declined

Caroline declined the coffee.

卡罗琳推辞不喝咖啡。

the company declined to comment.

该公司拒绝做出评论。

He declined the nomination.

他谢绝提名。

He declined an invitation to dinner.

他谢绝了赴宴的邀请。

make an inspection of a school

视察学校 I-declined! 谢绝参观!

Consumption of oil has declined in recent years.

石油消耗近几年下降了。

The boy declined to answer a question.

那男孩拒绝回答问题。

declined even to consider the idea.

居然拒绝考虑这个想法

This section of the market has slowly declined in importance.

这部份市场的重要程度降低。

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

虽有西方影响, 中国的古老艺术并未因此而衰落。

Mortgage rates declined, then reached a plateau.

抵押价格下跌，然后达到稳定

declined the invitation to dinner, but asked for a rain check.

言谢绝了吃晚餐的邀请，但请求延期

He declined to charge his memory with so many details.

他不愿脑中记这么多细枝末节。

I declined with much regret your kind invitation.

很遗憾, 我不能接受您的盛情邀请。

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。

He declined to come along to the movie, saying he had other fish to fry.

他不愿过来看电影，说他还有别的事

deaths from heart disease have only declined by 10 per cent.

因心脏病死去的人数仅仅下降了10％。

he refused to blow his own trumpet and blushingly declined to speak.

他拒绝自我吹嘘，羞红着脸不肯发言。

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。