| 单词 | wane |
| 释义 | wane /wayn/, v. , waned, waning, n. v.i. 1. to decrease in strength, intensity, etc.: Daylight waned, and night came on. Her enthusiasm for the cause is waning. 2. to decline in power, importance, prosperity, etc.: Colonialism began to wane after World War II. 3. to draw to a close; approach an end: Summer is waning. 4. (of the moon) to decrease periodically in the extent of its illuminated portion after the full moon. Cf. wax2 (def. 2). n. 5. a gradual decrease or decline in strength, intensity, power, etc. 6. the drawing to a close of life, an era, a period, etc. 7. the waning of the moon. 8. a period of waning. 9. a defect in a plank or board characterized by bark or insufficient wood at a corner or along an edge, due to the curvature of the log. 10. on the wane, decreasing; diminishing: The popularity of that song is on the wane. [bef. 900; ME wanen (v.), OE wanian to lessen; c. MD, MHG wanen, ON vana to cause to wane, destroy] Syn. 1, 2. diminish, fail, sink. 5. diminution; failure, decay. |
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