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wane  
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KK:[wеn] DJ:[wеin]
  • v. 亏;变暗淡;衰落;退潮
  • n. 月亏;衰退

动变: 过去式:waned  过去分词:waned  现在进行时:waning  

权威释义

vi.

  1. (月)亏,缺
  2. 变暗淡;变小;减少
  3. 衰落;没落;消逝
  4. 退潮

n.[U]

  1. 月亏;月亏期
  2. 衰退;衰退期

短语

on the wane

  1. 日益衰落

wax and wane

  1. 盈亏

辨析

同义:

vi.变小;减少;衰落

decrease diminish lessen decline subside recede abate reduce

反义:

vi.“(月)亏缺;变小”的反义词

wax

同义参见:

disappearance lower1 loosen wither afternoon pine2

反义参见:

wax2

以上来源于:《英汉大辞典》

wane1

v.

  1. (of the moon) have a progressively smaller part of its visible surface illuminated, so that it seems to decrease in size.
  2. become weaker.

Phrase

  • on the wane
    becoming weaker or less vigorous.

Etymology

OE wanian ‘lessen’, of Gmc origin; rel. to L. vanus ‘vain’.

wane2

n.

the amount by which a plank or log is bevelled or falls short of a squared shape.

Derivative

  • waney adj.

Etymology

C17: from wane1.

以上来源于:《简明牛津英语词典》


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