| 单词 | decline |
| 释义 | Word Frequency decline(dɪˈklaɪn) verb 1. to refuse to do or accept (something), esp politely 2. (intransitive) to grow smaller; diminish demand has declined over the years 3. to slope or cause to slope downwards 4. (intransitive) to deteriorate gradually, as in quality, health, or character 5. grammar to state or list the inflections of (a noun, adjective, or pronoun), or (of a noun, adjective, or pronoun) to be inflected for number, case, or gender Compare conjugate (sense 1) noun 6. gradual deterioration or loss 7. a movement downwards or towards something smaller; diminution 8. a downward slope; declivity 9. archaic any slowly progressive disease, such as tuberculosis Derived forms declinable (deˈclinable) adjective decliner (deˈcliner) noun Word origin C14: from Old French decliner to inflect, turn away, sink, from Latin dēclīnāre to bend away, inflect grammatically |
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