decline
减少
英[dɪˈklaɪn];美[dɪˈklaɪn]
n.
(数量、价值、质量等的)减少,下降,衰落,衰退;
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;
时 态: declined,declining,declines
形容词: declinable
习惯用语
on the decline 在走下坡路;在衰退中
decline and fall 衰亡,衰败
in decline 在衰退中
economic decline 经济衰退
rate of decline 递减速度
decline stage 衰退期;下降阶段
近义词
n. decrease, decrement, condition, status, slope, incline, side
v. change state, turn, react, respond, decrease, diminish, lessen
反义词
n. improvement, melioration