【decline音标】 英[dɪˈklaɪn] 美[dɪˈklaɪn]
【单词释义】 decline是什么意思：
n.下降；（力量、健康、品格、权力、价值等的）衰退；下倾；（人、生命等的）衰退期
v.辞谢，谢绝（邀请等）
vi.（道路、物体等）下倾；（太阳）落下；（在品格、价值上）降低；减少；下降；衰落，谢绝
vt.谢绝，婉拒
[单词分级] 高考英语词汇
[单词复数] declines [第三人称单数] declines
[单词现在分词] declining
[单词过去式] declined
[单词过去分词] declined
【decline形近词/近似词】
masculine adj.男子气概的；阳性的，雄性的；男性的，像男人的 n.[语]阳性；阳性词
incline v.倾斜，弄斜；（使）偏向，倾向于 n.斜坡；斜面；倾斜
discipline vt.惩罚，处分；训练 n.训练；惩罚；纪律
saline adj.盐的，含盐的；咸的 n. [U]生理盐水；盐溶液，盐水
【近义词解析】
◇ 拒绝
decline (v. [正式]拒绝)：指婉言谢绝他人的帮助、邀请等。
deny ([四级]v. [正式]拒绝，不允许)：指不允许某人拥有某物或做某事。
rebuff ([专八/GRE]v. [正式]回绝，断然拒绝)：指很不友好地拒绝别人善意的建议或帮助。
refuse (v. 拒绝，回绝)：普通用词，指拒绝做某事或接受别人所给之物，作后者解时常可与turn down 换用。He refused a second cup of coffee
reject (v. 拒绝)：指拒绝接受或考虑某事，或指由于不能让人满意而不接受、不录取等。They rejected my proposal.
【单词例句】
◇ The increase, up from the current count of 7.7 billion people, is expected despite a continued decline in the global fertility rate, which has fallen from 3.2 births per woman in 1990 to 2.5 births per woman this year.
尽管全球生育率持续下降，但预计届时这一数字仍将远超目前的77亿人口。全球生育率从1990年的3.2下降到今年的2.5。
---- World's population could swell to 10.9 billion by 2100
◇ And when it comes to boosting your mood, improving your memory, and protecting your brain against age-related cognitive decline, research suggests exercise may be as close to a wonder drug as we'll get.
当谈到改善情绪、增强记忆力以及预防大脑因年老产生认知衰退时，研究人员表示，锻炼可能是我们最唾手可得的“灵丹妙药”。
---- Common fitness misconceptions
◇ Play is release from the tedious battles against scarcity and decline which are the incessant, and inevitable, tragedies of life.
游戏让人们从永不间断亦不可避免的生活悲剧-与乏匮和衰退进行的枯燥抗争中得到一种解脱。
---- The Origin of Sports