline, it begins to gradually decrease in importance, quality, or power.Libraries are an investment for the future and they should not be allowed to fall into decline.
图书馆是对未来的一项投资，不应任其日趋萎缩。
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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%。
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The number of staff has declined from 217,000 to 114,000
员工人数从21.7万减少到了11.4万。
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The government has failed to reverse the economic decline .
政府未能扭转经济滑坡的趋势。
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The company reported a small decline in its profits .
公司报告其利润略有减少。
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One region is attempting to buck the trend of economic decline .
其中一个地区正试图挡住经济衰退的趋势。
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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。
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My initial reaction was to decline the offer .
我最初的反应是要婉言谢绝这个提议。
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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。
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The climate of political confusion has only reinforced the country 's economic decline .
政局混乱只加速了国家经济的衰退。
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I offered to give them a lift but they declined .
我主动邀请他们搭车，但他们婉言谢绝了。
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We need to take corrective action to halt this country 's decline .
我们得采取纠偏行动来阻止这个国家的衰落。
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Support for the party continues to decline .
对该党的支持继续下降。
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Her health declined rapidly and latterly she never left the house .
她的健康状况急剧衰退，此后她再未离开过家。
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They failed to arrest the company 's decline .
他们未能阻止公司的衰落。
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The closure of the mine was the single most important factor in the town 's decline .
矿山的关闭是这个镇衰落的唯一最重要的因素。
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The industry has slid into decline .
这个行业已成衰退之势。
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Fish stocks in the Baltic are in decline .
波罗的海的鱼类资源逐渐减少。
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The Prime Minister declined to be interviewed .
首相婉拒了采访。
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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。
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This year can only see a repeat performance of the decline .
今年还会出现下降。
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The new system may be more economic but will lead to a decline in programme quality .
新系统可能更合算，但是会降低程序质量。
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The first signs of economic decline became visible .
经济衰退的最初迹象开始显现出来。
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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。
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The government has twice declined to back the scheme
政府已两次拒绝支持该方案。
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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。
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Hourly output by workers declined 1.3 % in the first quarter
第一季度工人每小时的产量下降了1.3%。
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He declined to give any information on the Presidential election
他拒绝透露任何有关总统选举的消息。
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If children were made to feel inferior to other children their confidence declined .
如果让孩子感觉他们不如其他孩子，他们的信心就会减弱。
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The economy continued to exhibit signs of decline in September .
9月份，经济继续呈现出衰退的迹象。
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The figures represent a general decline in employment .
这些数字显示就业人数总体在下降。