declines

It is encouraging to read that illiteracy is declining.

从读报了解文盲情况正在好转,这是令人鼓舞的。

This section of the market has slowly declined in importance.

这部份市场的重要程度慢慢降低。

The arts of China have not declined in spite of Western influence.

虽有西方影, 的古老艺术并未因此而衰落。

Recently there has been a sharp decline in interest in gardening throughout the town.

最近全镇对园艺的兴趣已急剧下降。

The boy declined to answer a question.

那男孩拒绝回答问题。

The decline of sales embarrassed the company.

销路下降使公司陷于财政困难。

I declined with much regret your kind invitation.

很遗憾, 我不能接受您的盛情请。

Consumption of oil has declined in recent years.

石油消耗量在最近几年下降了。

Interest in Nogaku is in decline among young people.

青年人对古老戏剧没有兴趣。

He declined to charge his memory with so many details.

他不愿在脑记这么多细枝末节。

He declined to make projections about the next quarter’s earnings.

他拒绝对下一季度的盈利作出预测。

Poor economic policies led to a long period of stagnation and decline.

糟糕的经济政了长时间的经济萧条和下滑。

The decline of community life is negating the work of welfare services.

社区生活的下降否定了福利机构的工作。

A declining workforce has to provide for an increasing number of retired people.

逐渐减少的劳动人口须要供养越来越多的退休人员。

The price of 14 inches TV set declined from 400 to 320 yuan each. 14

英寸的电视机每台从400元降到320元。

The long slobbering slothful decline we had been looking forward to was not to be.

我们曾经预料的那漫长的、流着口水的、懒散的衰老过程不会再有了。

He declined an invitation to dinner.

他谢绝了赴宴的请。

The birthrate is on the decline.

出生率在下降。

The intelligent antenna disclosed in the invention can eclectically decline continuously, thus implementing the continuous electrically tuning.

本发明所公开的智能天线可以连续电下倾，实现连续电调。

Caroline declined the coffee.

卡罗琳推辞不喝咖啡。