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
- School and home seemed to recede from us and their influences upon us seemed to wane.
学校和家庭似乎离我们越来越远了，对我们的约束也越来越松了。 - Why should the moon have wax and wane?
为什么一定会月有阴晴圆缺？ - 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。 - Analysts expect inflation to peak again in June but wane in the second half of the year.
分析师预计，通货膨胀会在六月份重新达到高峰，但下半年将逐步减小。 - But if the old-fashioned Hong Kong teahouse is on the wane, the dim sum tradition itself is flourishing.
然而，如果说老式的香港茶楼已经衰败了，但是点心这一传统本身却在欣欣向荣地发展。 - 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。 - If he does so, he could find his popularity immediately on the wane.
如果他这么做的话，他会发现他的受欢迎率会即刻下跌。 - 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。 - Public interest in environmental issues tends to wane during a recession.
在不景气的日子里，公众对环境问题的关注往往减弱。 - When the moon reaches the full, it begins to wane.
月满则亏。（《史记》）