wane

英 [weɪn]

美 [weɪn]

v.  衰落; 衰败; 败落; 减弱; 缺; 亏
n.  衰退; 衰退期; 缺损; 月亏

过去式：waned　现在分词：waning　过去分词：waned　复数：wanes　第三人称单数：wanes　

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Collins.1 / BNC.11402 / COCA.10009

习惯用语

v.

wax and wane
• （力量、重要性等）兴衰枯荣，盛衰；阴晴圆缺
  to increase then decrease in strength, importance, etc. over a period of time

n.

on the wane
• 变小；衰落；减弱；败落
  becoming smaller, less important or less common
• Her popularity has been on the wane for some time.
  她的人气一段时间以来江河日下。

牛津词典

verb

• 衰落；衰败；败落；减弱
  to become gradually weaker or less important
  1. Her enthusiasm for the whole idea was waning rapidly.
     她对整个想法的热情迅速冷淡了下来。
• 缺；亏
  to appear slightly smaller each day after being round and full

noun

noun

柯林斯词典

• 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。 → see:While his interest in these sports began to wane, a passion for rugby developed.
• PHRASE 减弱;衰落
  If something ison the wane, it is becoming weaker or less.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• VERB (月)缺，亏
  When the moonis waning, it is showing a smaller area of brightness each day as it changes from a full moon to a new moon.
  1. 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。
  2. ...a sky silvered by a waning moon.
     被下弦月染成银色的天空

英英释义

noun

• a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)
  Synonym:ebbebbing

verb

• grow smaller
  1. Interest in the project waned
  Synonym:declinego down
• decrease in phase
  1. the moon is waning
• become smaller
  1. Interest in his novels waned

双语例句

• When the moon reaches the full, it begins to wane.
  月满则亏。（《史记》）
• School and home seemed to recede from us and their influences upon us seemed to wane.
  学校和家庭似乎离我们越来越远了，对我们的约束也越来越松了。
• But many people believe resistance will eventually wane.
  但是许多人认为这种抗拒将最终消失。
• We cannot let this momentum wane.
  我们不能让这种势头减弱。
• 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。
• While network socialization media rises abruptly, portal website was immersed in be on the wane however.
  在网络社交媒体崛起的同时，门户网站却陷入了衰落。
• Public interest in environmental issues tends to wane during a recession.
  在不景气的日子里，公众对环境问题的关注往往减弱。
• I pray for the moon to forever wane.
  我祈祷月亮永不盈满。
• Feelings of love may wax and wane during a relationship, but trust is constant.
  一段情谊中的爱情可能会有盈亏圆缺，而信任是永恒的。
• Was his love already on the wane?
  他的爱情已经衰减了吗？