declining

动词 decline:

1. grow worse
   同义词：worsen, decline
2. refuse to accept
   同义词：refuse, reject, pass up, turn down, decline
3. show unwillingness towards
   同义词：refuse, decline
4. grow smaller
   同义词：decline, go down, wane
5. go down
   同义词：decline
6. go down in value
   同义词：decline, slump, correct
7. inflect for number, gender, case, etc., "in many languages, speakers decline nouns, pronouns, and adjectives"
   同义词：decline

1. These figures give the lie to reports that business is declining.
   这些数字表明报告所谓业务正在滑坡的说法不实。
2. Advancing culture is bound to triumph over declining culture.
   先进的文化必然战胜没落的文化。
3. He spent his declining years in the country.
   他在乡间度过晚年。
4. It is not the government's policy to prop up declining industries.
   资助不景气的工业不是政府的政策。