the decline

It is accepted wisdom that science has been partly responsible for the decline of religion.

人们普遍认为，科学的兴起是宗教衰落的部分原因。

a steep decline in the birth rate

出生率的骤降

That is a measure of how bad things have become at the bank.

那简直就是银行里糟糕局面的写照。

The rate of production growth was on the decline in 1929.

1929年生产增长率趋于下降.

Government penny-pinching is blamed for the decline in food standards.

政府吝啬被指责是食品标准下降的原因。

The number of robberies in the area is on the decline.

这地区的劫案在减少.

...cities laid waste by the decline of traditional industries...

因传统工业衰落而没落的城市

One region is attempting to buck the trend of economic decline.

其中一个地区正试图挡住经济衰退的趋势。

Oil-exporting countries, as they come to grips with the decline in oil prices, face this issue.

石油出口国目前在极力应付油价的下跌, 它们也面临着这个问题.

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

社区生活的下降否定了福利机构的工作.

House prices are easily upset by factors which have nothing to do with property as such. The fall in prices in the South-East results largely from the high rate of interest on mortgages.

房价很容易受与地产本身无关的因素所影响。东南部房价的下跌很大程度上是由于抵押贷款利率的上涨所引起的。

(figurative)The party presided over one of the worst economic declines in the country's history (= it was in power when the decline happened) .

该党执政时期，国家经历了历史上最严重的经济衰退。

The loggers say their jobs are faced with extinction because of declining timber sales.

伐木工人说由于木材销量下降，他们的工作恐不复存在。

They failed to arrest the company's decline.

他们未能阻止公司的衰落。

His prosperity is on the decline.

他的好光景日见衰败.

The decline of sales embarrassed the company.

销路下降使公司陷于财政困难.

His father is on the decline.

他父亲的身体越来越弱.

This year can only see a repeat performance of the decline.

今年还会出现下降。

The climate of political confusion has only reinforced the country's economic decline.

政局混乱只加速了国家经济的衰退。

I think we can date the decline of Western Civilization quite precisely.

我认为我们可以相当准确地确定西方文明开始衰落的年代。

Crime rate in the white areas here is on the decline.

此间白人居住区的犯罪率正在下降.

The birthrate is on the decline.

出生率在下降.

The company reported a small decline in its profits.

公司报告其利润略有减少。

I think we can date the decline of Western Civilization quite precisely

我认为我们可以相当准确地确定西方文明开始衰落的年代。

Because of the slump in domestic demand, production has stopped.

由于国内需求大幅下降，生产已经停止。

An increase in cars has resulted in the decline of public transport.

汽车的增加导致了公共交通的减少。

Thankfully the smoking of cigarettes is on the decline.

令人欣慰的是，吸烟量在逐渐下降。

The decline in marriage has been offset by a rise in cohabitation.

结婚人数的减少由于同居人数的增加而得以弥补。

Imperialism is irretrievably on the decline.

帝国主义正在无可挽救地衰落下去.

It's no accident that the boom in police series on TV coincided with the decline of the Western.

警匪剧在电视上盛行之时恰好是西部片衰退之际，这并非偶然。