decline vi. 1.下倾,下降;跌落;歪斜;(树枝等)下垂,(头)低下。 2.衰落,衰老。 3.堕落,退步;落魄。 4.接近终了;近尾声。 5.进行词形变化。 6.谢绝,拒绝。 The birth rate in our country has been declining for several years. 我国人口的出生率几年来一直在下降。 Prices begin to decline. 物价开始下降。 the rotten and declining system 腐朽没落的制度。 She invited me to dinner but I declined on account of urgent business. 她请我吃饭,但我因有急事谢绝了。 vt. 1.谢绝,拒绝。 2.使下倾,使下降,使歪斜,使(头)低垂。 3.【语法】变化(名词、代名词、形容词的)词尾。 She declined her head in despair. 她垂头丧气。 He never declines to do what his mother asks him to do. 母亲叫他做什么,他从来不拒绝。 decline an invitation 谢绝邀请。 decline ... with thanks 婉言谢绝。 n. 1.倾斜。 2.衰退,减退。 3.(物价的)下落。 4.衰弱(病),(特指)肺病。 5.斜坡,下坡。 in the decline of his life 在他的晚年。 fall [go] into a decline 衰弱;患肺病。 on the decline 没落;在低落中,在下坡路上;在衰退中。
From 1984 to 1990 there has been a net decline of more than 53 , 000 miles ( 85 , 295 kilometers ) of hedgerows , mostly because they are not needed any more and have no economic value 1984年到1990年之间,累计约53000英里(合85295公里)的篱笆被拆除,大多数是因为它们再也不能提供经济作用了。