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Meaning of 江河日下

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江 jiāng 河 hé 日 rì 下 xià
rivers pour away by the day (idiom); going from bad to worse; deteriorating day by day
Example Sentences
1
过去几年
,
(
荷兰的
)
宗教江河日下
,
许多教堂都被废弃了
。
In the last few years, religion [in the Netherlands] is declining, and a lot of churches are abandoned.
2
中非间的亲密正江河日下
,
越来越多的非洲人开始对来自东方的救世主反目
。
But the honeymoon is coming to an end (see article). Growing numbers of Africans are turning against the saviours from the East.
3
勒若与本期大部份撰稿人持相同的观点
,
他写道
:
“
我们不应把语言变化看作江河日下
。
Lerer agrees with most of our contributors, writing, "We should not see our language as debased.
4
可几年下来
,
唱片界中诸多人士已开始对此表示怀疑
,
他们声称照此方法提供音乐不会取代江河日下的
CD
销售业
。
And over the year, many people in the music business have become skeptical, claiming that offering music in this manner will not be able to replace quickly diminishing CD sales.
5
从那儿
,
卡扎菲被带到苏尔特
,
在那儿他和他江河日下的军队以及铁杆支持者在导弹和炮火的围歼中挺过了令人绝望的两个月
。
From there Gaddafi was taken to Sirte where he and his dwindling band of die-hard supporters had made a last stand under a rain of missile and artillery fire in a desperate two-month siege.