declining
- 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
- adj.下滑的；衰退的；倾斜的
- decline的现在分词
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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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But during the past decade declining rainfall has allowed him to plant highly profitable crops ．
但是在过去的十年里,降雨量的减少使他能够种植高利润的作物。
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Mechanism analysis of the declining water production on the tube well and Study on the treatment measures
管井出水量减少机理分析和处理措施探讨
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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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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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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 nub of the matter is that business is declining .
事情的实质是工商业在萎缩。
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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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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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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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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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Its cash crisis has been fostered by declining property values .
地产贬值引发了现金危机。
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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。
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Official statistics show real wages declining by 24 %
官方统计数字表明实际工资下降了24%。
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Union membership and union power are declining fast .
工会的人数和力量都在迅速萎缩。
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There is still some feeling in the art world that the market for such works may be declining
艺术界一些人仍然认为，这类艺术品的市场可能趋于低迷。
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Government penny-pinching is blamed for the decline in food standards .
政府吝啬被指责是食品标准下降的原因。
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He criticised the government for failing to halt economic decline
他批评政府未能遏止经济下滑。
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The rise or decline of the United States is not a function of deterministic forces .
美国的兴衰并非不可抗力作用的结果。