decline

释义

n. 衰退, 跌落, 下降\nvt. 使降低, 婉谢\nvi. 下降, 衰落, 偏斜 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

例句

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。