| 单词 | wane |
| 释义 | wane (weɪn ) Word forms: wanes , waning , waned 1. verb If something wanes, it becomes gradually weaker or less, often so that it eventually disappears. While his interest in these sports began to wane, a passion for rugby developed. [VERB] ...her mother's waning strength. [VERB-ing] 2. wax and wane phrase If something waxes and wanes, it first increases and then decreases over a period of time. Portugal and Spain had possessed vast empires that waxed and waned. 3. on the wane phrase If something is on the wane, it is becoming weaker or less. He was nominally Deputy Prime Minister, certainly, but his influence was clearly on the wane. In 1982, with his career prospects on the wane, he sold a script for £5,000. Synonyms: declining, dropping, fading, weakening 4. verb [usually cont] 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. The moon was waning, and each day it rose later. [VERB] ...a sky silvered by a waning moon. [VERB-ing] Collocations: power wanes On a long view, diplomatic power will have to be shared as economic power wanes. Times, Sunday Times As his departure draws nearer and his power wanes, more and more insiders have come out of the woodwork, finally prepared to talk. Times, Sunday Times But after 35, when most players' power wanes, he accelerated his big-hitting capability, averaging a home run every nine at-bats. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 减弱 Japanese: 徐々に弱くなる |
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