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declines

/dɪˈklaɪnz/ /dɪˈklaɪn̩z/

Meanings
noun

低下, 下落

Downward movement, fall.

Examples :

"The steep decline in student enrollment worried the school administration. "
学生の入学者の急激な減少は、学校の管理者を心配させた。
direction amount
verb

活用する

(grammar, usually of substantives, adjectives and pronouns) To inflect for case, number and sometimes gender.

Examples :

"The Latin student carefully declines the noun "rosa" (rose) through all its cases: nominative, genitive, dative, accusative, and ablative. "
ラテン語の学生は、名詞「rosa」（バラ）を主格、属格、与格、対格、奪格のすべての格で注意深く活用します。
grammar language linguistics
verb

暗唱する、唱える

(by extension) To run through from first to last; to repeat like a schoolboy declining a noun.

Examples :

"The teacher asks the students to recite Latin verbs, and one student declines "amo, amas, amat" very clearly. "
先生は生徒たちにラテン語の動詞を暗唱するように頼み、一人の生徒が「amo, amas, amat」を非常に明確に唱えます。
grammar language education
verb

ペナルティを拒否する

To reject a penalty against the opposing team, usually because the result of accepting it would benefit the non-penalized team less than the preceding play.

Examples :

"The team chose to decline the fifteen-yard penalty because their receiver had caught the ball for a thirty-yard gain."
チームは、レシーバーが30ヤードのゲインでボールをキャッチしたため、15ヤードのペナルティを拒否することにしました。
sport

Related Words

Illustration diminution

diminution noun

/dɪmɪˈnjuːʃ(ə)n/

減少、削減、縮小

"The new emission standards have produced a measurable diminution in air pollution."

新しい排出基準は、大気汚染の測定可能な減少をもたらしました。

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adjectives noun

/ˈædʒɪktɪvz/

形容詞

"The words “big” and “heavy” are English adjectives."

「big」と「heavy」という単語は英語の形容詞です。

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enrollment noun

/ɪnˈroʊlmənt/ /ɛnˈroʊlmənt/

登録, 入学

"The enrollment in the new online cooking class was very high. "

新しいオンライン料理教室の入学者は非常に多かったです。

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attendance noun

/əˈtɛn.dəns/

出席, 出頭

"Attendance at the meeting is required."

会議への出席が必須です。

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carefully adverb

/ˈkɛːfli/ /ˈkɛɹfli/

悲しげに, 悲しく

"He listened carefully to his mother's concerns, feeling sorrowful about her disappointment. "

彼は母親の心配事を悲しげに聞き、彼女の落胆に悲しさを感じました。

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substantives noun

/sʌbˈstæntɪvz/ /səbˈstæntɪvz/

名詞

"In grammar class, the teacher explained that "dog," "house," and "happiness" are all substantives. "

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administration noun

/ədˌmɪnəˈstɹeɪʃən/

行政, 運営

"The school administration is responsible for managing the daily schedule. "

学校の運営は、毎日のスケジュールを管理する責任があります。

Illustration nominative

nominative noun

/ˈnɒmɪnətɪv/

主格

"In the sentence "The teacher graded the papers," "teacher" is the nominative because it performs the action. "

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accusative noun

/əˈkjuːzətɪv/ /əˈkjuzətɪv/

対格

"The teacher explained the role of the accusative in sentence structure, highlighting how it marks the direct object. "

先生は文の構造における対格の役割を説明し、それがどのように直接目的語を示すかを強調しました。

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reflection noun

/ɹɪˈflɛkʃən/

反射, 反映

"The reflection in the window showed the changing colors of the sunset. "

窓の反射は、夕日の移り変わる色を示していた。

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increasingly adverb

/ɪnˈkriːsɪŋli/ /ˌɪnˈkriːsɪŋli/

ますます, 増加して

"The dog's barking became increasingly louder throughout the night. "

犬の吠え声は夜通しでますます大きくなりました。

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noticeable adjective

/ˈnəʊtɪsəbl̩/ /ˈnoʊtɪsəbl̩/

顕著な, 目立つ

"The difference in her haircut was noticeable immediately. "

彼女の髪型の違いはすぐに顕著だった。