单词	wan
释义	wanwan /wɒn $ wɑːn/ adjective literary Word Origin WORD ORIGINwan Origin: Old English ‘dark’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Angela looked wan and tired. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Amanda turned, caught Jean's eye and smiled, a thin, wan smile. Instead, I forced my features into a wan imitation. Relieved that he had an airplane at all, Branson received the news with a wan smile. The policeman attempted a wan smile. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► somebody’s powers are failing/waning (=becoming less good)· Mark felt that his creative powers were waning. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► smile · Amanda turned, caught Jean's eye and smiled, a thin, wan smile.· The policeman attempted a wan smile.· She blew her nose as daintily as was possible in the circumstances and handed the handkerchief back with a wan smile.· He was picking crumbs from the plate when a diminutive, slope-shouldered man with a fixed, wan smile entered the room.· He managed to open his eyes now and give her a wan smile.· Relieved that he had an airplane at all, Branson received the news with a wan smile.· Tweed put an affectionate hand on Paula's neck and she managed a wan smile.· Eventually he sighed deeply, pushed himself to his feet and with a wan smile departed. looking pale, weak, or tired:  She gave a wan smile.—wanly adverb
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