declining

英 [dɪˈklaɪnɪŋ] 美 [dɪˈklaɪnɪŋ]

v.  减少; 下降; 衰弱; 衰退; 谢绝; 婉言拒绝; (根据名词、形容词或代词在句中的作用)变格，使发生词形变化
decline的现在分词

现在分词：declining

BNC.7102 / COCA.6956

柯林斯词典

  1. VERB 下降;减少;衰退;衰落
    If something declines, it becomes less in quantity, importance, or strength.
    1. The number of staff has declined from 217,000 to 114,000...
      员工人数从 21.7万减少到了11.4万。
    2. Hourly output by workers declined 1.3% in the first quarter...
      第一季度工人每小时的产量下降了 1.3%。
    3. Union membership and union power are declining fast.
      工会的人数和力量都在迅速萎缩。
    4. ...a declining birth rate.
      呈下降态势的人口出生率
  2. VERB 婉拒;谢绝
    If you decline something or decline to do something, you politely refuse to accept it or do it.
    1. He declined their invitation...
      他谢绝了他们的邀请。
    2. The band declined to comment on the story...
      乐队拒绝对这一报道作任何评论。
    3. He offered the boys some coffee. They declined politely.
      他问那些小伙子要不要来点咖啡，他们婉辞了。
  3. N-VAR 下降;减少;衰退;衰落
    If there is a decline in something, it becomes less in quantity, importance, or quality.
    1. There wasn't such a big decline in enrollments after all...
      注册人数终究还是没有出现如此大幅度的下降。
    2. ...Rome's decline in the fifth century...
      公元5世纪时罗马的衰落
    3. The first signs of economic decline became visible.
      经济衰退的最初迹象开始显现出来。
  4. PHRASE 逐渐势微;正在衰退
    If something is in decline or on the decline, it is gradually decreasing in importance, quality, or power.
    1. Thankfully the smoking of cigarettes is on the decline...
      令人欣慰的是，吸烟量在逐渐下降。
    2. He is still one of the world's most popular golfers, but his game is in decline.
      他仍是世界上最受欢迎的高尔夫球选手之一，但他的球技日不如前。
  5. PHRASE 走下坡路;开始衰退
    If something goes or falls into decline, it begins to gradually decrease in importance, quality, or power.
    1. Libraries are an investment for the future and they should not be allowed to fall into decline.
      图书馆是对未来的一项投资，不应任其日趋萎缩。
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双语例句

  1. Interest rates generally have been declining since last spring, despite a few upward blips in recent weeks.
    尽管近几周出现了几次短暂的回升，但自去年春天开始利率在整体上还是一直呈下降趋势。
  2. He shielded his eyes against the dazzling declining sun.
    他用手遮挡眼前落日耀眼的余晖。
  3. Union membership and union power are declining fast.
    工会的人数和力量都在迅速萎缩。
  4. The loggers say their jobs are faced with extinction because of declining timber sales.
    伐木工人说由于木材销量下降，他们的工作恐不复存在。
  5. There is still some feeling in the art world that the market for such works may be declining
    艺术界一些人仍然认为，这类艺术品的市场可能趋于低迷。
  6. Its cash crisis has been fostered by declining property values.
    地产贬值引发了现金危机。
  7. There is a feeling among some black people that the level of racism is declining.
    一些黑人感到种族歧视的程度在下降。
  8. The declining dollar gave heart to skittish investors.
    美元的衰落给总是担惊受怕的投资者们带来了信心。
  9. Official statistics show real wages declining by 24%
    官方统计数字表明实际工资下降了24%。
  10. The prices are declining.
    价格下降。
  11. The day is declining.
    日暮。
  12. His health is declining.
    他的健康日渐衰退。
  13. After first politely declining, he eventually took a seat in the front row.
    他辞让了一番，才在前排就座。
  14. The influence is declining.
    影响渐微。
  15. The sun is declining.
    太阳在落山。
  16. The family fortunes were declining.
    家道陵替。
  17. He was born in a declining feudal family.
    他出生于一个没落的封建家庭。
  18. He was always declining their invitations on ground of ill health.
    他总是以身体不好为理由而谢绝他们的邀请。
  19. All the fears about commodity prices declining have been overdone.
    所有有关大宗商品价格下跌的担忧都过度了。
  20. Lee says large foreign currency reserves and steadily declining inflation rates help the region be more resilient.
    李钟和说，庞大的外汇储备和通货膨胀稳步下降，有助于该地区的经济活力。
  21. Declining market share or inadequate profitability is not the problem, but the symptom of the problem.
    市场份额下降和盈利能力不足并不是问题本身，而是问题的症状。
  22. This shows their economy is declining.
    这说明他们的经济正在衰退。
  23. But that sentiment has been shaken by declining performance.
    可是，业绩下降已经动摇了这种观点。
  24. Also, while reducing inflation is important, can China keep its growth from declining?
    而且，既然降低通胀是很重要的，中国可以在下滑中继续保持经济增长吗？
  25. Declining liquidity here will have disastrous effects on consumer spending and the economy.
    流动性下降将对消费者支出和经济产生灾难性的影响。
  26. The EU and Japan seem stuck in sluggish growth and declining demographics.
    欧盟和日本看上去陷于滞缓的经济增长和不断衰落的人口结构。
  27. Export growth in countries such as Taiwan and Thailand has also been declining, making the outlook uncertain.
    台湾和泰国等地的出口增幅也在不断下降，影响了前景的确定性。
  28. With residential and commercial real estate steadily declining, this is possible.
    随着住宅和商业地产稳步下跌，这是有可能的。
  29. In South Korea, China and Germany, exports were declining once again.
    韩国、中国和德国的出口再次下滑。
  30. Employment, industrial production and real incomes are declining.
    就业、工业产出和实际收入都在下降。
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