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wane

wane
[英] [weɪn] [美] [wen] 生词本

vi.

n.

  • 易混淆的单词：Wane  

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  • 词典例句

1. VERB 衰落;减少 If something wanes, it becomes gradually weaker or less, often so that it eventually disappears.  wax and wane→see: wax; 

  • While his interest in these sports began to wane, a passion for rugby developed.

    他对这些运动项目的兴趣开始减退，倒是对橄榄球开始有了热情。

  • ...her mother's waning strength.

    她母亲日渐不济的体力

2. PHRASE 减弱;衰落 If something is on the wane, it is becoming weaker or less. 

  • He was nominally Deputy Prime Minister, certainly, but his influence was clearly on the wane...

    当然，他名义上是副首相，但是显然他的影响力正在下降。

  • In 1982, with his career prospects on the wane, he sold a script for £5,000.

    1982年，他的事业走下坡路时，以5,000英镑的价钱卖了个剧本。

3. VERB (月)缺，亏 When the moon is waning, it is showing a smaller area of brightness each day as it changes from a full moon to a new moon. 

  • The moon was waning, and each day it rose later.

    月亮渐亏，每天出现的时间也越来越晚。

  • ...a sky silvered by a waning moon.

    被下弦月染成银色的天空

Noun

1. a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)

Verb

1. grow smaller;

  • "Interest in the project waned"

2. become smaller;

  • "Interest in his novels waned"

3. decrease in phase;

  • "the moon is waning"
1. Her enthusiasm for him was beginning to wane.
她对他的热情在开始减退。

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2. The moon is on the wane.
月亮渐亏。

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3. When did the empire begin to wane?
那个帝国何时开始衰落的？

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