waned

英 [weɪnd]

美 [weɪnd]

v.  衰落; 衰败; 败落; 减弱; 缺; 亏
wane的过去分词和过去式

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

双语例句

• In less than four hours my enthusiasm had waned and I rather reproached myself for coming.
  不到两个时辰，我早已意兴索然，颇悔此行了。
• Their appetite for international co-operation has waned.
  他们寻求国际合作的愿望已经减弱。
• With the passing of years my enthusiasm waned.
  随着岁月的消逝，我的热情逐渐减退了。
• Little did he know that she hates drumsticks, even though all he waned was the best for her.
  而他不知道的是，她一直认为他一点儿都不了解她，他也不知道，尽管自己总想把最好的留给她，可她最恨吃鸡腿。
• Part of the afternoon had waned.
  下午的一部分已经消逝。
• His love for her waxed and waned through the year that they knew each other.
  在他们结识的一年中，他对她的爱情经历了波折。
• Influence of this group waned considerably.
  这个团体的影响大大减弱了。
• But in the 1970s American innovation, confined to Silicon Valley, waned in the aggregate.
  但在上世纪70年代，美国创新局限于硅谷而整体减弱。
• Their influence had waned under King Abdullah.
  在阿卜杜拉国王的统治下他们的影响力被削弱了。
• However, my enthusiasm waned.
  可是，我的热情却减退了。