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单词 wane
释义
wane
verb[I]
uk
/weɪn/us
/weɪn/
tobecomeweakerinstrengthorinfluence:
衰减；减弱
By the late 70s the band'spopularitywasbeginningto wane.上世纪70年代末，这支乐队的人气开始下滑。
Synonyms
decline(GO DOWN)
decrease
diminish
drop(LOWER)
ebb(FEELING)
formal
Themoonwanes when itgraduallyappearsless and less round, after thefullmoon.
（月亮）开始形成残月，亏缺
Opposite
wax(MOON)formal
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Becoming and making less strong
  • abate
  • abatement
  • adulterate
  • adulterated
  • adulteration
  • decline
  • emasculation
  • enervate
  • enervating
  • enfeeble
  • enfeebled
  • fade
  • melt
  • relieve
  • sink
  • totter
  • tottering
  • turn to jellyidiom
  • waste away
  • watersomethingdown
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wane
noun
uk
/weɪn/us
/weɪn/
on the wane
becominglessstrong,powerful,popular, etc.:
（权力、人气等）衰落，减弱
There aresignsthatsupportfor thegroupis on the wane.有迹象表明该组织的支持率正日益下降。
Synonym
ebb
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Becoming and making less strong
  • abate
  • abatement
  • adulterate
  • adulterated
  • adulteration
  • decline
  • emasculation
  • enervate
  • enervating
  • enfeeble
  • enfeebled
  • fade
  • melt
  • relieve
  • sink
  • totter
  • tottering
  • turn to jellyidiom
  • waste away
  • watersomethingdown
See more results »
(Definition ofwanefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

wane| American Dictionary

wane
verb[I]
us
/weɪn/
toweakeninstrengthorinfluence:
By the late 70s, the band’spopularitywasbeginningto wane.
(Definition ofwanefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

wane| Business English

wane
verb[I]
uk
/weɪn/us
tobecomeweaker:
The company's waningsharepricecausedtensionatboardlevel.
wane
noun[S]
uk
/weɪn/us
on the wane
if something is on the wane, it isbecomingweakeror lesscommon:
Traditional employer-fundedpensionsare on the wane.
(Definition ofwanefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofwane

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After 5 months of age, infants' interest in purely social interaction wanes in favor of interest in objects.
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In the healthy brain, consciousness waxes and wanes.
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The divorcees' desire to start again appears to be waning dramatically.
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The importance of these studies wanes, however, when one considers the background of this unit's former director.
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There is a cycle in which people suddenly become interested in safety after an accident, but that interest wanes as the memory fades.
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Let us, therefore, have fair play, and let that confidence be put into the country which has been waning for a long time past.
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They are determined to squeeze the last ounce out of their waning power and are frightened to face the people to get a new mandate.
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As that competition waxed and waned, prices for agricultural produce went up and down.
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To an extent, they are gaining influence where our military and naval influence has waned.
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One does sometimes hear ill-informed comments about boom and bust, suggesting that the importance of the internet has waned.
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Looking at the annual reports presented by other bodies, one's experience is that, when the time comes to consider them, interest has perhaps waned.
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Over time, opposition generally wanes, perhaps following a detailed examination of the facts at a public inquiry.
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Over the same period, our own attractiveness as a partner must have waned.
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My enthusiasm for a national lottery is waning for other reasons.
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In the last few years we have seen democracies waning because they have not stood together.
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