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decline | BrE dɪˈklʌɪn, AmE dəˈklaɪn | A. intransitive verb ① (become smaller) «rate, sales» 下降 xiàjiàng ; «quantity, demand, number» 减少 jiǎnshǎo ② (wane) «health» 恶化 èhuà ; «business» 衰退 shuāituì ; «power, strength» 衰弱 shuāiruò ; «empire» 衰落 shuāiluò ; «influence, support, confidence» 减退 jiǎntuì ; «status» 下降 xiàjiàng ③ (refuse) 婉拒 wǎnjù ④ Linguistics «word» 变格 biàngé B. transitive verb ① 婉拒 wǎnjù ‹offer, honour, promotion›▸ to decline to do sth; 婉拒做某事 ② Linguistics 使…变格 shǐ… biàngé ‹word›C. noun ① uncountable (decrease) 下降 xiàjiàng ▸ a (small/steep) decline in sth; 某物的（小幅/急剧）下降 ▸ to be on the or in decline; 在下降 ▸ a 5% decline to 175 下降5%至175 ② uncountable and countable (waning) 衰退 shuāituì ▸ to be on the or in decline; 在衰退 ▸ a decline in sth; 某事的衰退 ▸ to go or fall into (a) decline; 陷入衰退 ▸ his decline into madness 他发疯的过程 |