declined
基本解释
- v.下降；减少；变弱；拒绝；倾斜
- n.衰微；跌落；晚年
词源解说
- 14世纪初期进入英语，直接源自古法语的decliner，意为折弯，转弯；最初源自拉丁语的declinare：de (从） + clinare (弯曲）。
用法辨析
- decline用作动词的基本意思是有礼貌地拒绝邀请、给予或服务。引申可表示“衰落,降低”“倾斜,下降”“下沉”。作“辞谢,谢绝”解时多用作及物动词,其后可接名词、动名词或动词不定式作宾语。作“衰落”解时只用作不及物动词。
- decline作动词指“有礼貌地谢绝”，比refuse语气上要婉转些；
- decline后可跟不定式或动名词，但跟不定式比较普遍。She declined to answer my questions.
- decline的名词形式有declination，declinature和declinal，但都不常见。美语中declination比较常见，但还是习惯用refuse的名词形式refusal。
v. (动词)
英汉例句
- There has been a sharp decline in profits this year.
今年的利润大幅度下降。 - We asked her to come to our party, but she declined.
我们请她来参加我们的晚会,但是她谢绝了。 - I declined his invitation.
我谢绝了他的邀请。 - The boy declined to answer a question.
那男孩拒绝回答问题。 - He declined going to the party with her.
他不肯跟她一起去参加晚会。
用作名词 (n.)
用作动词 (v.)
用作不及物动词: S+～(+A)
用作及物动词: S+～+ n./pron.
S+～+to- v
S+～+ v -ing
词组短语
- decline a proposal 〔invitation〕 谢绝建议〔邀请〕
- decline an appointment 〔the challenge〕 不愿接受委任〔挑战〕
- decline suggestion 谢绝建议
- decline westward 向西下沉
- decline courteously 〔tactfully〕 有礼貌〔巧妙〕地谢绝
- decline drastically 急剧下降
用作动词 (v.)
～+名词
～+副词
英英字典
- If something declines, it becomes less in quantity, importance, or strength.
- If you decline something or decline to do something, you politely refuse to accept it or do it.
- If there is a decline in something, it becomes less in quantity, importance, or quality.
- If something is in decline or on the decline, it is gradually decreasing in importance, quality, or power.
- If something goes or falls into decline, it begins to gradually decrease in importance, quality, or power.
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专业释义
- 下斜;下倾
- 下斜式