wane

英 [weɪn]

美 [weɪn]

v. 衰落; 衰败; 败落; 减弱; 缺; 亏
n. 衰退; 衰退期; 缺损; 月亏

过去式：waned　现在分词：waning　过去分词：waned　复数：wanes　第三人称单数：wanes　

Collins.1 / BNC.11402 / COCA.10009

习惯用语

wax and wane

（力量、重要性等）兴衰枯荣，盛衰；阴晴圆缺
to increase then decrease in strength, importance, etc. over a period of time

on the wane

verb

衰落；衰败；败落；减弱
to become gradually weaker or less important
1. 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。
缺；亏
to appear slightly smaller each day after being round and full

noun

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

noun

verb

If you ask any married person, he or she will tell you that marriages wax and wane.
不要放弃。假如你问那些已婚的人，他们会告诉你，婚姻如同月亮，有时圆，有时亏。
Body's immune response to SARS may wane over time, researchers say.
研究者宣称，针对sars的体内免疫应答可能随着时间的流逝而减弱。
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。
When did the empire begin to wane?
那个帝国何时开始衰落的？
You shall wane, but you shall wax again.
你会亏缺，但也会再转盈。
In addition, goblet cells have been shown to wax and wane over the natural history of BE.
此外，杯状细胞在BE发展过程中体积会发生改变。
National strength is on the wane.
国力衰敝。
When the moon reaches the full, it begins to wane.
月满则亏。（《史记》）
School and home seemed to recede from us and their influences upon us seemed to wane.
学校和家庭似乎离我们越来越远了，对我们的约束也越来越松了。
Scott's interest in his career was on the wane.
斯科特对自己职业的兴趣正在衰减。