1、decline

下降;减少;衰退;衰落

The number of staff has declined from 217,000 to 114,000.

员工人数从 21.7万减少到了11.4万。

Hourly output by workers declined 1.3% in the first quarter.

第一季度工人每小时的产量下降了 1.3%。

婉拒;谢绝

He declined their invitation.

他谢绝了他们的邀请。

The band declined to comment on the story.

乐队拒绝对这一报道作任何评论。

逐渐势微;正在衰退

Thankfully the smoking of cigarettes is on the decline.

令人欣慰的是，吸烟量在逐渐下降。

He is still one of the world's most popular golfers, but his game is in decline.

他仍是世界上最受欢迎的高尔夫球选手之一，但他的球技日不如前。

2、wash up

洗餐具

I ran some hot water and washed up.

我放了一些热水把餐具洗了。

I bet you make breakfast and wash up their plates, too.

我肯定是你做的早餐并且清洗了他们的餐具。

退潮留下;(海水或河水)冲刷后留下

Thousands of herring and crab are washed up on the beaches during every storm.

每次暴风雨过后海滩上都会留下数不尽的鲱鱼和螃蟹。

The fossils appear to be an early form of seaweed washed up on a beach.

这些化石看上去是被海水冲上岸的一种早期的水藻。