Sales declined last year.
去年销售下降。
She politely declined the invitation to the party.
她礼貌地谢绝了派对的邀请。
The number of bees has declined in many parts of the world.
世界许多地方的蜜蜂数量都在减少。
His health began to decline after the long winter.
漫长的冬天过后，他的健康状况开始下降。
Choose the word that is the closest synonym to “decline”:
A — Refuse. “decline” means v. refuse; decrease
She had to ______ the invitation because she was far too busy.
C — decline. “decline” means v. refuse; decrease
decline — v. refuse; decrease. In Chinese: 下降，拒绝.
decline is pronounced /dɪˈklaɪn/. It breaks into 2 syllables: de · cline.
“decline” means refuse; decrease. Examples: (1) Sales declined last year. (2) She politely declined the invitation to the party. (3) The number of bees has declined in many parts of the world. (4) His health began to decline after the long winter.
decrease, refuse — all close in meaning to decline (v. refuse; decrease).
Yes. decline appears on the iSEE Vocab Lower list, which covers 600+ words for the ISEE and SSAT.
de(down)+cline(slope).