decline vi.下降;减少;衰退;拒绝;谢绝
n.下降;衰退;衰退期
(教材P40)...it is generally agreed that a patient's chances of recovery decline...
......通常认为病人康复的可能性降低了......
(1)decline(from...)to... (从......)下降/减少到......
decline by 下降/减少了......
decline to do sth. 婉言拒绝做某事
(2)fall/go into a decline 开始衰落,衰弱下去;走下坡路
a decline in ......的下降
in decline=on the decline 在下降,在衰退
①Since the beginning of 2014,the price of worldwide milk products has declined ________ 3.8%.
自从2014年年初以来全球乳制品的价格已经下降了3.8%。
②The birth rate is on the/in decline while the death rate is on the increase.
出生率在下降而死亡率在上升。
③The town fell/went into a decline after the mine closed.
这个镇在矿井关闭后开始衰落。
【答案】 ①by
equip vt.装备,配备
(教材P137)There's no doubt that this will equip us to cure all sorts of illnesses,from heart disease to cancer.
毫无疑问,这将使我们具备条件治愈各种疾病,从心脏疾病到癌症。
(1)equip sb./sth.to do sth. 使某人/某物具备条件做某事
equip sb./sth.with sth. 用某物装备某人/某物
equip for... 为......做准备
be equipped with 配备有......(表示状态)
(2)equipment n. 装备;器材;装置