"declining" in Chinese (Traditional)
下降的衰退的拒絕的
Definition
變得更少、更弱或減少,或禮貌地拒絕某事。可用來形容數量下降、情況惡化或婉拒邀請。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
語氣正式或中性,常搭配“declining numbers”、“declining health”、“declining support”,也用於婉拒邀請。不要與“inclining”(傾向/上升)混淆。
Examples
The company's profits are declining every year.
公司的利潤每年都在**下降**。
His health is declining as he gets older.
隨著年齡增長,他的健康狀況在**變差**。
I am declining the invitation to the party.
我在**婉拒**參加派對的邀請。
People worry about declining interest in reading among teenagers.
人們擔心青少年閱讀興趣**下降**。
Despite declining sales, the store refused to close.
儘管**銷售額下降**,商店仍然拒絕關門。
Thanks, but I'm declining because I already have plans.
謝謝,但我已經有計劃,**婉拒**了。