declining

英 [dɪˈklaɪnɪŋ]

美 [dɪˈklaɪnɪŋ]

v.  减少; 下降; 衰弱; 衰退; 谢绝; 婉言拒绝; (根据名词、形容词或代词在句中的作用)变格，使发生词形变化
decline的现在分词

现在分词：declining　

BNC.7102 / COCA.6956

柯林斯词典

• VERB 下降;减少;衰退;衰落
  If somethingdeclines, it becomes less in quantity, importance, or strength.
  1. The number of staff has declined from 217,000 to 114,000...
     员工人数从 21.7万减少到了11.4万。
  2. Hourly output by workers declined 1.3% in the first quarter...
     第一季度工人每小时的产量下降了 1.3%。
  3. Union membership and union power are declining fast.
     工会的人数和力量都在迅速萎缩。
  4. ...a declining birth rate.
     呈下降态势的人口出生率
• VERB 婉拒;谢绝
  If youdeclinesomething ordecline todo something, you politely refuse to accept it or do it.
  1. He declined their invitation...
     他谢绝了他们的邀请。
  2. The band declined to comment on the story...
     乐队拒绝对这一报道作任何评论。
  3. He offered the boys some coffee. They declined politely.
     他问那些小伙子要不要来点咖啡，他们婉辞了。
• N-VAR 下降;减少;衰退;衰落
  If there is adecline insomething, it becomes less in quantity, importance, or quality.
  1. There wasn't such a big decline in enrollments after all...
     注册人数终究还是没有出现如此大幅度的下降。
  2. ...Rome's decline in the fifth century...
     公元5世纪时罗马的衰落
  3. The first signs of economic decline became visible.
     经济衰退的最初迹象开始显现出来。
• PHRASE 逐渐势微;正在衰退
  If something isin declineoron the decline, it is gradually decreasing in importance, quality, or power.
  1. Thankfully the smoking of cigarettes is on the decline...
     令人欣慰的是，吸烟量在逐渐下降。
  2. He is still one of the world's most popular golfers, but his game is in decline.
     他仍是世界上最受欢迎的高尔夫球选手之一，但他的球技日不如前。
• PHRASE 走下坡路;开始衰退
  If somethinggoesorfalls into decline, it begins to gradually decrease in importance, quality, or power.
  1. Libraries are an investment for the future and they should not be allowed to fall into decline.
     图书馆是对未来的一项投资，不应任其日趋萎缩。

双语例句

• There is still some feeling in the art world that the market for such works may be declining
  艺术界一些人仍然认为，这类艺术品的市场可能趋于低迷。
• He was always declining their invitations on ground of ill health.
  他总是以身体不好为理由而谢绝他们的邀请。
• The day is declining.
  日暮。
• He shielded his eyes against the dazzling declining sun.
  他用手遮挡眼前落日耀眼的余晖。
• The declining dollar gave heart to skittish investors.
  美元的衰落给总是担惊受怕的投资者们带来了信心。
• The sun is declining.
  太阳在落山。
• With residential and commercial real estate steadily declining, this is possible.
  随着住宅和商业地产稳步下跌，这是有可能的。
• He was born in a declining feudal family.
  他出生于一个没落的封建家庭。
• Official statistics show real wages declining by 24%
  官方统计数字表明实际工资下降了24%。
• Declining market share or inadequate profitability is not the problem, but the symptom of the problem.
  市场份额下降和盈利能力不足并不是问题本身，而是问题的症状。