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decline

/dɪˈklaɪn/

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noun

下降，衰退。

Downward movement, fall.

Examples :

"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。

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noun

下坡, 斜坡

A sloping downward, e.g. of a hill or road.

Examples :

"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。

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noun

衰退，下降。

Examples :

"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。

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noun

下降，衰退

A reduction or diminution of activity.

Examples :

"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。

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noun

拒绝，谢绝

The act of declining or refusing something.

Examples :

"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。

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verb

下降，下跌，衰退

To move downwards, to fall, to drop.

Examples :

"The dollar has declined rapidly since 2001."

自2001年以来，美元迅速贬值。

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verb

衰退，下降

To become weaker or worse.

Examples :

"My health declined in winter."

冬天我的健康状况变差了。

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verb

下降，降低，下跌。

To bend downward; to bring down; to depress; to cause to bend, or fall.

Examples :

"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。

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verb

减少，降低

To cause to decrease or diminish.

Examples :

"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。

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verb

下降，衰退，谢绝。

To turn or bend aside; to deviate; to stray; to withdraw.

Examples :

"a line that declines from straightness"

一条偏离直线的线。

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verb

拒绝，谢绝。

To refuse, forbear.

Examples :

"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。

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verb

变格

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

Examples :

"The noun "teacher" declines to "teachers" in the plural. "

名词“teacher”在复数形式上变格为“teachers”。

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verb

变格, 词形变化

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

Examples :

"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。

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verb

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.

Examples :

"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。

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