🇬🇧🇨🇳 decline - 下降 : English Lesson

Meaning of "decline" ("下降"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

“Decline” is a noun that means a slow going down or getting weaker. It can be when numbers go down, like fewer people in a club, or when something isn’t as strong, important, or good as before. If a plant is in decline, it’s getting sicker and weaker over time. If a team is in decline, it’s playing worse and worse each season. A decline doesn’t usually happen suddenly; it happens little by little, like a battery slowly running out of power.

There was a rapid decline in my belief in the Tooth Fairy after she forgot my tooth three nights in a row.

There was a rapid decline in my desire to go camping when I learned “rustic” meant “no Wi‑Fi and many mosquitoes.”

Our house plants showed a serious decline in health after they realized we thought watering them once a month was enough.

There was a sad decline in the neatness of my room, starting the moment I decided the floor was also a closet.

The decline in my sister’s patience was obvious: first she sighed, then she growled, then she turned off my video game.

The little bakery felt a slow decline. Shelves once full now showed decline: small cakes gone, lights dim. The baker watched the decline in customers and felt his hands shake with the decline of the shop. A child left a recipe card and smiled; the baker smiled back, ready to fight the decline with new bread.

This word is at the B2 level, which means it’s used in more complex conversations and texts. It helps you discuss abstract ideas, express opinions clearly, and engage in discussions on a variety of topics, both personal and professional.

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