Thecompanyreportedasmalldeclineinitsprofits.
公司报告其利润略有减少。
Anincreaseincarshasresultedinthedeclineofpublictransport.
汽车的增加导致了公共交通的减少。
Thetownfellinto(a)decline(=startedtobelessbusy,important,etc.)afterthemineclosed.
这个镇在矿井关闭后开始衰落。
IndustryinBritainhasbeenindeclinesincethe1970s.
英国工业自20世纪70年代以来一直在走下坡路。
Supportforthepartycontinuestodecline.
对该党的支持继续下降。
Thenumberoftouriststotheresortdeclinedby10%lastyear.
去年到这个胜地旅游的人数减少了10%。
Herhealthwasdecliningrapidly.
她的健康状况迅速恶化。
Iofferedtogivethemaliftbuttheydeclined.
我主动邀请他们搭车，但他们婉言谢绝了。
todeclineanoffer/invitation
谢绝对方的主动帮助/邀请
Theirspokesmandeclinedtocommentontheallegations.
Thenumberofstaffhasdeclinedfrom217,000to114,000...
员工人数从21.7万减少到了11.4万。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
Hourlyoutputbyworkersdeclined1.3%inthefirstquarter...
第一季度工人每小时的产量下降了1.3%。
Hedeclinedtheirinvitation...
他谢绝了他们的邀请。
Thebanddeclinedtocommentonthestory...
Therewasn'tsuchabigdeclineinenrollmentsafterall...
注册人数终究还是没有出现如此大幅度的下降。
...Rome'sdeclineinthefifthcentury...
公元5世纪时罗马的衰落
Thankfullythesmokingofcigarettesisonthedecline...
令人欣慰的是，吸烟量在逐渐下降。
Heisstilloneoftheworld'smostpopulargolfers,buthisgameisindecline.
他仍是世界上最受欢迎的高尔夫球选手之一，但他的球技日不如前。
Librariesareaninvestmentforthefutureandtheyshouldnotbeallowedtofallintodecline.
图书馆是对未来的一项投资，不应任其日趋萎缩。
Thedeclineofsalesembarrassedthecompany.
销路下降使公司陷于财政困难.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
Hisfatherisonthedecline.
他父亲的身体越来越弱.
《简明英汉词典》
Theytendtodeclineinpeople'slateryears.
出自-2016年6月阅读原文
Someofthembegintodeclinewhenpeoplearestillyoung.
Somediseasesinevitablyleadtotheirdecline.
Ourcontinuingfailuretodealwiththeenvironmentaldeclinesthatareunderminingtheworldfoodeconomyforcesmetoconcludethatsuchacollapseispossible.
Ingeneral,Salthouseandhiscolleaguesfound,certainaspectsofcognition(',认知能力)generallystartedtodeclineinthelate20sto30s.
Inamulti-statestudyofassistedliving,forinstance,UniversityofNorthCarolinaresearchersfoundthatahostofvariables—thefacility'stype,sizeorage;whetherachainownedit;howattractivetheneighborhoodwas—hadnosignificantrelationshiptohowtheresidentsfaredintermsofillness,mentaldecline,hospitalizationsormortality.
Decliningmentalfunctionisoftenseenasaproblemofoldage,butcertainaspectsofbrainfunctionactuallybegintheirdeclineinyoungadulthood,anewstudysuggests.
Byfollowingindividualsovertime,Salthousesaid,wegaininsightincognitionchanges,andmaypossiblydiscoverwaystoslowtherateofdecline.
Aswatertableshavefallenandirrigationwellshavegonedry,China'swheatcrop,theworld'slargest,hasdeclinedby8%sinceitpeakedat123milliontonsin1997.
HowcanIhelpyouThemassivedeclineinsleephappenedsoslowlyandquietlythatfewseemedtonoticethetrend.
出自-2016年6月听力原文
Theimplicationisasharpdeclineinglobaltrade,whichhasplungedpartlybecauseoilproducingnationscan'taffordtoimportasmuchastheyusedto.
出自-2016年12月阅读原文
Idesignedaneight-sessionworkshopfor91studentswhosemathgradesweredecliningintheirfirstyearofjuniorhigh.
ThenumberofBritishfilmsbeingmadehasdeclinedinthepastfewyears,accordingtonewfigures.
出自-2015年12月听力原文
Massmarketpaperbacks,whichhavebeendecliningforyearsanyway,willprobablydisappear,aswillhardbacksformysteries,thrillers,"romancefiction,"etc.
出自-2014年6月阅读原文
whennearlyone-quarteroftheworkforcewasunemployed,thedivorceratehaddeclinedbyaround25%from1929Butthisdoesn'tmeanpeopleweresuddenlyhappierwiththeirmarriages.
出自-2012年6月阅读原文
Students'performancedeclined
Byfollowingindividualsovertime,"Salthousesaid,"wegaininsightincognitionchanges,andmaypossiblydiscoverwaystoslowtherateofdecline."
2016年6月四级真题（第一套）阅读SectionC
Inamulti-statestudyofassistedliving,forinstance,UniversityofNorthCarolinaresearchersfoundthatahostofvariables—thefacility'stype,sizeorage;whetherachainownedit;howattractivetheneighborhoodwas—hadnosignificantrelationship
2016年6月四级真题（第三套）阅读SectionB
Perhapsmostexcitingisresearchthatsuggeststhatcraftslikeknittingandcrochetingmayhelptokeepoffadeclineinbrainfunctionwithage.
2017年12月四级真题（第三套）阅读SectionB
ThedeclineininterestinliteraryfictionisalsooneofthecausesidentifiedbyLeslie.
2017年12月四级真题（第二套）阅读SectionB
Theimplicationisasharpdeclineinglobaltrade,whichhasplungedpartlybecauseoil-producingnationscan'taffordtoimportasmuchastheyusedto.
2016年12月四级真题（第一套）阅读SectionC
Themassivedeclineinsleephappenedsoslowlyandquietlythatfewseemedtonoticethetrend.
2016年6月四级真题（第一套）听力SectionC
Whathaschanged,instead,istherelativeshareadoptingdifferentwaysoflivinginearlyadulthood,withthedeclineofromanticcouplingpushinglivingathometothetopofamuchlessuniformlistoflivingarrangements.
2019年6月四级真题（第二套）阅读SectionB
Naturalgasandcoal—alsofossilfuels—havesimilarlyseenpricedeclinesthatlooktobelong-lived.
出自-2017年6月阅读原文
About80%ofourcompany'syear-over-yeardeclinesincomparablesalescanbeattributedtoshortfalls(',短缺)incold-weathergoods,saidchiefexecutiveTerryLundgreninapressrelease.
PerhapsthebestexampleofboomgrowthandbustdeclineistheGrandBanksfishery.
Fromothersources,wealsoknowteenagecrime,drugabuseandpremaritalsexareingeneraldecline.
PatrickBelser,anInternationalLabourOrganizationspecialistsaysdecliningwageratesarelinkedtothelevelsofunemployment.
Cognitivedeclineisthelossofabilitytolearnnewskills,orrecallwords,names,andfacesthatismostcommonasweage.
Anewstudyhasfailedtofindanyconclusiveevidencethatlifestylechangescanpreventcognitivedeclineinolderadults.
Themarketdemandforelectronicdevicesisnoweitherdecliningornotgrowingasfastasbefore.
Prematuredeathratesresultingfromsmokinghavedeclined.
Ithastensthedeclineofthewrittenword.
Downthatpathlieseconomicdecline.
出自-2013年12月阅读原文
Fullydeveloped,mature,post-industrialsocieties,suchasthoseinEurope,characterisedbystableordecliningpopulationswhichareincreasinginage.
Late-stagedevelopingnationsthatarecurrentlyindustrialisingrapidly,forexampleChina,whichwillexperiencedecliningratesofpopulationgrowth,coupledwithincreasingaffluence(富裕）andageprofile
Thedeclinestartedinthe1950s,whenmanufacturinggeneratedasturdy28%ofthenationalincome,orgrossdomesticproduct,andemployedone-thirdoftheworkforce.
出自-2013年6月阅读原文
That'soneexplanationforthedeclineintraditionalcraftsmanship
Manufacturing'sshrinkingpresenceundoubtedlyhelpsexplainthedeclineincraftsmanship,ifonlybecausemanyofthenation'sassemblylineworkerswereskilledincraftwork,ifnotonthejobthenintheirsparetime.
Thoughthedeclinestartedinthe1970s,itbecamemuchsteeperbeginningin
Whatdoestheauthorsayisafactorcontributingtothedeclineintraditionalcraftsmanship
percent,as598000jobswereslashedfromUSpayrollsintheworstsingle-monthdeclinesinceDecember.
FromDecember1928toDecember1929,totalhouseholdwealthdeclinedonly3%.
Thatthesehugedeclinesdidn'tleadtodepressionmainlyreflects,asRomerargues,countermeasurestakenbythegovernment.
Overthepasttwoyears,thefiguresonimportsandexportsseemnottosignaladouble-diprecession–areneweddeclineinthebroadlevelofeconomicactivityintheUnitedStates–butaneconomicexpansion.
出自-2011年12月阅读原文
Atthesametime,perhapsinevitably,thehumanities—whilestillpopularinelitecollegesanduniversities—haveexperiencedasignificantdecline.
出自-2010年12月阅读原文
Whataccountsforthesignificantdeclineinhumanisticstudiestoday
Obama'spopularitymaydeclineastimepassesby.
出自-2010年6月阅读原文
Hedeclinestojointhegardeningclub.
出自-2012年12月听力原文
Declinetheinvitationasearlyaspossible.
出自-2012年6月听力原文
AnewstudyfrommichiganStateUniversity,though,arguesthatallstudents—includinghighachievers—seeadeclineinperformancewhentheybrowsetheInternetduringclassfornon-academicpurposes.
2018年12月六级真题（第二套）阅读
Acrossthedevelopedworld,earuseisindeclineasmorepeoplemovetocitycenters,whileyoungpeopleespeciallyareoptingforothermeansoftravel.
2019年12月六级真题（第二套）阅读SectionA
Butaround2012thesemeasuresstartedtodecline.
2019年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读SectionB
CambridgescientistPeterWadhamswho'sbeenmeasuringandmonitoringtheArcticsince1971,saysthedeclineisirreversible.
2016年6月六级真题（第一套）听力SectionC
However,giventhatthereisatleastsomeevidenceforpositiveeffectsfromsomeoftheselifestylechanges,plusotherbenefitsapparentlyunrelatedtocognitivedecline,Burkewaswillingtooffersomerecommendations.
2016年6月六级真题（第二套）听力SectionC
Isuspectthatsomeexpertsinthefieldwillbekeentoaddressalternativeexplanations,suchasunassessedvariablesplayingaroleinthewell-beingdecline.
Ithinkthatbyhavingpeopleadoptahealthylifestyle,bothfromamedicalstandpointaswellasnutritionalandcognitivestimulationstandpoint,wecanreducetheincidenceofcognitivedecline,whichwillbeproofthatthesefactorsare,infact,imp
JamesBurkeofDukeUniversityisoneoftheauthorsofastudyreviewingpreviousresearchoncognitivedecline.
Nowanewstudyhasprovidedanothercontributiontothedebate,uncoveringstrongevidencethatadolescentwell-beingintheUnitedStatesreallyisexperiencingadeclineandarguingthatthemostlikelycauseistheelectronicricheswehavegiventhem
Researchersarealreadyaskingifmotorvehicleusehasreacheditspeakandwilldecline,buttransportplannershaveyettocatchupwiththistrend,insteadoflayingnewroadstotackletrafficjams.
Sotheresearcherslookedattimespentinanumberofactivitiesthatcouldplausiblybedrivingthewell-beingdecline.
Thedatasettheyuseddidnotincludeeconomicdata,soinsteadtheresearcherslookedatwhetherthe2013-16well-beingdeclinewastrackingeconomicindicators.
ThedeclineinAmericanIndianlanguageshashistoricalroots.
2016年6月六级真题（第一套）听力SectionB
Theexpertreviewalsofoundinsufficientevidencetorecommendanydrugsordietarysupplementsthatcouldpreventorslowcognitivedecline.
Thequitedramaticunemploymentfigures,whichwenowseeinsomeofthecountries,stronglysuggestthattherewillbegreaterpressureonwagesinthefuture,asmorepeoplewillbeunemployed,morepeoplewillbelookingforjobsandthepressureonem
2016年6月六级真题（第二套）听力SectionB
Theresearchersalsonotetherecessionhitsomeyearsbeforeweseethebeginningofthewell-beingdrop,andbeforethesteepestwell-beingdecline,whichoccurredin2013.
Thesuddendeclineinfoottrafficinrecentyears,eventhoughithasn'tbeenaccompaniedbyamassivedeclineinphysicalsales,isacriticalwarning.
2019年6月六级真题（第一套）阅读SectionB
Unfortunately,activitiesinvolvingdirectcontactwithpeople,whichcontributedtobetterwell-beingwerefoundtobeonthedecline.
AgreatdeclineinyoungworkforceislikelytooccurinChina,forinstance.
2017年高考英语江苏卷任务型阅读原文
Afterall,manyolderpeopledon'tbegintoexperiencephysicalandmentaldeclineuntilafterage75.
2015年高考英语广东卷完形填空原文
Althoughherdescriptionsoundedwonderful,thepricewasbeyondourrange,sowedeclined.
2015年高考英语天津卷完形填空原文
Atthebeginning,whenfriendsofferedtotakeherthroughherpaces,IdeclinedbecauseIknewtheyhadtheirownhouseholdstodealwith.
2015年高考英语浙江卷阅读理解阅读D原文
Butbeforetheycanbeassured,moreeffortsmustbemade,becausethepopulationofthecraneinthewildisonthedecline,andmanyotherspeciesappearheadedtowardextinction.
2019年高考英语江苏卷完形填空原文
Butduringthepastdecadedecliningrainfallhasallowedhimtoplanthighlyprofitablecrops.
2017年高考英语江苏卷阅读理解阅读D原文
Buttheamountoftimespentinreadingeachsessionhasdeclined,fromclosertoanhourormoretoclosertoahalfhourpersession.
2018年高考英语全国卷2阅读理解阅读C原文
Butwhileincreasinghealthwasatypicalfeatureofthe20thcentury,decliningbirthratecouldbeadefiningoneofthe21st.
Evenchimpmothersregularlydeclinetosharefoodwiththeirchildren.
2016年高考英语江苏卷阅读理解阅读B原文
Eventhisincreasecouldsinksomeislands,worsedrought(干旱)anddriveadeclineofuptoathirdinthenumberofspecies.
2016年高考英语上海卷阅读理解阅读B原文
Explainwhythenumberofcertainspecieshasdeclined.
2015年高考英语浙江卷阅读理解阅读C选项
Forfootballandbasketball,addingtalentedplayerstoateamprovesagoodmethod,butonlyuptothepointwhere70%oftheplayersaretoptalent;abovethatlevel,theteam'sperformancebeginstodecline.
2019年高考英语北京卷阅读理解七选五原文
Inrecentyears,manywritershavebeguntospeakthe'declineofclass'and'classlesssociety'inBritain.
2015年高考英语广东卷阅读理解阅读D原文
Inthesierrahighcountry,thenumberofbigtreeshasfallenbymorethan55percent;inpartsofsouthernCaliforniathedeclinewasnearly75percent.
2019年高考英语浙江卷阅读理解阅读C原文
KeithRobinson,theauthorofthestudy,said,"Ireallydon'tknowifthepublicisreadyforthisbuttherearesomewaysparentscanbeinvolvedintheirkids'educationthatleadstodeclinesintheiracademicperformance."
2015年高考英语陕西卷阅读理解阅读B原文
Manyfactorscontributedtothedecline,saidPatrickMclntyre,anecologistwhowastheleadauthorofthestudy.
Ofthenineteenrecognizedpolarbearsubpopulations,threearedeclining,sixarestable,oneisincreasing,andninelackenoughdata.
2019年高考英语全国卷I语法填空原文
Phytoplanktonplayadecliningroleinthemarineecosystem.
2019年高考英语北京卷阅读理解阅读D选项
Thenumberoftreeslargerthantwofeetacrosshasdeclinedby50percentonmorethan46,000squaremilesofCaliforniaforests,thenewstudyfinds.
Whilethedeclineoverthepastdecadeissteepforteenreaders,somedatainthereportshowsthatreadingremainsabigpartofmanychildren'slives.
OfallthechangesthathavetakenplaceinEnglish-languagenewspapersduringthepastquarter-century,perhapsthemostfar-reachinghasbeentheinexorabledeclineinthescopeandseriousnessoftheirartscoverage.
出自-2010年考研阅读原文
Andthoughprintadsalesstilldwarftheironlineandmobilecounterparts,revenuefromprintisstilldeclining.
出自-2016年考研阅读原文
Yes,therehasbeenabuddingeconomicrecoverysincethe2008globalcrash,butinkeyindicatorsinareassuchashealthandeducation,majoreconomieshavecontinuedtodecline.
出自-2017年考研阅读原文
ThesharphittogrowthpredictedaroundtheworldandintheUKcouldleadtoadeclineintheeverydayserviceswedependonforourwell-beingandforgrowth.
Noweventheproject'sgreatestcheerleaderstalkofacontinentfacinga"Bermudatriangle"ofdebt,populationdeclineandlowergrowth.
2011年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解SectionⅡ
2010年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解SectionⅡ
ThedeclineinAmericanmanufacturingisacommonrefrain,particularlyfromDonaldTrump.