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

Offered the position of chairman, Smith declined, preferring to keep his current job.

对担任主席的邀约，史密斯拒绝了，他宁愿留在现在的职位上。

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。