decline
翻譯
拒絕, 下降, 衰退
例句
She declined his invitation to the party.
她拒絕了他參加派對的邀請。
The company's profits declined last year.
公司去年的利潤下降了。
He politely declined to comment on the issue.
他禮貌地拒絕就此問題發表評論。
文法模式
((sth.)) 拒絕(某事) She declined his invitation.
((to-inf)) 拒絕(做某事) He declined to comment.
(主語)下降 Profits declined last year.
近義詞
同義詞: refuse, reject, decrease; 反義詞: accept, increase
詞源
源自拉丁語 'declinare'(de-“向下”+ clinare“傾斜”)。意為向下或向別處傾斜,引申為拒絕或減少。
記憶技巧
想像圖表上的一條線“下降”(decline),或者想像低下頭(decline)禮貌地拒絕。