waning

英 [ˈweɪnɪŋ]

美 [ˈweɪnɪŋ]

v.  衰落; 衰败; 败落; 减弱; 缺; 亏
wane的现在分词

现在分词：waning　

BNC.34227 / COCA.15655

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 decrease in magnitude or extent
  1. the waning of his enthusiasm was obvious
  2. the waxing and waning of the moon

adj

• (of the Moon) pertaining to the period during which the visible surface of the moon decreases
  1. after full moon comes the waning moon

双语例句

• Her popularity clearly shows no sign of waning
  她的受欢迎程度显然没有下降的迹象。
• France is grappling with low growth, high unemployment and waning competitiveness.
  法国正在努力应对增长缓慢、高失业率和竞争力不断下降的状况。
• The plan has fallen prey to concerns from potential investors and regulators and waning interest from the banks themselves.
  该计划已成为潜在投资者和监管机构的担心对象，同时银行本身对此的兴趣日渐减少。
• But the deep-seated opposition to liberal reforms that once characterised the nationalist elite has been waning gradually since 1991.
  不过，自1991年以来，对自由化改革的根深蒂固的反对（这一度是民族主义者精英的特征）已逐渐消退。
• My passion for this work is waning.
  我对工作的热情在下降。
• People's enthusiasm for ( or confidence in) the market is waning.
  市场人气转弱。
• Of day's last waning breath.
  在这时代最后一次月亏之日。
• America's waning reputation by focusing on developing messages that make administration policies seem attractive to international audiences.
  通过发布信息，使政府政策对国际听众变得似乎有吸引力，国务院希望能恢复美国逐渐衰弱的名声。
• This support is now waning.
  这一支持的效果已经不是很明显了。
• Your disappointment and feelings of abandonment are waning.
  你的失望感与被遗弃感正渐渐示微。