1、decline
下降;減少;衰退;衰落
The number of staff has declined from 217,000 to 114,000.
員工人數從 21.7萬減少到了11.4萬
。Hourly output by workers declined 1.3% in the first quarter.
第一季度工人每小時的產量下降了 1.3%
。婉拒;謝絕
He declined their invitation.
他謝絕了他們的邀請
。The band declined to comment on the story.
樂隊拒絕對這一報道作任何評論
。下降;減少;衰退;衰落
There wasn't such a big decline in enrollments after all.
注冊人數終究還是沒有出現如此大幅度的下降
。Rome's decline in the fifth century.
公元5世紀時羅馬的衰落
2、significant
數量相當大的;顯著的
A small but significant number of 11-year-olds are illiterate.
數量不多但仍有相當一部分 11 歲孩子是文盲
。foods that offer a significant amount of protein.
富含蛋白質的食物
重要的;有意義的
Time would appear to be the significant factor in this whole drama.
時間似乎是整部劇中一個舉足輕重的因素
。a very significant piece of legislation.
一條非常重要的法規