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decline

/dɪklaɪn/

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variant 1: declined
variant 2: declining
variant 3: declines

1 · verb

to refuse; to decline; to reject

拒绝

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He politely declined the invitation because he already had plans that day.

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他礼貌地拒绝了邀请，因为那天已经有安排。

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