declining

It is encouraging to read that illiteracy is declining.

从读报中了解文盲情况正在好转,这是令人鼓舞。

This section of the market has slowly declined in importance.

这部份市场重要程度慢慢降低。

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

虽有西方影响, 中国古老术并未因此而衰落。

A declining workforce has to provide for an increasing number of retired people.

逐渐减少劳动人口须要供养越来越多退休人员。

Recently there has been a sharp decline in interest in gardening throughout the town.

最近全镇对园趣已急剧下降。

The boy declined to answer a question.

那男孩绝回答问题。

The decline of sales embarrassed the company.

销路下降陷于财政困难。

I declined with much regret your kind invitation.

很遗憾, 我不能接受您盛情邀请。

Consumption of oil has declined in recent years.

石油消耗量在最近几年下降了。

Interest in Nogaku is in decline among young people.

青年人对古老戏剧没有趣。

He declined to charge his memory with so many details.

他不愿在脑中记这么多细枝末节。

He declined to make projections about the next quarter’s earnings.

他绝对下一季度盈利作出预测。

The sun is declining.

太阳在落山。

Poor economic policies led to a long period of stagnation and decline.

糟糕经济政策道致了长时间经济萧条和下滑。

The decline of community life is negating the work of welfare services.

社区生活下降否定了福利机构工作。

The price of 14 inches TV set declined from 400 to 320 yuan each. 14

英寸电视机每台从400元降到320元。

The long slobbering slothful decline we had been looking forward to was not to be.

我们曾经预料那漫长、流着口水、懒散衰老过程不会再有了。

He declined an invitation to dinner.

他谢绝了赴宴邀请。

The birthrate is on the decline.

出生率在下降。

Mr Lall reckons these systems do a better job of reallocating resources from declining to growing sectors.

拉尔认为，这种金融体制在把资源从下降产业重新分配到上升产业方面做得更好。