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decline

释义

decline

noun countable/uncountable

UK /dɪˈklaɪn/

Word Forms

singular	decline
plural	declines

1
a reduction in the amount or quality of something
decline in:
There has been a steady decline in public services over recent years.
a sharp/steep/dramatic decline:
a sharp decline in share prices
economic/moral decline:
an effort to halt the economic decline of the region
fall/go/slip into a decline:
The industry has now fallen into a decline.
in decline:
Agriculture is in decline in many Third World countries.
on the decline:
Thankfully, this is a disease that is now on the decline.
Synonyms and related words
Rates of decrease and the process of decreasing
decrease
reduction
decline

decline

noun countable/uncountable

US /dɪˈklaɪn/

Word Forms

singular	decline
plural	declines

1
a reduction in the amount or quality of something
decline in:
There has been a steady decline in public services over recent years.
a sharp/steep/dramatic decline:
a sharp decline in the Nasdaq
economic/moral decline:
an effort to halt the economic decline of the region
fall/go/slip into a decline:
The industry has now fallen into a decline.
in decline:
Agriculture is in decline in many Third World countries.
on the decline:
Thankfully, this is a disease that is now on the decline.
Synonyms and related words
Rates of decrease and the process of decreasing
decrease
reduction
decline

decline

verb

UK /dɪˈklaɪn/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	decline
he/she/it	declines
present participle	declining
past tense	declined
past participle	declined

1
intransitive to become less or worse
The number of people buying their own homes has declined.
In many cases living standards are declining.
decline steadily/sharply/rapidly/dramatically:
Share prices declined sharply last week.
Synonyms and related words
To become less in size, amount or value
crater
decrease
decline
Synonyms and related words
To become worse
worsen
decline
deteriorate
2
intransitive/transitive to say politely that you will not accept something or do something
decline an offer/invitation:
We asked her to the reception, but she declined the invitation.
They offered to fly him to Brussels, but he declined.
decline to do something:
The minister declined to comment on the rumours.
Synonyms and related words
To say no
decline
nix
pass up
Synonyms and related words
To refuse permission, or to not allow something
forbid
decline
prohibit
3
intransitive linguisticsif a noun, adjective, or pronoun declines, its form changes depending on its relationship to other words in a sentence
Synonyms and related words
The grammatical behaviour of words
agreement
agree with
backshift
1. 3a
  transitive to list all the forms of the declension of a noun, adjective, or pronoun
  Synonyms and related words
  The grammatical behaviour of words
  agreement
  agree with
  backshift

decline

verb

US /dɪˈklaɪn/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	decline
he/she/it	declines
present participle	declining
past tense	declined
past participle	declined

1
intransitive to become less or worse
The number of people buying their own homes has declined.
In many cases living standards are declining.
decline steadily/sharply/rapidly/dramatically:
Stock prices declined sharply last week.
Synonyms and related words
To become less in size, amount or value
crater
decrease
diminish
Synonyms and related words
To become worse
worsen
decline
deteriorate
2
intransitive/transitive to say politely that you will not accept something or do something
They offered to fly him to Brussels, but he declined.
decline an offer/invitation:
We asked her to the reception, but she declined the invitation.
decline to do something:
The mayor declined to comment on the rumors.
Synonyms and related words
To say no
decline
nix
pass up
Synonyms and related words
To refuse permission, or to not allow something
forbid
decline
prohibit
3
intransitive linguisticsif a noun, adjective, or pronoun declines, its form changes depending on its relationship to other words in a sentence
Synonyms and related words
The grammatical behavior of words
agree with
backshift
cataphora
1. 3a
  transitive to list all the forms of the declension of a noun, adjective, or pronoun
  Synonyms and related words
  The grammatical behavior of words
  agree with
  backshift
  cataphora

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