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

• Its cash crisis has been fostered by declining property values.
  地产贬值引发了现金危机。
• 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。
• There is a feeling among some black people that the level of racism is declining.
  一些黑人感到种族歧视的程度在下降。
• Union membership and union power are declining fast.
  工会的人数和力量都在迅速萎缩。
• Also, while reducing inflation is important, can China keep its growth from declining?
  而且，既然降低通胀是很重要的，中国可以在下滑中继续保持经济增长吗？
• He shielded his eyes against the dazzling declining sun.
  他用手遮挡眼前落日耀眼的余晖。
• The prices are declining.
  价格下降。
• Employment, industrial production and real incomes are declining.
  就业、工业产出和实际收入都在下降。
• 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。
• The loggers say their jobs are faced with extinction because of declining timber sales.
  伐木工人说由于木材销量下降，他们的工作恐不复存在。