declines

英 [dɪˈklaɪnz]

美 [dɪˈklaɪnz]

v.  减少; 下降; 衰弱; 衰退; 谢绝; 婉言拒绝; (根据名词、形容词或代词在句中的作用)变格，使发生词形变化
decline的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 下降;减少;衰退;衰落
  If somethingdeclines, it becomes less in quantity, importance, or strength.
  1. The number of staff has declined from 217,000 to 114,000...
     员工人数从 21.7万减少到了11.4万。
  2. Hourly output by workers declined 1.3% in the first quarter...
     第一季度工人每小时的产量下降了 1.3%。
  3. Union membership and union power are declining fast.
     工会的人数和力量都在迅速萎缩。
  4. ...a declining birth rate.
     呈下降态势的人口出生率
• VERB 婉拒;谢绝
  If youdeclinesomething ordecline todo something, you politely refuse to accept it or do it.
  1. He declined their invitation...
     他谢绝了他们的邀请。
  2. The band declined to comment on the story...
     乐队拒绝对这一报道作任何评论。
  3. He offered the boys some coffee. They declined politely.
     他问那些小伙子要不要来点咖啡，他们婉辞了。
• N-VAR 下降;减少;衰退;衰落
  If there is adecline insomething, it becomes less in quantity, importance, or quality.
  1. There wasn't such a big decline in enrollments after all...
     注册人数终究还是没有出现如此大幅度的下降。
  2. ...Rome's decline in the fifth century...
     公元5世纪时罗马的衰落
  3. The first signs of economic decline became visible.
     经济衰退的最初迹象开始显现出来。
• PHRASE 逐渐势微;正在衰退
  If something isin declineoron the decline, it is gradually decreasing in importance, quality, or power.
  1. Thankfully the smoking of cigarettes is on the decline...
     令人欣慰的是，吸烟量在逐渐下降。
  2. He is still one of the world's most popular golfers, but his game is in decline.
     他仍是世界上最受欢迎的高尔夫球选手之一，但他的球技日不如前。
• PHRASE 走下坡路;开始衰退
  If somethinggoesorfalls into decline, it begins to gradually decrease in importance, quality, or power.
  1. Libraries are an investment for the future and they should not be allowed to fall into decline.
     图书馆是对未来的一项投资，不应任其日趋萎缩。

双语例句

• Over time, as the US dollar declines, China will inevitably suffer huge losses on reserve holdings.
  随着时间的推移，如果美元下跌，中国持有的外汇储备将遭受巨大损失。
• Suppliers hope that a rise in sales volumes will make up for the margin declines.
  供应商希望，销量的上升将弥补利润率下滑的影响。
• Unless Japan's productivity rises faster than its workforce declines, which seems unlikely, its economy will shrink.
  除非日本的生产力增长速度超过劳动力减少的速度，经济发展才能幸免于难，而这似乎不太可能。
• Since 1938, eight of the 16 best years for stocks have coincided with declines in corporate earnings.
  1938年以来，股市最好的16年中有8年赶上了企业利润下降。
• De la Torre said the region has witnessed large declines in stock price indices and significant currency adjustments.
  DelaTorre说，该地区的股票价格指数已经大幅度下跌，货币也经历了重大调整。
• Declines were seen across all cities and regions, with the northern region particularly affected, the report showed.
  下降涉及到所有的城市和地区，特别对北方地区影响比较大。
• For maternal mortality, declines have been limited to countries which already have lower mortality levels.
  在孕产妇死亡率方面，死亡率下降局限于死亡率水平已经较低的国家。
• Their remarks could trigger knee-jerk declines in the euro and the yen.
  他们的评论将会引发欧元和日元的膝跳反应。
• In the first half of 2012, Nike and Adidas had rising sales, whereas Li-Ning experienced declines.
  2012年上半年，耐克和阿迪达斯销售增长，而李宁公司销售下滑。
• Declines had been anticipated, with JPMorgan reporting a similar investment banking performance last week.
  业绩下降早在意料之中，摩根大通（jpmorgan）上周也发布了类似的投资银行业绩。