decline是不及物动词吗

decline用法

(decline的过去式: declined;?decline的过去完成式: declined;?decline的现在进行式: declining)

1、decline作为不及物动词v.i.的用法

To bend or lean downward; droop.

弯下；低垂；下垂。

例句： The sun declined toward the west.

日已西斜。

To draw to a close; become weak.

接近终了；萎缩；变弱。

例句： His health is declining.

他的健康日渐衰弱。

To turn aside; deviate from or as if from a straight course.

偏转；入歧路。

To refuse.

辞谢。

例句： He was invited, but declined.

他曾被邀请，但已谢绝。

2、decline作为及物动词v.t.的用法

To refuse.

拒绝。

例句： He declined the invitation with thanks.

他婉谢邀请。

To bend downward; depress.

向下弯；压下。

To inflect with declensional endings, as a noun, adjective, or pronoun.

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