D
Decline 은 감소하다, 거절하다 라는 뜻을 가지고 있다.
1. 감소하다
reduce = cut down (on)
이 단어가 제일 포괄적인듯
규모,크기,양이나 정도 품질를 줄이다. 가격을 낮추다,할인하다. ; 국물을 졸이다
Boil the liquid in a small saucepan to reduce it by half
It reduces the risks of heart disease
decline
품질이나 수준, 양이 줄어들 때 // 줄어드는 거지 줄이는 것이 아니다.
The number of staff has declined from 217,000 to 114,000
decrease
규모,크기나 수 또는 강도가 줄어들거나 줄일 때 쓴다.
Population growth is decreasing by 1.4% each year
shrink
규모나 크기가 줄어들거나 줄일 때 (be smaller)
의류에 특히 많이 사용된다.
All my jumpers have shrunk.
The vast forests of West Africa have shrunk
fall/drop
양, 가치, 품질이 떨어질 때
Their profits have fallen by 30 percent.
The price of coal fell sharply.
Demand is likely to fall by some 15%.
lower
가치를 떨어뜨리거나 높이를 낮추거나 수준을 내리는 것
The Central Bank has lowered interest rates by 2 percent
diminish
중요도, 크기, 강도가 줄어들게 하다. ; (사람을) 깎아내리다.
He never put her down or diminished her
Universities are facing grave problems because of diminishing resources
lessen
중요도, 크기, 정도가 줄어들거나 줄이다.
He is used to a lot of attention from his wife, which will inevitably lessen when the baby is born
To lengthen thy life, lessen thy meals.
It might lessen the phenomenon.
The foundation should help you lessen the hour of makeup correction.
turn down
볼륨이나 밝기 등을 줄이다.
2. 거절하다
decline
좀더 politely 하게 refuse 하는 것
He declined their invitation
reject
타인의 주장, 생각, 계획, 요청 제안을 거절하다.
직책에 거절하다. 불합격시키다.
상품을 (수준 미달) 불량품으로 생각하다.
Consumers have the right to reject faulty goods and demand a refund.
He urged the committee to reject the plans.
The British government is expected to reject the idea of state subsidy for a new high-speed railway
the children of Eastern European immigrants who had rejected their parents' political and religious beliefs.
refuse
요청, 부탁, 제안, 초대를 거절하다.
The patient has the right to refuse treatment.
He refused to comment after the trial
I refuse to give an answer.
turn down
reject나 refuse의 뜻
I wondered if I should turn down the song.
Why did she turn down your invitation?
dismiss
완강한 거부, 묵살하다. 무시하다. (생각을) 떨쳐내다.
I think we can safely dismiss their objections
I dismissed him from my mind
I tried to dismiss it. But because of it, I couldn't sleep.
deny
~을 인정하지 않다. ~이 사실이 아니라고 하다. (남들이 ~하는 것을)거부하다
The government has denied that there was a plot to assassinate the president
They were denied access to the information.
She denied all knowledge of the incident.
You can't deny that it seems a very attractive idea.
I know it was you I saw, so there's no use trying to deny it.
If he is unlucky, he may find that his ex-partner denies him access to his children
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