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/di'klain/ * danh từ - sự sụt, sự suy tàn, sự suy sụp, sự tàn tạ =the decline of imperialism+ sự suy tàn của chủ nghĩa đế quốc =the decline of prices+ sự sụt giá =the decline of old age+ sự tàn tạ của tuổi già =the decline of the moon+ lúc trăng tàn - (y học) bệnh gầy mòn, sự sụt sức =to fall into a decline+ mắc bệnh gầy mòn, bị sụt sức * nội động từ - nghiêng đi, dốc nghiêng đi - nghiêng mình, cúi mình, cúi đầu rũ xuống - tàn dần (ngày); xế, xế tà (mặt trời...); suy đi, suy dần (sức khoẻ); sụt xuống (giá cả...) - suy sụp, suy vi, tàn tạ * ngoại động từ - nghiêng (mình), cúi (đầu) - từ chối, khước từ, không nhận, không chịu =to decline an invitation+ khước từ lời mời =to decline battle+ không chịu giao chiến =to decline a challenge+ không nhận lời thách =to decline to do (doing) something+ từ chối không làm gì =to decline with thanks+ từ chối một cách khinh bỉ - (ngôn ngữ học) biến cách
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Decline of the Roman Empire — This article is about the historiography of the decline of the Roman Empire. For a description of events, see Roman Empire. For the book by Edward Gibbon, see The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. For the film, see The Fall of… … Wikipedia
decline */*/*/ — I UK [dɪˈklaɪn] / US verb Word forms decline : present tense I/you/we/they decline he/she/it declines present participle declining past tense declined past participle declined 1) [intransitive] to become less or worse The number of people buying… … English dictionary
decline — Synonyms and related words: abate, abatement, abjure, ablate, abstain, abstain from, age, analyze, anility, arrear, arrearage, arrears, ascend, asking price, avoid, backslide, backsliding, balk, bank, bate, be eaten away, be found wanting, be… … Moby Thesaurus
decline — ▪ I. decline de‧cline 1 [dɪˈklaɪn] verb [intransitive] 1. COMMERCE if an industry or country declines, it becomes less profitable, productive, wealthy etc: • This type of business is a declining sector of the UK. 2 … Financial and business terms
decline — de|cline1 [ dı klaın ] verb *** 1. ) intransitive to become less or worse: The number of people buying their own homes has declined. In many cases living standards are declining. decline steadily/sharply/rapidly/dramatically: Stock prices… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
decline — 1 noun (singular, uncountable) a gradual decrease in the quality, quantity, or importance of something (+ in): a sharp decline in profits | economic/moral etc decline: Economic decline is often tangled up with political turmoil. | fall/go into… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
decline — decliner, n. /di kluyn /, v., declined, declining, n. v.t. 1. to withhold or deny consent to do, enter into or upon, etc.; refuse: He declined to say more about it. 2. to express inability or reluctance to accept; refuse with courtesy: to decline … Universalium
decline — I. verb (declined; declining) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French decliner, from Latin declinare to turn aside, inflect, from de + clinare to incline more at lean Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. archaic to turn from a straight… … New Collegiate Dictionary
decline — /dɪ klaɪn/ noun 1. a gradual fall ● the decline in the value of the dollar ● a decline in buying power ● The last year has seen a decline in real wages. 2. the final stage in the life cycle of a product when the sales and profitability are… … Marketing dictionary in english
decline — /dɪ klaɪn/ noun 1. a gradual fall ● the decline in the value of the dollar ● a decline in buying power ● The last year has seen a decline in real wages. 2. the final stage in the life cycle of a product when the sales and profitability are… … Dictionary of banking and finance
decline*/*/ — [dɪˈklaɪn] verb I 1) [I] to become less or worse The number of people buying their own homes has declined.[/ex] Share prices declined sharply last week.[/ex] 2) [I/T] to say politely that you will not accept something or do something They offered … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
