wane 详细解释

wane

[wein]

n.衰落, 亏缺, 变弱
v.变小, 亏缺, 呈下弦

vi.

1. (月)亏, 缺

Don't be sad. The moon will become full after it wanes.

不要伤感。月缺以后会有满月。

2. 变暗淡; 变小; 减少

My interest in the problem waned.

我对那个问题的兴趣减弱了。

3. 衰落; 没落; 消逝

When did the empire begin to wane?

那个帝国何时开始衰落的?

4. 退潮

n.[U]

1. 月亏; 月亏期

The moon is on the wane.

月亮渐亏。

2. 衰退; 衰退期

His fortune is on the wane.

他命运不济了。

词形变化

动词过去式: waned | 动词过去分词: waned | 动词现在分词: waning | 动词第三人称单数: wanes |

词义辨析

同义:

vi.变小; 减少; 衰落

decrease  diminish  lessen  decline  subside  recede  abate  reduce  

同义参见:

disappearance  lower  loosen  wither  afternoon  pine  

反义:

vi.(月)亏缺; 变小

wax  

反义参见:

wax  

英英释义

名词 wane:

a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)

同义词：ebb, ebbing

动词 wane:

grow smaller

同义词：decline, go down

become smaller

decrease in phase

短语词组

on the wane

1. 日益衰落

The sick man's strength is on the wane.

病人的体力越来越弱。

wax and wane

1. 盈亏

The moon waxes and wanes every month.

月亮月月盈亏。

补充

wanewane英:[wein] 美:[wen]vi.1.(月)亏, 缺The moon waxes and wanes every month.月亮每个月都有圆缺。2.变小; 减少Her enthusiasm for him was beginning to wane.她对他的热情在开始减退。

例句

1. The moon was waning.彼时月亮渐亏。 2. His interest in these sports began to wane.他对这些运动项目的兴趣开始减退。 3. The influence of television is on the wane.电视的影响力正在减弱。 4. The day wanes.一天快过去了。 5. confidence in the dollar waned.对美元的信心减弱了。 6. the epidemic was on the wane.该流行病正在减退。 7. My enthusiasm was waning rapidly.我的热情迅速减退。 8. The singer's popularity seems to be on the wane these days.这歌星的声望近来似乎不断降低。 9. The moon waxes and then wanes.月有阴晴圆缺。 10. The scandal caused her popularity to wane.这桩丑闻使她的人气下降了。 11. Interest in this issue has continued to wane.对此问题的关注程度持续降低。 12. the waning days of summer逐渐远去的夏日 13. Her popularity was on the wane. [=she was becoming less popular]她的人气正在下降。

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