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wane n.衰落；亏缺；变弱v.变小；亏缺；呈下弦 (1) 帝国经过全盛以后逐渐衰落。(2) 到这时，罗马帝国已日益衰败。(3) 为什么一定会月有阴晴圆缺?(4) 病人的体力越来越弱。(5) 政府的声望日益低落。(6) 随着时间的消逝，他们的希望开始变得渺茫。(7) 月亮每个月都有盈亏。(8) 月盈则亏。 You may have heard the expression "on the wane." It means a fad, or a fashion, or a disease, that is on its way out the door. "The face mask fad at school was on the wane as new reports of kids infected with a dreaded new fly virus waned."

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英 [weɪn] 美 [weɪn] (1) The empire was on the wane after its period of prosperity.(2) By now the power of the Roman Empire was on the wane.(3) Why should the moon have wax and wane?(4) The sick man's strength is on the wane.(5) The government's popularity is on the wane.(6) As time went on, so their hopes began to wane.(7) The moon waxes and wanes every month.(8) When the moon is at its full, it begins to wane. Things that wax and wane grow larger and smaller, like the moon. Things that wane simply grow smaller. "My initial enthusiasm for helping waned when I saw the pile of envelopes that needed licking." 1[VERB 动词]衰落；减少 If something wanes, it becomes gradually weaker or less, often so that it eventually disappears. wax and wane→see: wax；   [V]  [V-ing]While his interest in these sports began to wane, a passion for rugby developed.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。...her mother's waning strength.她母亲日渐不济的体力2[PHRASE 短语]减弱；衰落 If something is on the wane, it is becoming weaker or less.   [v-link PHR]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。3[VERB 动词](月)缺，亏 When the moon is waning, it is showing a smaller area of brightness each day as it changes from a full moon to a new moon.   [V]  [V-ing]  [usu cont]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

英语单词	wane
英美音标	英 [weɪn] 美 [weɪn]
中文释义	n.衰落；亏缺；变弱 v.变小；亏缺；呈下弦
英语例句	(1) The empire was on the wane after its period of prosperity. (2) By now the power of the Roman Empire was on the wane. (3) Why should the moon have wax and wane? (4) The sick man's strength is on the wane. (5) The government's popularity is on the wane. (6) As time went on, so their hopes began to wane. (7) The moon waxes and wanes every month. (8) When the moon is at its full, it begins to wane.
中文例句	(1) 帝国经过全盛以后逐渐衰落。 (2) 到这时，罗马帝国已日益衰败。 (3) 为什么一定会月有阴晴圆缺? (4) 病人的体力越来越弱。 (5) 政府的声望日益低落。 (6) 随着时间的消逝，他们的希望开始变得渺茫。 (7) 月亮每个月都有盈亏。 (8) 月盈则亏。
vocabulary简明	Things that wax and wane grow larger and smaller, like the moon. Things that wane simply grow smaller. "My initial enthusiasm for helping waned when I saw the pile of envelopes that needed licking."
vocabulary扩展	You may have heard the expression "on the wane." It means a fad, or a fashion, or a disease, that is on its way out the door. "The face mask fad at school was on the wane as new reports of kids infected with a dreaded new fly virus waned."
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]衰落；减少 If something wanes, it becomes gradually weaker or less, often so that it eventually disappears. wax and wane→see: wax ； [V] [V-ing] While his interest in these sports began to wane, a passion for rugby developed. 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。 ...her mother's waning strength. 她母亲日渐不济的体力 2 [PHRASE 短语]减弱；衰落 If something is on the wane, it is becoming weaker or less. [v-link PHR] 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。 3 [VERB 动词](月)缺，亏 When the moon is waning, it is showing a smaller area of brightness each day as it changes from a full moon to a new moon. [V] [V-ing] [usu cont] 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

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