Word · Frequency #2190
declined
拒绝；谢绝
declined is the past of decline.
核心释义
To say no to something; to refuse or turn down.
- 1.
向下移动,降落,掉落。
To move downwards, to fall, to drop.
- 2.
变弱或变差。
To become weaker or worse.
- 3.
使向下弯曲；降低；压下；使弯曲或落下。
To bend downward; to bring down; to depress; to cause to bend, or fall.
- 4.
使减少或变小。
To cause to decrease or diminish.
- 5.
转向或偏离；偏离；游离；退却。
To turn or bend aside; to deviate; to stray; to withdraw.
- 6.
选择不做某事；拒绝,克制,避免。
To choose not to do something; refuse, forbear, refrain.
- 7.
按格、数、性等变化词形。
To inflect for case, number, gender, and the like.
- 8.
列举(一个词)的所有不同变格形式；背诵其变格。
To recite all the different declined forms of (a word): to recite its declension.
- 9.
从头到尾过一遍；像变格名词一样按顺序列举。
To run through from first to last; to recite in order as though declining a noun.
下降；下跌；衰退；恶化；减弱；使减少；降低；使下垂；使弯下；偏离；背离；退避
用法In use
She declined the offer to join the committee.
用法提示：decline在这里表示‘婉言拒绝’，后接名词短语作宾语。
The company's profits have declined sharply this quarter.
用法提示：decline在这里表示‘下降’，是不及物动词。
He declined to comment on the rumors.
用法提示：decline在这里表示‘拒绝’，后接不定式短语。
decline to do sth
表示有礼貌地拒绝做某事，后接动词不定式，语气比 refuse 委婉。
She declined to answer any questions about the deal.
她拒绝回答任何关于这笔交易的问题。
decline + n.
直接接名词作宾语，多用于谢绝邀请、提议或别人的好意。
He politely declined the invitation to the ceremony.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- decline to comment
- 拒绝发表评论
- The spokesperson declined to comment on the report.发言人对该报道拒绝发表评论。
- decline an invitation
- 谢绝邀请
- She declined the invitation to the wedding.她谢绝了参加婚礼的邀请。
- decline in value
- 价值下降；贬值
- The house has declined in value over the past year.这栋房子的价值在过去一年里下跌了。
- decline in quality
- 质量下降
- The service has declined in quality since the staff changed.自员工更换以来，服务质量有所下降。
- decline sharply
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把 decline 想成‘向下倾斜的线’，数字下跌、健康变差、低头婉拒，都有‘向下’的共同画面，帮助记忆。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal invitations、business offers、official statements 此处表示“拒绝、谢绝”，语气通常正式且礼貌，多用于正式邀请、商务提议或官方回应等场合。日常口语中较少直接用 decline，常改用 refuse（较直接）或 turn down（较随意）。
语法说明Grammar Note
可作及物或不及物动词，后接名词或不定式；常用搭配 decline in (下降) 和 decline to (拒绝)
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 decline 押韵：incline /ɪnˈklaɪn/、recline /rɪˈklaɪn/、line /laɪn/、shine /ʃaɪn/、divine /dɪˈvaɪn/、fine /faɪn/，重读都是 /aɪn/。其中 incline 和 recline 与 decline 同含 -cline，拼写和读音对应；divine 与 decline 都以 /dɪ-/ 开头。注意拼写相近但不押韵的词：clinic /ˈklɪnɪk/、client /ˈklaɪənt/、declare /dɪˈkleər/，别混淆。
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
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