Phase of decline
[医] 衰退期
🧩 词语组成解析
of
[əv]
prep. 关于;属于…的;由…制成;
aux. 助动词 [非标准用语、方言] =have [主用于虚拟语气];
decline
[dɪ'klaɪn]
n. 下降;（力量、健康、品格、权力、价值等的）衰退;下倾;（人、生命等的）衰退期;
vt.& vi. 辞谢，谢绝（邀请等）;
vi. （道路、物体等）下倾;（太阳）落下;（在品格、价值上）降低;衰落，谢绝;
vt. 谢绝，婉拒;
de向下+clin倾斜=lean,slope+e→倾斜；衰退
🗣️ 情景例句
Time heals all wounds.
时间可治愈一切创伤。
I think you'll make it if we don't get stuck in a traffic jam.
我想，如果我们不碰上交通阻塞，你是可以赶到的。
but other farms are less favorably sited, and flooding can sometimes spell disaster for their owners.
其他农场地势欠佳，洪水有时会给农场主带来灾难。