decline學測 L5KK [dɪˈklaɪn]/dɪˈklaɪn/
婉拒;謝絕·下降;衰退·衰退;沒落
課本必備字,一字橫跨三種用法
He declined the promotion just as his health began to decline.

他婉拒了升遷,正如同他的健康也開始走下坡。

同一個字既能婉拒他人的好意,也能形容景氣或健康悄悄走下坡。

一個畫面:搖頭下滑

搖頭婉拒微微搖頭,禮貌回絕邀約
曲線下滑圖表數字像溜滑梯般往下掉
由盛轉衰從全盛時期慢慢步入衰退

義項

搖頭婉拒B2verb婉拒;謝絕
Despite the higher salary, she declined the job offer because the commute was too long.
儘管薪水更高,她仍婉拒了那份工作,因為通勤太遠。
decline an offerdecline a gift
曲線下滑B2verb下降;衰退
Sales have steadily declined over the past quarter due to weak demand.
由於需求疲弱,過去一季的銷售量持續下滑。
start to declinecontinue to decline
由盛轉衰B2noun衰退;沒落
Historians still debate the causes of the empire's long decline.
史學家至今仍爭論這個帝國長期衰落的原因。
a slow declinea big decline

片語

on the decline走下坡 →逐漸走下坡、衰退中
decline in health健康變差 →健康每況愈下

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『She declined the job offer.』這句中的 decline 意思最接近:(A) 婉拒 (B) 下降 (C) 沒落

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(A)

此句主詞是人,對象是工作邀約,對應「婉拒;謝絕」義項。

『The population continues to ___.』(A) decline (B) declining

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(A)

『continue to + 原形動詞』為固定用法,不可加 -ing。

字族

declining 逐漸下降的;衰退中的

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