| decline | vt refuse, menolak: they ~d the invitation, mereka menolak jemputan itu; the offer was ~d, tawaran itu ditolak; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| decline | vi 1. slope downward, menurun, melandai: the track ~d to the beach, jalan kecil itu menurun ke pantai; 2. deteriorate, diminish, merosot: his power slowly ~d, kuasanya beransur-ansur merosot; the birth rate has been declining for some years, kadar kelahiran telah merosot selama beberapa tahun; the value of the property is declining steadily, nilai harta itu beransur-ansur merosot; 3. refuse, menolak; (to do st) enggan: every time he is invited he ~s, setiap kali dijemput, dia menolak; he ~d to discuss his future plans, dia enggan membincangkan rancangan masa depannya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| decline | n kemerosotan: a ~ in population, kemerosotan jumlah penduduk; the ~ of the British Empire, kemerosotan Empayar British; a ~ in share prices, kemerosotan harga-harga saham; the ~ of so’s strength, kemerosotan tenaga sso; be on the ~, sedang merosot: our sales performance is on the ~, prestasi jualan kami sedang merosot; /go, fall/ into ~, merosot; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| decay | n 1. decline, kemerosotan: the ~ of intellectual power, kemerosotan intelek; moral ~, kemerosotan akhlak; 2. dilapidation, usang: the old castle was in a state of ~, istana tua itu dlm keadaan usang; 3. rotting, a. (gen) pereputan: the ~ of organic matter, pereputan bahan organik; b. (of fruit, vegetable) membusuk, menjadi busuk: a chemical that will slow down the process of ~ in fruits, bahan kimia yg boleh melambatkan proses membusuk dlm buah-buahan; c. (of tooth) kerosakan: proper dental care helps prevent tooth ~, penjagaan gigi yg sempurna dapat menghindarkan kerosakan gigi; 4. result of decaying, bahagian yg rosak: to remove the ~ from a tooth, membuang bahagian yg rosak pd gigi; fall into ~, a. decline, mengalami kemerosotan, merosot; b. become dilapidated, menjadi usang; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| sink | 5. decline, jatuh; (in status) jatuh martabat; (in morality) menjatuhkan maruah: wages had sunk to subsistence levels, gaji telah jatuh ke paras sara hidup; the value of the dollar had sunk, nilai mata wang dolar telah merosot; how could he ~ so low as to do a thing like that?, kenapa dia sanggup menjatuhkan maruahnya sehingga begitu sekali dgn melakukan perkara spt itu?; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| drop | ~ off, a. decline, merosot: business has ~ped off lately, perniagaan telah merosot akhir-akhir ini; b. become less, berkurangan; c. fall asleep, tidur; d. see vt (sense 6.); | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| twilight | 3. period of decline, masa-masa akhir; (of persons) , /masa-masa, hari-hari/ tua: the ~ years of the British Empire, masa-masa akhir Empayar British; he spent the ~ years with his children, dia menghabiskan masa-masa tuanya dgn anak-anaknya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| decay | vi 1. decline, merosot: a society that is fast ~ing, masyarakat yg sedang merosot dgn cepatnya; 2. become dilapidated, menjadi usang: the house ~ed from lack of care, rumah itu menjadi usang krn tdk dijaga; 3. rot, a. (gen) mereput, menjadi reput: garbage ~ing in the back lanes, sampah-sarap yg mereput di lorong-lorong belakang; the parent cell having reached its full development dies and ~s, setelah mencapai perkembangan sempurna sel induk akan mati dan mereput; b. (of fruit, vegetable) membusuk, menjadi busuk; c. (of tooth) menjadi rosak; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| run | ~ down, a. (of battery), (menjadi) lemah: the battery in my car has ~ down, bateri kereta saya telah lemah; b. decline, merosot: the ship building industry has been ~ning down for some time and it is unlikely to regain its original vigour, industri pembuatan kapal telah merosot utk beberapa lama dan nampaknya tdk dapat dipulihkan kekuatannya; ~ so. down, a. knock so. down, melanggar sso: the child was ~ down by a car, budak itu dilanggar kereta; b. speak badly of, criticize so., /memperkecil-kecilkan, mengutuk/ sso: she is always ~ning down her daughter-in-law, dia sentiasa mengutuk menantu perempuannya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| wane | vi 1. (of moon) become gradually smaller, surut: as the moon ~s, apabila bulan surut; 2. decline in power, importance, etc,merosot, berkurang: the power of the Communist Party is waning rapidly in Europe, kuasa Parti Komunis berkurang dgn pesatnya di Eropah; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |