银行英语对话-Your Debit Card(2)

A: The total for all these items comes to $36.78.
B: Take my VISA.
A: There is something wrong with your card.
B: What’s going on?
A: Your card was declined¹.
B: That can’t be right!
A: Would you like me to try another card?
B: I don’t have another one.
A: What about cash?
B: I didn’t bring cash with me today.
A: I’m sorry, but you can’t take the items until you can buy them.
B: I’ll come back for them tomorrow.
 

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v.辞谢，谢绝（邀请等）( decline的过去式和过去分词 )；（道路、物体等）下倾；（太阳）落下；（在品格、价值上）降低

参考例句：

• We asked her to come to our party, but she declined. 我们请她来参加我们的晚会，但是她谢绝了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He declined to charge his memory with so many details. 他不愿在脑中记这么多细枝末节。 来自《简明英汉词典》