noun🔗Share下降，衰退。 Downward movement, fall."The steep decline in the student population led to the school closing. "学生人数的急剧下降导致了学校的关闭。amountbusinesseconomyessentialieltstoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share下坡, 斜坡 A sloping downward, e.g. of a hill or road."The steep decline of the hill made the bike ride challenging. "这个山坡陡峭的下坡让骑自行车变得很有挑战性。geographygeologynatureessentialieltstoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share衰退，下降。 A weakening."The recent decline in student attendance worried the school principal. "近期学生出勤率的下降让校长感到担忧。conditionprocesseconomybusinessessentialieltstoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share下降，衰退 A reduction or diminution of activity."The decline in student participation in the after-school program was noticeable this year. "今年课后活动的学生参与度下降非常明显。amountbusinesseconomyessentialieltstoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share拒绝，谢绝 The act of declining or refusing something."My sister's decline to attend the family dinner was a disappointment. "我妹妹拒绝参加家庭晚餐，真让人失望。attitudeactionbusinesseconomyessentialieltstoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share下降，下跌，衰退 To move downwards, to fall, to drop."The dollar has declined rapidly since 2001."自2001年以来，美元迅速贬值。amountbusinesseconomyfinanceessentialieltstoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share衰退，下降 To become weaker or worse."My health declined in winter."冬天我的健康状况变差了。conditionprocessmedicinebusinesseconomyageessentialieltstoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share下降，降低，下跌。 To bend downward; to bring down; to depress; to cause to bend, or fall."The heavy rain caused the branches of the old oak tree to decline. "大雨使得老橡树的树枝都向下弯垂。actionconditionprocessessentialieltstoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share减少，降低 To cause to decrease or diminish."The doctor recommended some exercises to decline the patient's high blood pressure. "医生建议了一些锻炼来降低患者的血压。economybusinessamountfinanceessentialieltstoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share下降，衰退，谢绝。 To turn or bend aside; to deviate; to stray; to withdraw."a line that declines from straightness"一条偏离直线的线。attitudetendencyessentialieltstoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share拒绝，谢绝。 To refuse, forbear."On reflection I think I will decline your generous offer."仔细考虑之后，我想我还是谢绝您的好意吧。attitudeactionbusinesscommunicationeconomyessentialieltstoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share变格 (grammar, usually of substantives, adjectives and pronouns) To inflect for case, number and sometimes gender."The noun "teacher" declines to "teachers" in the plural. "名词“teacher”在复数形式上变格为“teachers”。grammarlanguagelinguisticsessentialieltstoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share变格, 词形变化 (by extension) To run through from first to last; to repeat like a schoolboy declining a noun."The student diligently declined the Latin noun, repeating its different cases from nominative to accusative. "那个学生很认真地做了拉丁语名词的词形变化，从主格到宾格，把各种格都背诵了一遍。languagegrammareducationessentialieltstoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share放弃惩罚 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."The team chose to decline the fifteen-yard penalty because their receiver had caught the ball for a thirty-yard gain."对方球队被判罚十五码，但因为他们的接球手已经成功接球推进了三十码，所以这个队选择放弃惩罚。sportgameessentialieltstoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
