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(shù)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(shí)的產(chǎn)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(duì)拒絕對這一報(bào)道作任何評論。

逐漸勢微;正在衰退

Thankfully the smoking of cigarettes is on the decline.

令人欣慰的是，吸煙量在逐漸下降。

He is still one of the world's most popular golfers, but his game is in decline.

他仍是世界上最受歡迎的高爾夫球選手之一，但他的球技日不如前。

2、wash up

洗餐具

I ran some hot water and washed up.

我放了一些熱水把餐具洗了。

I bet you make breakfast and wash up their plates, too.

我肯定是你做的早餐并且清洗了他們的餐具。

退潮留下;(海水或河水)沖刷后留下

Thousands of herring and crab are washed up on the beaches during every storm.

每次暴風(fēng)雨過后海灘上都會留下數(shù)不盡的鯡魚和螃蟹。

The fossils appear to be an early form of seaweed washed up on a beach.

這些化石看上去是被海水沖上岸的一種早期的水藻。