decline

【发音】

美 /dɪ'klaɪn/ 英 /dɪ'klaɪn/

【翻译】

1. v.下倾；偏斜；衰退

   英释:a decrease in the quality, quantity, or importance of something

【短语】

1. on the decline : 在走下坡路；在衰退中

2. decline and fall : 衰亡，衰败

3. in decline : 在衰退中

4. economic decline : 经济衰退

5. rate of decline : 递减速度

6. decline stage : 衰退期；下降阶段

【例句】

1. the economic decline faced by many cities

   许多城市面临的经济衰退

2. There has been a decline in the size of families.

   家庭的规模已有缩小。

【真题例句】

1. (2016.6 • CET6 • 第二套 • 听力题)...The decline in the American Indian languages has historical roots: In the mid-19th century...

2. (2016.6 • CET6 • 第二套 • 听力题)...What is the historical cause of the decline in the American Indian Languages...

3. (2016.6 • CET6 • 第一套 • 听力题)...Recording ThreeA new study has failed to find any conclusive evidence that lifestyle changes can prevent cognitive decline in older adults...

4. (2016.6 • CET6 • 第一套 • 听力题)...what might be a symptom of cognitive decline in older adults...

5. (2016.6 • CET6 • 第三套 • 阅读理解)...Perhaps the best example of boom growth and bust decline is the Grand Banks fishery...

6. (2016.6 • CET6 • 第二套 • 听力题)...who's been measuring and monitoring the Arctic since 1971 says the decline is irreversible...

7. (2016.6 • CET6 • 第一套 • 听力题)...Cognitive decline is the loss of ability to learn new skills...

8. (2015.6 • CET6 • 第三套 • 阅读理解)...jobs were slashed from US payrolls in the worst single-month decline since December...

9. (2013.6 • CET6 • 第一套 • 阅读理解)...Manufacturing's shrinking presence undoubtedly helps explain the decline in craftsmanship...

10. (2013.6 • CET6 • 第一套 • 阅读理解)...as 598000 jobs were slashed from US payrolls in the worst single-month decline since December...

11. (2013.6 • CET6 • 第一套 • 阅读理解)...What does the author say is a factor contributing to the decline in traditional craftsmanship...

12. (2013.6 • CET6 • 第一套 • 阅读理解)...Though the decline started in the 1970s...

13. (2013.6 • CET6 • 第一套 • 阅读理解)...That's one explanation for the decline in traditional craftsmanship...

14. (2013.6 • CET6 • 第一套 • 阅读理解)...The decline started in the 1950s...

15. (2011.12 • CET6 • • 阅读理解)...the figures on imports and exports seem not to signal a double-dip recession – a renewed decline in the broad level of economic activity in the United States – but an economic expansion...

16. (2009.6 • CET6 • • 阅读理解)...further contributing to the decline of primary care...

17. (2008.12 • CET6 • • 阅读理解)...and the decline is mirrored by the increase in obesity...

【同、近义词】

1. n.下降；衰退；斜面

   reduction/recession/fall/

2. vi.下降；衰落；谢绝

   go down/slump/

3. vt.谢绝；婉拒

   excuse oneself from/

【同根词】

1. n

   declination : 倾斜；偏差；衰微