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
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- 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。
- Her enthusiasm for the whole idea was waning rapidly.
- 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.- 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。
- He was nominally Deputy Prime Minister, certainly, but his influence was clearly on the wane...
- 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.- 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
- The moon was waning, and each day it rose later.
英英释义
noun
verb
- grow smaller
- Interest in the project waned
- decrease in phase
- the moon is waning
- become smaller
- Interest in his novels waned
双语例句
- It mastered her for a moment, and then, held close as she was, began to wane.
一时间，这种反抗情绪在她心里占了上风。可是过不了一会儿，因为被他搂得很紧，她就开始变软了。 - National strength is on the wane.
国力衰敝。 - But many people believe resistance will eventually wane.
但是许多人认为这种抗拒将最终消失。 - Body's immune response to SARS may wane over time, researchers say.
研究者宣称，针对sars的体内免疫应答可能随着时间的流逝而减弱。 - In addition, goblet cells have been shown to wax and wane over the natural history of BE.
此外，杯状细胞在BE发展过程中体积会发生改变。 - I pray for the moon to forever wane.
我祈祷月亮永不盈满。 - If you ask any married person, he or she will tell you that marriages wax and wane.
不要放弃。假如你问那些已婚的人，他们会告诉你，婚姻如同月亮，有时圆，有时亏。 - 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。 - When the moon reaches the full, it begins to wane.
月满则亏。（《史记》） - Scott's interest in his career was on the wane.
斯科特对自己职业的兴趣正在衰减。