waned

英 [weɪnd]

美 [weɪnd]

v.  衰落; 衰败; 败落; 减弱; 缺; 亏
wane的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• 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。 → see:While his interest in these sports began to wane, a passion for rugby developed.
• PHRASE 减弱;衰落
  If something ison the wane, it is becoming weaker or less.
  1. 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。
  2. 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 moonis waning, it is showing a smaller area of brightness each day as it changes from a full moon to a new moon.
  1. 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。
  2. ...a sky silvered by a waning moon.
     被下弦月染成银色的天空

双语例句

• He said anyone who says America's influence has waned does not know what they are talking about.
  他说，声称美国的影响力已经削弱的任何人都是不知自己在说些什么。
• This triggered an atmosphere of mistrust that never waned.
  这引发了大家绝不希望出现的互不信任气氛。
• His temper fell far shy of its usual pitch and then waned like a fast-moving storm.
  他的脾气比往常好多了，后来像是一场来得快去得也快的风暴迅速消失了。
• With the passing of years my enthusiasm waned.
  随着岁月的消逝，我的热情逐渐减退了。
• So the immortal to taught him chess, but after a short while Wu Kang's enthusiasm again waned.
  他又求仙人教他其他的东西，于是仙人教他下棋，但不久之后吴刚又失去了兴趣。
• But in the 1970s American innovation, confined to Silicon Valley, waned in the aggregate.
  但在上世纪70年代，美国创新局限于硅谷而整体减弱。
• As I got older and passed through medical school and residency, my thirst for alcohol waned considerably.
  随着年龄的增长，我通过医学院考试和实习，对酒的渴求也相当地降低了。
• My enthusiasm for the job rapidly waned.
  我的工作热情迅速降低。
• My good spirits waned when I saw the mess.
  一看到那幅乱糟糟的局面我的好心情就没有了。
• His love for her waxed and waned through the year that they knew each other.
  在他们结识的一年中，他对她的爱情经历了波折。