decline

1. B2Uncountable(不可數名詞)Singular(單數)

   a reduction in amount, importance, quality, or strength

   衰落；衰退；減少

   • the decline of the manufacturing sector

     製造業的衰落

   • Traditional retail is in decline over time.

     傳統零售業隨著時間逐漸衰退

   • a drop in the rate of unemployment

     失業率的下降

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decrease(減少)

1. B2Intransitive(不及物動詞)

   to diminish gradually in amount, quality, or intensity

   （逐漸）減少；衰退；下降

   • His interest in city life declined after he moved to the countryside.

     搬到鄉下後，他對城市生活的興趣減少了。

   • The company's sales have been steadily declining.

     公司的銷售額一直在穩步下降。

   • The road declines from the peak of the mountain.

     這條路從山頂向下傾斜。

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refuse(拒絕)

1. B2Transitive(及物動詞)Intransitive(不及物動詞)formal(正式)

   to politely refuse an offer or invitation

   拒絕；謝絕

   • She invited him to the dinner party, but he declined.

     她邀請他參加晚宴，但他婉拒了。

   • He declined the job offer politely.

     他禮貌地拒絕了這份工作邀請。

   • They declined to give any information on the matter.

     他們拒絕提供有關此事的任何信息。

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grammar(文法)

1. Transitive(及物動詞)Intransitive(不及物動詞)language(語言)specialized(專業)

   to inflect a noun, pronoun, or adjective by changing its form to show grammatical case, number, or gender

   （根據名詞、代詞或形容詞在句子中的作用）詞形變化；（使）發生詞形變化

   • Learning Ancient Greek involves learning how to decline nouns.

     學習古希臘語涉及學習如何使名詞發生詞形變化。

   • This grammar exercise focuses on how to decline verbs.

     這個文法練習專注於如何使動詞發生詞形變化。