decline
gb/dɪklˈaɪn/ us/dɪklˈaɪn/
B1
อังกฤษ
~ 2500
ความหมาย
0 ความหมาย
คำกริยา
B1
action
1
Politely refuse something
To say no to something in a polite way.
รูปแบบการใช้:
to decline [an offer/invitation/request]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners may confuse 'decline' with 'deny'. 'Deny' means to say something is not true, while 'decline' means to refuse politely.
คำพ้องความหมาย
refuse (More general and can sound stronger or less polite depending on tone.)
|
turn down (Informal equivalent often used in everyday speech.)
คำตรงข้าม
accept (Means to agree to an offer or invitation instead of refusing it.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
decline an invitation
|decline an offer
|politely decline
หัวข้อ
daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- She declined the invitation to the party.
- He politely declined their offer of help.
- The company declined our request for more time.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- I must decline your invitation.
- She declined the job offer.
- He politely declined my help.
คำกริยา
B2
action
2
Decrease in quality or condition
To slowly get worse or weaker.
รูปแบบการใช้:
[something] declines
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Some learners confuse 'decline' with 'decrease'. 'Decrease' is more about numbers or amounts; 'decline' can refer to quality or strength too.
คำพ้องความหมาย
deteriorate (Used especially for quality, condition, or performance getting worse.)
คำตรงข้าม
improve (Means to get better instead of worse.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
decline in health
|economic decline
|decline sharply
หัวข้อ
health
|economy
|core_vocabulary
|daily_life
ตัวอย่าง
- Her health began to decline after the accident.
- The company's profits have declined over the past year.
- Interest in the product is declining.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- My health is declining.
- Sales are declining this year.
- The old building is declining.
คำนาม
B2
event
3
Gradual worsening or loss
A slow process of becoming worse or weaker.
คำพ้องความหมาย
downturn (Often used for economic or business contexts.)
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deterioration (General term for becoming worse over time.)
คำตรงข้าม
growth (Means an increase or improvement instead of reduction.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
a steady decline
|economic decline
|in decline
หัวข้อ
economy
|health
|core_vocabulary
|finance
ตัวอย่าง
- There has been a steady decline in sales.
- The town went into decline after the factory closed.
- He is showing signs of mental decline.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- There is a decline in jobs.
- The country is in decline.
- Her health is in decline.
คำกริยา
formal
B2
action
4
Decrease in amount or intensity
To become fewer, smaller, or less strong over time.
รูปแบบการใช้:
[something] declines by/from/to [number/amount]
คำพ้องความหมาย
drop (More informal and general for a decrease.)
|
fall (Common for quantities and prices going down.)
คำตรงข้าม
rise (Means to increase in number, amount, or intensity.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
population decline
|decline by 10 percent
|crime rates decline
หัวข้อ
statistics
|science
|core_vocabulary
|finance
ตัวอย่าง
- The population has declined by 5% since last year.
- Crime rates have declined sharply.
- Attendance at the event declined from 500 to 300.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- Prices declined last month.
- The number of visitors declined.
- Crime rates declined this year.
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รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
decline
IPA
GB/dɪklˈaɪn/
US/dɪklˈaɪn/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
de - cline (2 พยางค์)
Stress on 2nd syllable (cline)
รูปคำ
Noun
- Base: decline
- Plural: declines
Verb
- Base: decline
- 3rd Person Singular: declines
- Present Participle: declining
- Past: declined
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
Forms
declines
noun
declining
verb
declined
verb
Advanced or less common
declination
noun C1
วลีและสำนวน
in decline
1/ˈɪn dɪklˈaɪn/
fixed phrase
Becoming worse over time
Getting worse slowly over time.
ตัวอย่าง
- The industry has been in decline for years.
- Her physical abilities are in decline.
on the decline
1/ˈɔn ðə dɪklˈaɪn/
fixed phrase
Currently getting worse or less popular
Getting worse or less popular now.
ตัวอย่าง
- Interest in the sport is on the decline.
- The number of new cases is on the decline.