n. 衰退, 跌落, 下降vt. 使降低, 婉谢vi. 下降, 衰落, 偏斜【医】 衰退, 减退, 衰退期(人), 减退期(病)【经】 下降, 递减; 下跌相关词组: on the decline fall into a decline
◆记忆方法一:
分析:de——“德”的拼音;c——“出”的拼音首字母;line——线。
记忆:对德国的出口额直线下降。
◆记忆方法二:
词根词缀记忆法:decline倾斜;衰退,clin, cliv=lean,slope,表示“倾斜,斜坡”
◆记忆方法三:
decline (考频:19)
【记】词根记忆:[de-(向下)+cline(倾斜)]
v./n.下倾,下降,衰落:As greenhouse gas emissions rise, sea ice and polar bear habitat decline. (Time) 随着温室气体排量的上升,海冰和北极熊栖息地随之减少。
v.拒绝,谢绝:to decline an invitation谢绝邀请
【考】on the decline 在没落中,在衰退中
【辨】rejec,refuse,decline
reject
“拒绝”;decline “婉言谢绝”。
refuse
(1)词义辨析
〔误〕 The horse declined the apple.
〔正〕 The horse rejected/refused the apple.
〔注〕 One needn’t reject/refuse in words but must decline in words.
(2)用法
〔误〕 He rejected to answer the question.
〔正〕 He refused to answer the question.
to answer
〔正〕 He declined the question.
answering
〔注〕 reject+n.
+n. n.
refuse
to do decline+ to do
doing
(3)固定搭配
〔误〕He refused the suggestion.
〔正〕He rejected/declined the suggestion.
〔注〕the difference in “reject/refuse/decline +n.”:
refuse or decline (not reject) an invitation
refuse (not decline or reject) a permission
decline or reject (not refuse) a suggestion
refuse, reject, or decline an offer
reject (not refuse or decline) a plan or proposal
refuse/ decline/ reject/ repel/ deny
这些动词均含“拒绝”之意。
frfuse 语气较重,指态度坚决,肯定无疑的拒绝。
decline 指婉言谢绝他人的帮助或邀请等。
reject 多指由于某物某事某行为不能让人满意而被当面直截了当地拒绝。
repel 作“拒绝”解时,语气比reject强。
deny 指坚决地拒绝接受、给予或承认。
词义辨析: refuse, decline, reject, repel, deny
refuse: 语气较重,指态度坚决,肯定无疑的拒绝
decline: 指婉言谢绝他人的帮助或邀请等
reject: 多指由于某物某事某行为不能让人满意而被当面直截了当地拒绝,与之相近的是 spurn ,鄙弃之意
repel: 作 “拒绝 〞解时,语气比 reject 强
deny : 指否认 (观点 )
例句: I must regretfully decline your kind invitation .
我很抱歉必须拒绝你的盛情邀请。
例句: I wish prices would decline .
但愿物价下降。
Quite a few flourished mining cities become stagnant at present with decline of quondam mining industry.
目前,我国有相当一部分矿业城市,随着城市中原有工业的日渐衰退,曾经繁荣兴旺的城市日益萧条。
The decline in viability of the algae is exponential and can not be related to a linear dose effect.
小球藻生活力的降低是指数性质的,而与线性剂量效应无关。
Clearly, some of this decline is cyclical.
当然,有的收益下降是周期性的。
He declined to address the delegates.
他拒绝向代表们发表讲话。
词义辨析: refuse, decline, reject, repel, deny
refuse: 语气较重,指态度坚决,肯定无疑的拒绝
decline: 指婉言谢绝他人的帮助或邀请等
reject: 多指由于某物某事某行为不能让人满意而被当面直截了当地拒绝,与之相近的是 spurn ,鄙弃之意
repel: 作 “拒绝 〞解时,语气比 reject 强
deny : 指否认 (观点 )
例句: I must regretfully decline your kind invitation .
我很抱歉必须拒绝你的盛情邀请。
例句: I wish prices would decline .
但愿物价下降。
※The decline of literature indicates the decline of a nation ; the two keep in their downwad tendency.——Johann Wolfgang von Goethe German poet文学的衰落表明一个民族的衰落。这两者走下坡路的时候是齐头并进的。德国诗人 歌德 J W
※The decline of literature indicates the decline of a nation ; the two keep in their downward tendency.( Johan Wolfgang von Goethe , German poet )——文学的衰落表明一个民族的衰落。这两者走下坡路的时间是齐头并进的。(德国诗人 歌德 . J . W .)