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wan adj.苍白的；病态的；暗淡的vi.变苍白；呈病态abbr.广域网（=wide area network) (1) 她久病后脸色变得苍白。(2) 这孩子看上去脸色不好，一副有病的样子。 When your aunt comes to dinner and eats three helpings of dessert, she might seem a little wan as she drinks her tea, meaning she looks sickly and weak — and no wonder, after so many slices of pie! Wan can also describe a fading light — one that is sickly and weak, just like your aunt. When the light bulb in the living room burns out and leaves only wan twilight filtering in, you’ll find it impossible to read.

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英 [wɒn] 美 [wɑn] (1) Her face wan after her long illness.(2) The child looked pale and wan. Someone who is wan is visibly unwell and lacking in energy. If you’ve had the flu for over a week, and you finally get out of bed looking pale and tired, your mother might say that you look wan. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]苍白的；有倦容的；疲惫的 If you describe someone as wan, you mean that they look pale and tired.   [LITERARY 文]He looked wan and tired...他脸色苍白，面带倦容。All she could manage was a thin, wan smile.她只能挤出一丝疲惫的笑容。wanlyMarcia smiled wanly and shook her head.马西娅苍白无力地一笑，摇了摇头。

英语单词	wan
英美音标	英 [wɒn] 美 [wɑn]
中文释义	adj.苍白的；病态的；暗淡的 vi.变苍白；呈病态 abbr.广域网（=wide area network)
英语例句	(1) Her face wan after her long illness. (2) The child looked pale and wan.
中文例句	(1) 她久病后脸色变得苍白。 (2) 这孩子看上去脸色不好，一副有病的样子。
vocabulary简明	Someone who is wan is visibly unwell and lacking in energy. If you’ve had the flu for over a week, and you finally get out of bed looking pale and tired, your mother might say that you look wan.
vocabulary扩展	When your aunt comes to dinner and eats three helpings of dessert, she might seem a little wan as she drinks her tea, meaning she looks sickly and weak — and no wonder, after so many slices of pie! Wan can also describe a fading light — one that is sickly and weak, just like your aunt. When the light bulb in the living room burns out and leaves only wan twilight filtering in, you’ll find it impossible to read.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]苍白的；有倦容的；疲惫的 If you describe someone as wan, you mean that they look pale and tired. [LITERARY 文] He looked wan and tired... 他脸色苍白，面带倦容。 All she could manage was a thin, wan smile. 她只能挤出一丝疲惫的笑容。 wanly Marcia smiled wanly and shook her head. 马西娅苍白无力地一笑，摇了摇头。

Wan Pale Looked Sickly Describe Light 英 Wɒn] 美