decline
【拒绝,谢绝、下降、衰退】
Decline 是一个多义词,可以作为 动词 和 名词 使用。它有多种含义,通常与 拒绝、下降、衰退 等相关。
📌 词性:
- 动词(v.):拒绝,下降,衰退,减小
- 名词(n.):下降,衰退,拒绝
1. "Decline" 作为动词
✅ (1)拒绝,谢绝
作为动词时,decline 意味着 拒绝某个提议、邀请或请求,通常比 "refuse" 更为委婉。
📌 例句:
- She declined the offer to join the team.
(她拒绝了加入团队的提议。) - I had to decline his invitation because I was busy.
(我不得不拒绝他的邀请,因为我很忙。)
✅ (2)下降,减小
Decline 也可以表示 数量、质量、程度等的下降,例如经济或健康状况的下滑。
📌 例句:
- The company's profits declined last year.
(公司的利润去年下降了。) - His health began to decline after the accident.
(事故后,他的健康开始恶化。)
✅ (3)衰退,变弱
Decline 还可以用来描述某事物或某种力量的 逐渐衰退 或 减少。
📌 例句:
- The population of the town has been in decline for years.
(这个镇的居民人口多年来一直在减少。) - The old tradition is slowly declining in modern society.
(这个古老的传统在现代社会中慢慢衰退。)
2. "Decline" 作为名词
✅ (1)下降,衰退
作为名词时,decline 通常表示 数量、程度、健康或状态的下降。
📌 例句:
- There has been a significant decline in sales this quarter.
(本季度的销售额有显著下降。) - The decline of the Roman Empire is a key event in history.
(罗马帝国的衰退是历史上的一个关键事件。)
✅ (2)拒绝
作为名词,decline 还可以表示 对某提议的拒绝。
📌 例句:
- I received a polite decline from the company after my interview.
(面试后,我收到了公司礼貌的拒绝。)
✅ (3)常见搭配
- Economic decline:经济衰退。
- The country experienced an economic decline during the recession.
(这个国家在经济衰退期间经历了经济下滑。)
- The country experienced an economic decline during the recession.
- Gradual decline:逐渐下降。
- The gradual decline of traditional industries is a concern.
(传统行业的逐渐衰退是一个值得关注的问题。)
- The gradual decline of traditional industries is a concern.
✅ (4)反义词
- Increase:增加,增长。
- There has been a noticeable increase in the number of tourists.
(游客数量明显增加。)
- There has been a noticeable increase in the number of tourists.
- Rise:上升,增长。
- The rise in global temperatures is alarming.
(全球气温的上升令人担忧。)
- The rise in global temperatures is alarming.
📌 结论
- Decline(v.):
- 拒绝(例如:婉拒邀请)
- 下降,减小(例如:经济、健康、状态的下降)
- 衰退,变弱(例如:人口减少、传统消失)
- Decline(n.):
- 下降,衰退(例如:销售下降、经济衰退)
- 拒绝(例如:提议被拒绝)
这个词通常用来描述某种 减少或下滑的趋势,也可用于表示 对某事的拒绝。