decline

相關句子：

1. She is on the decline, and may die soon.
   她的健康每況愈下，可能不久於人世。
2. The wall declined slightly on account of the earthquake.
   牆壁因地震而傾斜。
3. He spent his declining years in the country.
   他在鄉間度過晚年。
4. I wish prices would decline.
   但願物價下降。

詞型變化：

名詞:decliner 動詞過去式:declined 過去分詞:declined 現在分詞:declining 第三人稱單數:declines 形容詞:declinable decline

詞意辨析：

refuse, decline, reject, repel, deny

這些動詞均含“拒絕”之意。
refuse: 語氣較重，指態度堅決，肯定無疑的拒絕。
decline: 指婉言謝絕他人的幫助或邀請等。
reject: 多指由於某物某事某行為不能讓人滿意而被當面直截了當地拒絕，與之相近的是spurn，鄙棄之意。
repel: 作“拒絕”解時，語氣比reject強。
deny: 指否認（觀點）。

英文解釋：

名詞 decline:

1. change toward something smaller or lower
   同義詞：diminution
2. a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state
   同義詞：declination
3. a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current
   同義詞：decay
4. a downward slope or bend
   同義詞：descent, declivity, fall, declination, declension, downslope

動詞 decline:

1. grow worse
   同義詞：worsen
2. refuse to accept
   同義詞：refuse, reject, pass up, turn down
3. show unwillingness towards
   同義詞：refuse
4. grow smaller
   同義詞：go down, wane
5. go down
6. go down in value
   同義詞：slump, correct
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