declining
present participle ofdecline
| 单词 | declining |
| 释义 | declining present participle ofdecline decline verb uk/dɪˈklaɪn/us/dɪˈklaɪn/declineverb(GO DOWN)B2[I] tograduallybecomeless,worse, orlower: Hisinterestin theprojectdeclined after hiswifedied. The party'spopularityhas declined in theopinionpolls. formalThelanddeclinessharplyaway from thehouse. to decrease
Deteriorating and making worse
declineverb(REFUSE)B2[IorT]formal torefuse: Iinvitedhim to themeetingbut he declined. He declined myoffer. [+ to infinitive]They declinedtotellme how they hadobtainedmyaddress.
Refusing & rejecting
declineverb(GRAMMAR)[IorT]languagespecialized If anoun,pronoun, oradjectivedeclines, it has differentformsto show if it is thesubjectorobject, etc. of averbor if it issingularorplural, etc. If you decline such a word, youlistitsvariousforms: InLatinwelearnedhow to declinenouns. Linguistics: grammatical terms
Idiomsomeone'sdeclining years Examplesofdecliningdeclining In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. In the case of timber, world and domestic prices are holding steady, ordeclining, while logging costs are rising as verified by field interviews. From theCambridge English Corpus They do not require synthesis or storage by diseased anddecliningdopaminergic neurones. From theCambridge English Corpus From 1993 to 2004, both growth and falling inequality contributed todecliningpoverty although, this time, the growth component dominated. From theCambridge English Corpus They will inevitably carry their parasites in such movements and so these have the potential to rescuedeclininglocal populations or replace extinct ones. From theCambridge English Corpus And yet in all these events the relative difference between men and women is rapidlydecliningand seems likely, eventually, virtually to disappear. From theCambridge English Corpus And budgetary deficits again figure as a negative influence on spending, representing thedeclininggovernment funds for policy allotments. From theCambridge English Corpus As a result, more people farmed more land more intensively, putting more pressure on alreadydecliningfallow and pasturing practices. From theCambridge English Corpus Measles outbreaks in a population withdecliningvaccine uptake. From theCambridge English Corpus It was only at considerably lower axis water contents that signs of intracellular deterioration were noted, coincident withdecliningviability of the rapidly-dried seeds. From theCambridge English Corpus Rising costs anddecliningprofits will force some firms out of the fishery. From theCambridge English Corpus As also concluded by those authors, thedeclininginfectivity with age of a population of cercariae is a consequence of increasing numbers of cercarial deaths. From theCambridge English Corpus The primary reasons fordecliningparticipation were not having enough time or not being interested in completing surveys. From theCambridge English Corpus Thedecliningbody is encouraged to isolate itself at the margins of society in self-funded specialist housing. From theCambridge English Corpus These have in commondecliningsocial status and degradation of selfimage, as the cultural ideal, youthful femininity, can no longer be met. From theCambridge English Corpus For grey squirrels the expansion in tetrads occupied appeared to rise asymptotically, with the expansiondecliningafter 1999. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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