wane
verb /weɪn/
/weɪn/
动词形式
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they wane | /weɪn/ /weɪn/ |
| he / she / it wanes | /weɪnz/ /weɪnz/ |
| past simple waned | /weɪnd/ /weɪnd/ |
| past participle waned | /weɪnd/ /weɪnd/ |
| -ing form waning | /ˈweɪnɪŋ/ /ˈweɪnɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] to become gradually weaker or less important
衰落；衰败；败落；减弱 - Her enthusiasm for the whole idea was waning rapidly.
她对整个想法的热情迅速冷淡了下来。 - Their popularity waned during that period.
在那个时期，他们的受欢迎程度下降了。 - Demand for the product shows no signs of waning.
对该产品的需求没有减弱的迹象。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- a little
- somewhat
- considerably
- …
- begin to
- wax and wane
- Her enthusiasm for the whole idea was waning rapidly.
- [intransitive] (of the moon
月亮 缺；亏
词源Old English wanian ‘lessen’, of Germanic origin; related to Latin vanus ‘vain’.
Idioms
wax and wane
- (literary) to increase then decrease in strength, importance, etc. over a period of time
（力量、重要性等）兴衰枯荣，盛衰；阴晴圆缺 - Public interest in the issue has waxed and waned over the years.
这些年来公众对这个话题的兴趣时冷时热。
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