decline

Spending on information technology has declined..用于信息技术的支出减少了。

Car sales have declined by a quarter..汽车销量下滑了四分之一。

After the war, the city declined in importance..战后这座城市的重要性下降了。

Mary declined a hot drink and went to her room..玛丽谢绝了热饮料，到自己的房间去了。

de(向下) ＋ cline(倾斜) → 向下倾斜 → 下降记忆

Last year, the crime rate in Chicago has sharply _________. 句意： 去年， 芝加哥的犯罪率急剧下降。 lessen： 减少， 缩小； descend： 下降， 指空间上的下降； slip： 滑倒。114slipped

on the decline在走下坡路；在衰退中

decline and fall衰亡，衰败

in decline在衰退中

economic decline经济衰退

rate of decline递减速度

decline stage衰退期；下降阶段

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