wane
英 [weɪn]
美[wen]
- vi. 衰落；变小；亏缺；退潮；消逝
- n. 衰退；月亏；衰退期；缺损
- n. (Wane)人名；(英)韦恩；(阿拉伯)瓦尼；(几、马里、塞内)瓦内
词态变化
第三人称单数: wanes;过去式: waned;过去分词: waned;现在分词: waning;
助记提示
1. want, wanton => wane.
2. This was derived from the base *wan- 'lacking', which also produced English want.
3. The related but now defunct English adjective wane 'lacking' is represented in the first syllable of wanton.
4. 谐音“萎了、微了”----萎缩了、微小了、微弱了。
2. This was derived from the base *wan- 'lacking', which also produced English want.
3. The related but now defunct English adjective wane 'lacking' is represented in the first syllable of wanton.
4. 谐音“萎了、微了”----萎缩了、微小了、微弱了。
中文词源
wane 衰落
来自Proto-Germanic*wano,缺乏，空无，词源同want,waste。引申词义衰弱。
英英释意
- 1. a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)
英文词源
- wane
- wane: [OE] Wane and Norwegian vana ‘spoil, waste’ are the only survivors of a family of Germanic verbs that goes back to a prehistoric *wanōjan. This was derived from the base *wan- ‘lacking’, which also produced English want. The related but now defunct English adjective wane ‘lacking’ is represented in the first syllable of wanton.
=> want, wanton - wane (v.)
- Old English wanian "make or become smaller gradually, diminish, decline, fade," from Proto-Germanic *wanen (cognates: Old Saxon wanon, Old Norse vana, Old Frisian wania, Middle Dutch waenen, Old High German wanon "to wane, to grow less"), from *wano- "lacking," from PIE *we-no-, from root *eue- "to leave, abandon, give out" (see vain). Related: Waned; waning; wanes.
词组搭配
on the wane
In a period of decline or decrease
衰减：处于正在衰退或减少的时期
“The tide was near the turn and already the day was on the wane”(&b{James Joyce})
“潮水即将退去，白昼渐渐消逝”(&b{詹姆斯·乔伊丝})
实用场景例句
- 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。
牛津词典
- Her popularity has been on the wane for some time.
- 她的人气一段时间以来江河日下。
牛津词典
- While his interest in these sports began to wane, a passion for rugby developed.
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...her mother's waning strength.
- 她母亲日渐不济的体力
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...a sky silvered by a waning moon.
- 被下弦月染成银色的天空
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The raging horse with red wane dominating racing track, is galloping freely and speeding deliberately!
- 主宰赛道的红鬃烈马, 自由的奔腾,任意的飞驰!
期刊摘选
- Why can to let our immature love equally beon the wane in the tonight flowers?
- 可为什么偏偏要让我们稚嫩的爱在今晚像花朵一样凋零?
期刊摘选
- As time went on, ( so ) their hopes began to wane.
- 随着时间的消逝, 他们的希望开始变得渺茫.
期刊摘选
- Youth's bloom may pass; its beauties wane, but so does its anguish and its pain.
- 少年时的花已凋谢; 美丽也消失,心灵上那种深深地痛楚, 也同样随之而流逝.
期刊摘选
- Her interest in the project is on the wane.
- 她对这个项目的兴趣正在减弱.
期刊摘选
- The prosperity of the country's shipping industry was on the wane.
- 该国航海业的繁荣正趋衰落.
期刊摘选
- The star power of British celebrities to be on the wane.
- 英国明星的影响力好像日渐衰微.
期刊摘选
- The IOC was in disarray, nearly bankrupt, and the Olympic movement seemed on the wane.
- 当时,国际奥委会正陷入一片混乱, 几近破产, 奥林匹克运动似乎正逐渐衰落.
期刊摘选
- If he deemed a choice vintage on the wane this might inspire a rush to sell.
- 如果他认为某种精品佳酿的品质开始走下坡路,那将引发一场抛售狂潮.
期刊摘选
- The moon waxes only to wane, brims only to overflow.
- 人有悲欢离合,月有阴晴圆缺.
期刊摘选
- Whatever popularity Esperanto has enjoyed is now on the wane.
- 即使世界语过去受到欢迎,现在也已经衰退了.
期刊摘选
- The government's popularity is on the wane.
- 政府的声望日益低落.
期刊摘选
- The tide was near the turn and already the day was on the wane ( James Joyce )
- 潮水即将退去,白昼已在衰减 ( 詹姆斯乔伊丝 )
期刊摘选
- The vitality of Latin was doomed to wane before the rivalry of the vernacular tongue.
- 拉丁语的持续性遇到本国语言的竞争而注定衰弱.
辞典例句
- His fortune is on the wane.
- 他命运不济了.
辞典例句
- After those thirty days the couple's love was believed to wane, like the moon.
- 这30天过后,据说夫妻俩的爱情就像月亮一样开始由盈专亏了.
期刊摘选
- Was his love already on the wane?
- 他的爱情已经衰减了 吗 ?
辞典例句
- When the interest in art began to wane, the two fell to talking.
- 当他们对画画渐渐不再感兴趣时, 就开始说起话来.
英汉文学 - 汤姆历险
- The moon is on the wane.
- 月亮渐亏.
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