declined
US:/dɪˈklaɪn/
UK:/dɪ'klaɪn/
v.:
拒绝；下降；谢绝；衰落
n.:
衰退；倾斜；衰弱(病)；(物价的)下落
网络:
婉言谢绝；下降经济衰退；已拒绝
Word forms: (第三人称单数) declines (现在分词) declining (过去式) declined
Examples
1.
One lawyer, who declined to be named, said legal advocates would have been afraid to take on such a defense.
一位不愿透露姓名的律师称，辩护律师们不敢为这些男子辩护。
2.
Local police declined to comment on the reasons for her detention or the conditions of her release.
当地警方拒绝对她被拘留的原因以及她获释的条件发表评论。
3.
Another finding was that fertility rates have declined in those parts of Morocco and Turkey that export labour to Europe.
报告的另一项发现是，在摩洛哥和土耳其向欧洲输出劳动力的地区，生育率有所下降。
4.
He gave the Chen family a contact number, but a police officer who answered the number declined to comment and said Li was unavailable.
他给了老陈家一个联系电话，但是接听那个电话的警察官员拒绝对此事发表评论并称李刚接不了电话。
5.
He said he offered to let the inspector walk on the scaffold, but she declined and said she was afraid of heights.
他说，他可以让承包商上脚手架上走一走，但是她拒绝了，说她恐高。
6.
Although investment-banking revenues have declined everywhere compared with a year ago, the drops have been less sharp in Asia.
尽管投资银行的收入较前一年有所下降，但其亚洲地区的收益并没有出现急剧的降幅。
7.
Gui declined to put a value on a possible bid, but said Geely Holding was waiting for Ford to formally put Volvo up for sale.
桂生悦拒绝对可能的竞购估价，但称吉利汽车母公司正在等待福特正式提出出售沃尔沃。
8.
The Times said the unit was on a covert mission to put the diplomat in touch with rebel leaders . Fox declined to comment on the report.
《泰晤士报》称此次代表团与叛军的会晤是军方的秘密任务。福克斯拒绝对此报道发表评论。
9.
Holder declined to discuss the Gates controversy, but he said when he was stopped, he felt humiliated and angry.
持有者拒绝讨论盖茨的争论，但是他说当他被阻拦时，他感到羞辱并感气愤。
10.
Mr Kloppers declined to comment on whether the company was close to meeting regulatory requirements for the proposal.
科劳珀斯拒绝评论该公司是否接近达到监管机构对这笔收购交易的要求。