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wane
/wen/
(过去式: waned; 过去完成式: waned; 现在进行式: waning)
v.i.
To grow less; decrease. 减少;亏(尤指月而言)(away)。
- The moon is waning. 月亮渐亏。
To decline in power or importance; fail. 衰败;衰弱。
- Many great empires have waned. 许多大帝国已经衰微。
To approach the end. 接近终结。
- The day wanes. 白日将尽。
n.
The decrease of the visible bright part of the moon from full to new. 月亏(即由满月而变为新月)。
Decrease in power or importance; gradual failure. 衰落;消沈。
A period of decline. 衰落期。
短语:
on [in] the wane (a)(月亮)开始亏缺。(b)在衰没中。

wax and wane 盛衰;消长。

- 英语>简体中文, 美语词典
wane¹
/weɪn/
vi.
1. [moon +] 缺;亏
- The moon was waning. 彼时月亮渐亏。
2. [interest +] 减退; [reputation +] 败落
- His interest in these sports began to wane. 他对这些运动项目的兴趣开始减退。
3. [season, period +] 接近尾声;行将结束
wane²
/weɪn/
n.
1. (decrease) [+of strength, power] 减弱;衰微
2. [+of moon] 亏(期)
3. [+of season, period] 接近尾声
4. [+of plank of wood] 缺棱;钝棱
5. to be on the wane
[power, influence +] 正在变弱;正在衰减;正在减退
- The influence of television is on the wane. 电视的影响力正在减弱。
[moon +] 处于亏期
- 英语>简体中文, 英汉大词典
wane
n. 衰落,衰退,变小
- 英语>简体中文, 中医大词典
wane
v.intr.(不及物动词) waned, wan.ing, wanes
1. To decrease gradually in size, amount, intensity, or degree; decline. 衰落:体积、数量、密度或程度的逐渐减小;衰退
2. To exhibit a decreasing illuminated area from full moon to new moon. (月)亏,缺:从满月到新月期间表现出逐渐减小的明亮区
3. To approach an end. 结束:到达终点
n.(名词)
1. The act or process of gradually declining or diminishing. 衰退:逐渐没落或减小的行为或过程
2. A time or phase of gradual decrease. 衰退期:逐渐衰退的时间或阶段
3. The period of the decrease of the moon's illuminated visible surface. 月亏期:月亮的可见的明亮部分逐渐变小的时期
4. A defective edge of a board caused by remaining bark or a beveled end. 缺角方木:方木的由剩余树皮或斜角末端引起的缺损的边缘

习惯用语:
on the wane
In a period of decline or decrease: 衰减:处于正在衰退或减少的时期:
- “The tide was near the turn and already the day was on the wane”(&b{James Joyce}) “潮水即将退去,白昼渐渐消逝”(詹姆斯·乔伊丝)
- 英语>简体中文, 美国传统词典
wane
vi. 变小;n. 减小,翘板
- 英语>简体中文, 英汉化学大词典
wane
n. 翘板梢,减少
- 英语>简体中文, 英汉机械大词典
wane
n. 翘板梢,减少
- 英语>简体中文, 英汉汽车词典
wane
vi.
(月)亏, 缺
- The moon waxes and wanes every month. 月亮每个月都有圆缺。
变小; 减少
- Her enthusiasm for him was beginning to wane. 她对他的热情在开始减退。
- 英语>简体中文, 简明英汉词典
wane1
(verb 动词)
变弱;暗淡了
The evening light waned. 夕晖渐暗。
My enthusiasm waned after a while. 过了一会,我的热情淡了。
SYNONYM 同义词:decline, decrease, dim, diminish, dwindle, ebb,fade, fail, [informal日常用语] fall off, lessen,shrink, subside, taper off, weaken.
OPPOSITES: SEE 反义词参阅strengthen.
- 英语>简体中文, 英语同义词词典
wane1
be on the 'wane (written)
be becoming smaller or less strong 变小;亏缺;衰落:
Her interest in the project is on the wane. 她对这个项目的兴趣正在减弱。
Their political power is on the wane. 他们的政治势力逐渐减弱。
NOTE When the moon is on the wane it appears smaller in the sky. on the wane 原指月亮亏缺。
wax and wane 另见wax
英语>简体中文, 英语习语词典
wane1
vi.
减少[弱]
月缺[亏]
- the -ning moon 下弦月
- His strength[reputation] is -ning. 他的力量[名声]减弱了。
- The day is -ning. 近黄昏了。
wane2
n.
减少; 变弱
月缺[亏]
- on[in] the wane (月)正在亏缺中; 衰落[减少]中
- wax and wane (月的)盈亏[圆缺]; [喻]盛衰
wane to the close
接近尾声, 即将完结
英语>简体中文, 现代英汉综合大辞典
wane
- 英语>繁体中文(台湾), 海事名词
wane
缺損;殘邊材
- 英语>繁体中文(台湾), 机械工程名词
wane
弧邊;缺邊
- 英语>繁体中文(台湾), 土木工程名词
wane
木材邊材;木板邊緣斜曲部分;缺損
- 英语>繁体中文(台湾), 造船工程名词
wane
vi (名聲)衰落;月虧
【記】拼:萬惡(淫為首)-名聲衰落
【反】intensify(vt 加強)
英语>繁体中文, GRE词汇精选
wane
/weɪn/
(waning, waned,wanes)
不及物动词 If something wanes, it becomes gradually weaker or less, often so that it eventually disappears. 减弱; 减少
- 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。
英语>简体中文, 高级英汉双解词典