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

• Export growth in countries such as Taiwan and Thailand has also been declining, making the outlook uncertain.
  台湾和泰国等地的出口增幅也在不断下降，影响了前景的确定性。
• 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。
• After first politely declining, he eventually took a seat in the front row.
  他辞让了一番，才在前排就座。
• 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？
• Interest rates generally have been declining since last spring, despite a few upward blips in recent weeks.
  尽管近几周出现了几次短暂的回升，但自去年春天开始利率在整体上还是一直呈下降趋势。
• But that sentiment has been shaken by declining performance.
  可是，业绩下降已经动摇了这种观点。
• 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。
• In South Korea, China and Germany, exports were declining once again.
  韩国、中国和德国的出口再次下滑。
• This shows their economy is declining.
  这说明他们的经济正在衰退。
• Its cash crisis has been fostered by declining property values.
  地产贬值引发了现金危机。