| 词汇 | DECLINE |
| 释义 | See also REDUCTION. fade in. to lose power; to lose influence.Ralph is fading, and someone else will have to take over.The positive effect of the weekend faded fast. fall out of bed in. to fall far down, as with the drop in some measurement.The temperature really fell out of bed last night! It was twenty-three below!The stock market fell out of bed last year at this time. go downhill in. to decline.This company is going downhill at a great rate.Things began to go downhill when the county cut the maintenance budget. hit the skids tr. to decline; to decrease in value or status.Jed hit the skids when he started drinking.The firm hit the skids when the dollar collapsed. nosedive n. a great drop; a great decline. (As with a bird or an airplane diving— nose first—toward the ground.)This year our profits have taken a nosedive.Confidence in the government took a sudden nosedive. on the skids mod. on the decline.My newly started business is on the skids.Her health is really on the skids, but she stays cheery anyway. run out of gas in. to lose momentum or interest.His program is running out of gas.I hope I don't run out of gas before I finish what I set out to do. soft-pedal something tr. to play something down; to de-emphasize something. (Refers to the soft pedal on the piano.)Try to soft-pedal the problems we have with the cooling system.I won't soft-pedal anything. Everyone must know the truth. |
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