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Waning Wane Moon Verb Weaker Day 英['Weɪnɪŋ 美['Weɪnɪŋ

单词 waning
音标
英['weɪnɪŋ] 美['weɪnɪŋ]
解释
adj.(月亮)渐亏的,逐渐减弱或变小的;n.月亏;v.衰落( wane的现在分词 );(月)亏;变小;变暗淡;
例句

VERB
衰落;减少
If something wanes, it becomes gradually weaker or less, often so that it eventually disappears.
例: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。
例:...her mother's waning strength.她母亲日渐不济的体力

PHRASE
减弱;衰落
If something is on the wane, it is becoming weaker or less.
例: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。
例: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 moon is waning, it is showing a smaller area of brightness each day as it changes from a full moon to a new moon.
例: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。
例:...a sky silvered by a waning moon.被下弦月染成银色的天空
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