Word
decline
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/dɪ'klaɪn/
n&v 下降,衰退,减弱;拒绝
记忆: de(向下) + clin(弯曲) + e → 向下弯曲 → 下降; 衰退
例句:The number of staff has declined from 217,000 to 114,000.(员工人数已从217000人减少到114000人。);Hourly output by workers declined 1.3% in the first quarter.(工人每小时的产量在第1季度下降了1.3%。)
派生:declination
短语:on the decline;decline and fall;in decline
同近:reduction;recession;fall;go down;slump