wane
n. 衰落；亏缺；变弱
v. 变小；亏缺；呈下弦
过去式：waned 过去分词：waned 现在分词：waning 第三人称单数：wanes
近义词：diminish，decrease，decline，fade，disappear，vanish，abate，subside，recede，lessen，reduce，disappearance，loosen，wither，afternoon，ebb，pine，lower，ebbing，godown，wax，
详细释义
n.(名词)
- 衰退（期），衰微
- 缺损
- 月亏（期），亏缺
- 减少，减弱，变弱
- 没落，衰落，败落
- 钝棱
- 变小
- 缺角方木
v.(动词)
- 缺；缺损
- 变暗淡
- 没落，衰落，衰败，败落
- 退潮
- 减弱，变弱
- 亏，亏缺
- 衰微，衰退
- 减少
- 消逝，过去
- 将近尾声
- 越来越松
- 变小
- 呈下弦
英英释义
Noun
- a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)
Verb
- grow smaller;
"Interest in the project waned"
- become smaller;
"Interest in his novels waned"
- decrease in phase;
"the moon is waning"
例句
用作名词(n.)
- The empire was on the wane after its period of prosperity.帝国经过全盛以后逐渐衰落。
- By now the power of the Roman Empire was on the wane.到这时，罗马帝国已日益衰败。
- Why should the moon have wax and wane?为什么一定会月有阴晴圆缺?
- The sick man's strength is on the wane.病人的体力越来越弱。
- The government's popularity is on the wane.政府的声望日益低落。
用作动词(v.)
- As time went on, so their hopes began to wane.随着时间的消逝，他们的希望开始变得渺茫。
- The moon waxes and wanes every month.月亮每个月都有盈亏。
- When the moon is at its full, it begins to wane.月盈则亏。