declining是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为adj. 下降的， 衰落的，这个词在很多英文原版小说中怎么应用呢，今天小编就带您了解一下。
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《老古玩店》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Declining to inspect the spanking grey, on the plea that he was but poorly acquainted with such matters, and would but imperfectly appreciate his beauties, Mr Garland invited Mr Chuckster to partake of a slight repast in the way of lunch.
-- 'The birds sing again in spring,' thought the child, as she leaned at her casement window, and gazed at the declining sun.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《双城记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Mr. Lorry was a pleasant sight too, beaming at all this in his little wig, and thanking his bachelor stars for having lighted him in his declining years to a Home.
在詹姆斯·费尼莫尔·库柏的《最后的摩根战士》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- By the middle of the afternoon they had passed the Sca-roons, and were following the route of the declining sun.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《大卫科波菲尔》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- After a little further conversation, we went round to the chandler'sshop, to enlist Peggotty; Traddles declining to pass the eveningwith me, both because he endured the liveliest apprehensions thathis property would be bought by somebody else before he couldrepurchase it, and because it was the evening he always devoted towriting to the dearest girl in the world.
在简·奥斯汀的《爱玛》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- There will be enough of them, in all probabil-ity, to supply every sort of sensation that declining life can need.
在巴尔扎克的《高老头》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Her father was persuaded that he had sufficient reason for declining to acknowledge her, and allowed her a bare six hundred francs a year; he had further taken measures to disinherit his daughter, and had converted all his real estate into personalty, that he might leave it undivided to his son.
在玛丽·雪莱的《弗兰肯斯坦》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- I trembled violently at his exordium, and my father continued 'I confess, my son, that I have always looked forward to your marriage with our dear Elizabeth as the tie of our domestic comfort and the stay of my declining years.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《远大前程》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- This gradually led to a want of toleration for him, and even--on his being detected in holy orders, and declining to perform the funeral service--to the general indignation taking the form of nuts.
-- I saw in this the reason for my being staved off so long and the reason for my late guardian's declining to commit himself to the formal knowledge of such a scheme.
在艾米利·勃朗特的《呼啸山庄》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- One was about forty: a period of mental vigour at which men seldom cherish the delusion of being married for love by girls: that dream is reserved for the solace of our declining years.
在乔纳森•斯威夫特的《格列夫游记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- He added, 'that nature was degenerated in these latter declining ages of the world, and could now produce only small abortive births, in comparison of those in ancient times.'
-- Besides, I considered that my clothes and shoes would soon wear out, which already were in a declining condi-298 Gulliver's Travelstion, and must be supplied by some contrivance from the hides of Yahoos, or other brutes; whereby the whole secret would be known.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《小杜丽》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- She requested them to be seated; and declining to take a seat herself, at once anticipated any introduction of their business.
-- He took very little supper, but was a long time over it, and often reverted to his brother's declining state.
-- Unhappily, declining fast.'
-- With the aid of its content, a newspaper, and some skimming of the cream of the pie-stock, Flora got through the remainder of the day in perfect good humour; though occasionally embarrassed by the consequences of an idle rumour which circulated among the credulous infants of the neighbourhood, to the effect that an old lady had sold herself to the pie-shop to be made up, and was then sitting in the pie-shop parlour, declining to complete her contract.
在简·奥斯汀的《理智与情感》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- and is not that the commonest infirmity of declining life?"
-- Their visitors, except those from Barton Park, were not many; for, in spite of Sir John's urgent entreaties that they would mix more in the neighbourhood, and repeated assurances of his carriage being always at their service, the independence of Mrs. Dashwood's spirit overcame the wish of society for her children; and she was resolute in declining to visit any family beyond the distance of a walk.
-- He had just parted from my sister, had seen her leave him in the greatest affliction; and if he felt obliged, from a fear of offending Mrs. Smith, to resist the temptation of returning here soon, and yet aware that by declining your invitation, by saying that he was going away for some time, he should seem to act an ungenerous, a suspicious part by our family, he might well be embarrassed and disturbed.
-- On being informed of the invitation, Mrs. Dashwood, persuaded that such an excursion would be productive of much amusement to both her daughters, and perceiving through all her affectionate attention to herself, how much the heart of Marianne was in it, would not hear of their declining the offer upon HER account; insisted on their both accepting it directly; and then began to foresee, with her usual cheerfulness, a variety of advantages that would accrue to them all, from this separation.
-- After an hour or two spent in what her mother called comfortable chat, or in other words, in every variety of inquiry concerning all their acquaintance on Mrs. Jennings's side, and in laughter without cause on Mrs. Palmer's, it was proposed by the latter that they should all accompany her to some shops where she had business that morning, to which Mrs. Jennings and Elinor readily consented, as having likewise some purchases to make themselves; and Marianne, though declining it at first was induced to go likewise.
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