decliner查询结果如下：
现在分词：declining
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词性:|verb|
例句1. she declined all invitations
例句2. the number of small local traders has declined
形容词 变体/同根词
名词 变体/同根词
|noun|
1.A disease in which the bodily strength gradually fails, especially tuberculosis.
‘he died at his brother's of a deep _decline_ ’
2.A gradual and continuous loss of strength, numbers, quality, or value.
‘a serious _decline_ in bird numbers’
‘a civilization in _decline_ ’
3.The sun’s gradual setting.
‘this Evening from the Sun's _decline_ arriv'd’
|verb|
1.(especially of the sun) move downwards.
‘the sun began to creep round to the west and to _decline_ ’
‘We have designed the extension to capture the last scraps of sun as it _declines_ behind the hill in the early evening.’
2.(in the grammar of Latin, Greek, and certain other languages) state the forms of (a noun, pronoun, or adjective) corresponding to case, number, and gender.
‘The girls would happily sit for hours on end in his study _declining_ Greek nouns and reading political philosophy.’
‘It's a long time since I had to _decline_ amo, amas, amat in my school Latin classes.’
3.(typically of something regarded as good) become smaller, fewer, or less; decrease.
‘the birth rate continued to _decline_ ’
‘In Los Angeles, San Francisco and Alameda counties, voter participation _declined_ by an aggregate of 12 percent.’
4.Bend down; droop.
‘the wearisome creatures of the world _declining_ to their rest’
‘ _Declining_ from his sitting position…[he] stretched himself…among the daisies.’
5.Diminish in strength or quality; deteriorate.
‘her health began to _decline_ ’
‘If there was evidence of Monty's performance _declining_ , his mental strength appeared to be holding up well.’
6.Politely refuse (an invitation or offer)
‘Caroline _declined_ the coffee’
‘the company _declined_ to comment’
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