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 enthusiasm for the whole idea was waning rapidly.
  她对整个想法的热情迅速冷淡了下来。
• Experienced the ups and downs, enjoyed the full moon waning moon.
  经历了酸甜苦辣，享受了月缺月圆。
• Your disappointment and feelings of abandonment are waning.
  你的失望感与被遗弃感正渐渐示微。
• Even in China, where economic growth has been phenomenal in recent years, optimism appears to be waning.
  即便是在近年有着惊人经济增长表现的中国，乐观情绪也似乎正在消褪。
• The popularity of early retirement appears to be waning as more people opt to work on into their 70s.
  随着越来越多的人选择工作到70多岁，提前退休的流行趋势似乎正在渐渐衰退。
• Challenges in life seem to come in waves and we can find our dexterity for handling tough situations waning.
  生活中的挑战似乎也是一波一波到来的，而且我们会发现自己处理棘手情况的能力正在减弱。
• A waning moon hung in the sky.
  一弯残月挂天空。
• This support is now waning.
  这一支持的效果已经不是很明显了。
• Portfolio-flow data from the European Central Bank suggest the international community's love affair with euro-zone securities is waning.
  欧洲央行（EuropeanCentralBank）提供的投资数据显示，国际社会对欧元区证券的投资兴致是越来越淡薄了。
• His strength is waning.
  他的精力渐渐衰颓。