2017届北师大版高考英语第一轮知识点复习课件23.pptVIP

5.decline vi. vt.下降；衰退；谢绝 n.下降；衰退 [高考例句](2015·天津，完形)Although her description sounded wonderful，the price was beyond our range，so we declined. 尽管她的描述听起来很精彩，但这所房子的价格超出了我们的承受。因此，我们拒绝了。 写出下列句中decline的词性和含义 ①I invited her to my wedding，but she declined my invitation. ____________ ②The company reported a small decline in its profits. ____________ ③The number of tourists to the resort declined by 10% last month. ____________ ④Industry in Britain has been in decline since 1970s. ____________ (1)decline to do sth 婉拒做某事 (2)decline in/of sth 在某方面减少/下降 on the decline 走下坡路，在衰退中 fall