a rapid/sharp/gradual decline
迅速╱急剧╱逐渐下降
urban/economic decline
城市衰落；经济衰退
The company reported a small decline in its profits.
公司报告其利润略有减少。
An increase in cars has resulted in the decline of public transport.
汽车的增加导致了公共交通的减少。
The town fell into (a) decline(= started to be less busy, important, etc.) after the mine closed.
这个镇在矿井关闭后开始衰落。
Industry in Britain has been in decline since the 1970s.
英国工业自 20 世纪 70 年代以来一直在走下坡路。
Support for the party continues to decline.
对该党的支持继续下降。
The number of tourists to the resort declined by 10% last year.
去年到这个胜地旅游的人数减少了 10%。
Her health was declining rapidly.
她的健康状况迅速恶化。
I offered to give them a lift but they declined.
我主动提议开车送他们，但他们婉言谢绝了。
to decline an offer/invitation
谢绝对方的主动帮助╱邀请
Their spokesman declined to comment on the allegations.
他们的发言人拒绝对这些指控加以评论。
1.下倾,下降;跌落;歪斜;(树枝等)下垂,(头)低下
2.衰落,衰老
3.谢绝,拒绝
4.堕落,退步;落魄
5.接近终了;近尾声
6.进行词形变化
7.谢绝,拒绝
8.使下倾,使下降,使歪斜,使(头)低垂
9.【语】变化(名词,代名词,形容词的)词尾
1.下倾,下降;跌落;歪斜;(树枝等)下垂,(头)低下
2.衰落,衰老
3.谢绝,拒绝
4.堕落,退步;落魄
5.接近终了;近尾声
6.进行词形变化
7.谢绝,拒绝
8.使下倾,使下降,使歪斜,使(头)低垂
9.【语】变化(名词,代名词,形容词的)词尾
1.衰退,减退
2.衰弱(病),(特指)肺病
3.倾斜
4.(物价的)下落
5.斜坡,下坡
1.衰退,减退
2.衰弱(病),(特指)肺病
3.倾斜
4.(物价的)下落
5.斜坡,下坡
1.to become less or worse
2.to say politely that you will not accept something or do something
3.if a noun, adjective, or pronoun declines, its form changes depending on its relationship to other words in a sentence; to list all the forms of the declension of a noun, adjective, or pronoun
1.a reduction in the amount or quality of something
1.I'm speculating, but it seems reasonable to me that what's causing this decline, or much of it, is the rise of the two-earner household.
我猜测，双职工家庭的日益增多导致了迁移率下降或者是大幅下降，但是对于我来说，这似乎是合乎情理的。
2.But all that has been achieved so far is a slowdown in the rate of economic decline.
但迄今为止的所有成就只是放慢了经济进一步衰退的速度。
3.It's easy to blame the decline of conversation on the pace of modern life and on the vague changes taking place in our ever-changing world.
人们之间交谈的减少应怪罪于现代生活的节奏以及在这个永恒变化着的世界里所发生的莫名其妙的变化。
4.There could be a different president two years hence, ready to reverse his agenda of international passivity and decline.
两年后美国总统可能会换人，并准备逆转他在国际上处于被动且日渐式微的议程。
5.That may be a step down for someone so renowned in his youth but it would constitute a renaissance after four years of decline at Newcastle.
对一个年轻时那么大名鼎鼎的人来说，可能这是在倒退，但在纽卡斯尔走了四年下坡路之后，这么做也许会帮助他东山再起。
6.Along with the delay of planting date, the rate of diseased grains tends to decline. While different varieties have the difference slightly.
随着播期的推迟，小麦黑胚率呈下降趋势，但不同品种表现略有差异。
7.Many reasons lead us to ponder the rise and decline of the United States of America. I shall list only a few.
有许多原因促使我们思考美国的兴盛与衰落，我仅列出其中一些原因
8.inflation : An increase in the general price level, resulting in a decline in the purchasing power of the monetary unit.
通货膨胀：在一般物价水平的增量，造成一种衰落在货币单位的购买力。
9.The cost for this tonic seems to be a drastic decline in Americans' economic mobility.
这一令人振奋的数据背后的成本是美国经济流动性的急剧下降。
10."The decline of new jobs is an undisputable fact. Many multinationals stopped their campus recruiting last October, " she said.
她说，“对新职位的需求正在减少，这已是不争的事实。许多跨国企业在上一年十月已经停止了校园招聘。”