wan
adjective /wɒn/
/wɑːn/
- looking pale and weak
苍白无力的;无血色的;憔悴的 - his grey, wan face
他那苍白憔悴的面孔 - She gave me a wan smile (= showing no energy or enthusiasm).
她勉强向我微微一笑。 - the wan sunlight of a winter’s morning
冬天早晨微弱阳光
- She was looking a little wan.
她看上去有点虚弱。 - Anne lay back, pale and wan, on the pillows.
安妮苍白无力地躺在枕头上。
Collocations DictionaryWan is used with these nouns:- smile
词源Old English wann ‘dark, black’, of unknown origin. - his grey, wan face