declined
基本解釋
- v.下降;減少;變?nèi)?;拒絕;傾斜
- n.衰微;跌落;晚年
詞源解說(shuō)
- 14世紀(jì)初期進(jìn)入英語(yǔ),直接源自古法語(yǔ)的decliner,意為折彎,轉(zhuǎn)彎;最初源自拉丁語(yǔ)的declinare:de (從) + clinare (彎曲)。
用法辨析
- decline用作動(dòng)詞的基本意思是有禮貌地拒絕邀請(qǐng)、給予或服務(wù)。引申可表示“衰落,降低”“傾斜,下降”“下沉”。作“辭謝,謝絕”解時(shí)多用作及物動(dòng)詞,其后可接名詞、動(dòng)名詞或動(dòng)詞不定式作賓語(yǔ)。作“衰落”解時(shí)只用作不及物動(dòng)詞。
- decline作動(dòng)詞指“有禮貌地謝絕”,比refuse語(yǔ)氣上要婉轉(zhuǎn)些;
- decline后可跟不定式或動(dòng)名詞,但跟不定式比較普遍。She declined to answer my questions.
- decline的名詞形式有declination,declinature和declinal,但都不常見。美語(yǔ)中declination比較常見,但還是習(xí)慣用refuse的名詞形式refusal。
v. (動(dòng)詞)
英漢例句
- There has been a sharp decline in profits this year.
今年的利潤(rùn)大幅度下降。 - We asked her to come to our party, but she declined.
我們請(qǐng)她來(lái)參加我們的晚會(huì),但是她謝絕了。 - I declined his invitation.
我謝絕了他的邀請(qǐng)。 - The boy declined to answer a question.
那男孩拒絕回答問(wèn)題。 - He declined going to the party with her.
他不肯跟她一起去參加晚會(huì)。
用作名詞 (n.)
用作動(dòng)詞 (v.)
用作不及物動(dòng)詞: S+~(+A)
用作及物動(dòng)詞: S+~+ n./pron.
S+~+to- v
S+~+ v -ing
詞組短語(yǔ)
- decline a proposal 〔invitation〕 謝絕建議〔邀請(qǐng)〕
- decline an appointment 〔the challenge〕 不愿接受委任〔挑戰(zhàn)〕
- decline suggestion 謝絕建議
- decline westward 向西下沉
- decline courteously 〔tactfully〕 有禮貌〔巧妙〕地謝絕
- decline drastically 急劇下降
用作動(dòng)詞 (v.)
~+名詞
~+副詞
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.
柯林斯英英字典
專業(yè)釋義
- 下斜;下傾
- 下斜式