de下降
decline [di'klain] v.(de+ cline下坡)下降,婉拒
The number of staff has declined from 217,000 to 114,000.
He declined their invitation.
decrease[di'kri:s] v.(de+ crease增加)减少,减小
increase v. 增加
declare [di'klεə] v.(de+ clare清楚)宣布,声明
He has virtually declared war on the right-wingers in his party.
deposit [di'pɔzit] n.&v.(de下面+ posit:放在下面而不怎么用)存款;预存
withdraw v. 取钱
savings n. 储蓄,存款
She made a deposit of £60 into her account.
delay [di'lei] v.(de+ lay放置)延期,耽搁
postpone是有意识地‘推 迟’, delay可表示无意识的 ‘耽搁’
Mellanby's arrival was seriously delayed by a late train.