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VERB
下降;減少;衰退;衰落
If something declines, it becomes less in quantity, importance, or strength.
例句
The number of staff has declined from 217,000 to 114,000...
員工人數從 21.7萬減少到了11.4萬。
Hourly output by workers declined 1.3% in the first quarter...
第一季度工人每小時的產量下降了 1.3%。
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VERB
婉拒;謝絕
If you decline something or decline to do something, you politely refuse to accept it or do it.
例句
He declined their invitation...
他謝絕了他們的邀請。
The band declined to comment on the story...
樂隊拒絕對這一報道作任何評論。
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N-VAR
下降;減少;衰退;衰落
If there is a decline in something, it becomes less in quantity, importance, or quality.
例句
There wasn't such a big decline in enrollments after all...
注冊人數終究還是沒有出現如此大幅度的下降。
...Rome's decline in the fifth century...
公元5世紀時羅馬的衰落
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PHRASE
逐漸勢微;正在衰退
If something is in decline or on the decline, it is gradually decreasing in importance, quality, or power.
例句
Thankfully the smoking of cigarettes is on the decline...
令人欣慰的是，吸煙量在逐漸下降。
He is still one of the world's most popular golfers, but his game is in decline.
他仍是世界上最受歡迎的高爾夫球選手之一，但他的球技日不如前。
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PHRASE
走下坡路;開始衰退
If something goes or falls into decline, it begins to gradually decrease in importance, quality, or power.
例句
Libraries are an investment for the future and they should not be allowed to fall into decline.
圖書館是對未來的一項投資，不應任其日趨萎縮。