decline vi. 1.下傾,下降;跌落;歪斜;(樹枝等)下垂,(頭)低下。 2.衰落,衰老。 3.墮落,退步;落魄。 4.接近終了;近尾聲。 5.進行詞形變化。 6.謝絕,拒絕。 The birth rate in our country has been declining for several years. 我國人口的出生率幾年來一直在下降。 Prices begin to decline. 物價開始下降。 the rotten and declining system 腐朽沒落的制度。 She invited me to dinner but I declined on account of urgent business. 她請我吃飯,但我因有急事謝絕了。 vt. 1.謝絕,拒絕。 2.使下傾,使下降,使歪斜,使(頭)低垂。 3.【語法】變化(名詞、代名詞、形容詞的)詞尾。 She declined her head in despair. 她垂頭喪氣。 He never declines to do what his mother asks him to do. 母親叫他做什么,他從來不拒絕。 decline an invitation 謝絕邀請。 decline ... with thanks 婉言謝絕。 n. 1.傾斜。 2.衰退,減退。 3.(物價的)下落。 4.衰弱(病),(特指)肺病。 5.斜坡,下坡。 in the decline of his life 在他的晚年。 fall [go] into a decline 衰弱;患肺病。 on the decline 沒落;在低落中,在下坡路上;在衰退中。
" elevated levels of proinflammatory cytokines have been linked to a variety of age - related disease , including cardiovascular disease , osteoporosis , arthritis . certain cancers , and frailty and functional decline , " the study said 研究表明,炎癥前期細胞素水平增高與各種老年疾病有關(guān),如心血管疾病骨質(zhì)疏松癥關(guān)節(jié)炎,并有可能引發(fā)某些癌癥虛弱和器官功能衰竭等等。