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wane
时间: 2023-09-09 15:32:03
考博雅思托福GRE
英 [weɪn]
美 [weɪn]

v. 亏缺;衰落;减少;减弱

n. 缺棱;钝棱

短语搭配
  • on the wane

    正在减弱, 正在衰弱, 正在减少

  • wax and wane

    (力量、重要性等)兴衰枯荣, 盛衰, 消长, 阴晴圆缺

双语例句
  • The child's enthusiasm for toys was waning.

    小孩对玩具的热情慢慢冷淡下来。

  • The feudal empire slowly declined like the moon waning.

    这个封建帝国慢慢地衰落了,如同月亮形成残月。

  • The popularity of the fund I bought is on the wane.

    我买的基金的人气正在衰落。

  • When the moon reaches the full, it begins to wane.

    月满则亏

  • By the late 70s, the band's popularity was beginning to wane.

    上世纪70年代末 这支乐队的人气开始衰减

  • After being on the wane for years, will martial arts make a comeback with Chinese youth?

    在经历了多年的衰落之后,武术会在中国年轻人中卷土重来吗?

  • While crime is on the wane in the country, travellers are still advised to be careful.

    尽管该国的犯罪正在减少,但仍建议旅行者要小心。

  • Her popularity has been on the wane for some time.

    她的人气一段时间以来江河日下。

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

    他对这些运动项目的兴趣开始减退的同时,对长曲棍球的兴趣却浓厚起来。

  • Without demonstrable progress, the negotiators will begin to see their influence wane.

    没有可展示的进展,磋商者将会开始看到他们的影响力减弱。

  • Something in the drip began to wane.

    点滴里的药劲儿开始消退。

  • When the interest in art began to wane, the two fell to talking.

    当对艺术的兴趣开始减退时,两人开始交谈起来。

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词根 wan

  • wan adj. 无血色的,苍白的;病态的;暗淡的 vi. 变苍白 vt. 使变苍白;使呈病态

  • waning adj. 渐亏的;逐渐减弱或变小的 n. 减弱;月亏

  • wany adj. 不等径的;缺棱的;不齐的(等于waney)

  • wanly adv. 苍白地;衰弱地;暗淡地

百科

wane,英语单词,动词、名词,作动词时译为“衰落;变小;亏缺;退潮;消逝”,作名词时译为“衰退;月亏;衰退期;缺损”。

释义
v.

(of the moon) have a progressively smaller part of its visible surface illuminated, so that it appears to decrease in size

(月亮)亏缺。

(especially of a condition or feeling)decrease in vigour, power, or extent; become weaker

(尤指状况、感觉)衰落,减少,减弱

  • confidence in the dollar waned.

    对美元的信心减弱了。

n.

the amount by which a plank or log is bevelled or falls short of a squared shape

(木板或木材的)缺棱,钝棱。

短语
  • on the wane becoming weaker, less vigorous, or less extensive 正在减弱,正在衰弱,正在减少 the epidemic was on the wane. 该流行病正在减退

类似拼写词
  • wanev.亏缺;衰落;减少;减弱

  • wanabbr.(WAN)广域网

  • wagen.工资;工钱;工资总额;报应

  • wantv.想要;想做;渴望;缺乏;缺少;需要;想请教;想跟…讲话;缉拿;追捕

词源

"Old English wanian ‘lessen', of Germanic origin; related to Latin vanus ‘vain’.mid 17th cent.: from WANE1."

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