单词	wane
释义	wane1 verbwane2 noun wanewane1 /weɪn/ verb [intransitive] Word Origin WORD ORIGINwane1 Origin: Old English wanian Verb Table VERB TABLE wane Simple Form Present I, you, we, they wane he, she, it wanes Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they waned Present perfect I, you, we, they have waned he, she, it has waned Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had waned Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will wane Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have waned Continuous Form Present I am waning he, she, it is waning you, we, they are waning Past I, he, she, it was waning you, we, they were waning Present perfect I, you, we, they have been waning he, she, it has been waning Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been waning Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be waning Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been waning Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES His popularity in the state began to wane almost immediately after the election. Some countries' taste for purely American pop culture has waned. When girls hit adolescence, their self-confidence begins to wane. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS But in the waning hours Saturday night, Cox came up big. But with his popularity waning and the economy temporarily faltering, Park was in trouble even in his own entourage. Enthusiasm for it tends to wane during economic recessions. Even in the final years of the Soviet Union, the managers were stepping into the void created by waning party power. In the waning light of the spring evening, play commences in the second-grade Fathers / Students League. My enthusiasm had waned by the time the tea arrived. The smile was beginning to wane. The volume of the presiding cleric's voice waxed and waned as though he were speaking through a faulty microphone. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorwhen feelings, qualities etc become less strong► lessen · Over time, the pain usually lessens, but this may take several months.· My love for the countryside has never lessened. ► subside if something such as fear, anxiety, trouble or laughter subsides , it gradually decreases: · After the rebel leaders were captured or killed, the trouble subsided.· The speaker puffed on his cigar while he waited for the laughter to subside. ► wane if something such as people's liking or support for something or someone wanes , that feeling gradually becomes slightly less and will probably continue to decrease: · His popularity in the state began to wane almost immediately after the election.· Some countries' taste for purely American pop culture has waned. ► recede if a possibility or chance recedes , it gradually becomes less and less likely: · Since Donald lost his job, the hopes of our buying a house have receded even further.· As the threat of nuclear war receded, other things began to worry us. WORD SETS► Astronomy asteroid, nounastro-, prefixastronaut, nounastronomical, adjectiveastronomy, nounastrophysics, nounAU, aurora borealis, nounBig Bang, the, nounblack hole, nouncelestial, adjectivecomet, nounconstellation, nouncorona, nouncosmic, adjectivecosmic ray, nouncosmology, nouncosmonaut, noundead, adjectiveearth, nouneclipse, nouneclipse, verbecliptic, nounequinox, nounescape velocity, nounextraterrestrial, adjectivegalactic, adjectivegalaxy, noungeostationary orbit, nounHubble Space Telescope, the, infinity, nounintergalactic, adjectiveinterplanetary, adjectiveinterstellar, adjectiveJupiter, nounlaunch, verblaunch, nounlight year, nounLittle Bear, lunar, adjectivelunar month, nounmagnitude, nounMars, nounMercury, nounmeteor, nounmeteoric, adjectivemeteorite, nounMilky Way, the, month, nounmoon, nounmorning star, nounNASA, nounnebula, nounNeptune, nounnew moon, nounnova, nounobservatory, nounorbit, verborbit, nounorbiter, nounouter space, nounphase, nounplanet, nounplanetarium, nounplasma, nounPluto, nounquadrant, nounquarter, nounquasar, nounradio telescope, nounring, nounrocket, nounsatellite, nounSaturn, nounsea, nounshooting star, nounsolar, adjectivesolar system, nounspace, nounspace capsule, nounspacecraft, nounspace probe, nounspaceship, nounspace shuttle, nounspace station, nounstar, nounstargazer, nounsteady state theory, nounstellar, adjectivesun, nounsunspot, nounsupernova, nountelescope, nountelescopic, adjectiveterrestrial, adjectiveUranus, nounVenus, nounwane, verbwax, verbwhite dwarf, nounworld, nounzenith, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► interest wanes (=becomes less)· When his initial interest waned, the teacher paid more attention to him. ► the moon wanes (=gets smaller each night)· The August moon was waning. ► somebody’s powers are failing/waning (=becoming less good)· Mark felt that his creative powers were waning. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► interest · Nevertheless, its reception was mixed, and interest began to wane with the death of Bishop Wilkins in 1672.· But the interest has waned in the last 24-48 hours and it now appears that the deal will not happen.· As that interest had waned, Perrin now wanted to go back to fundamentals.· Do I withdraw apparatus when interest in it wanes?· It was six months before their debut album was in the shops and by that time public interest in them had waned.· Thirteen years later, interest has waned in a killer dismissed by many as the least interesting of the famous assassins. ► popularity · Like every star before her Kylie was painfully aware that her fame and popularity could wane literally overnight.· But with his popularity waning and the economy temporarily faltering, Park was in trouble even in his own entourage.· The Bill's initial popularity began to wane after an intense media barrage of highly critical commercials. ► wax · Over the years, there have been fundamental shifts in policy and strategy as attitudes toward the rural poor wax and wane.· Is it present constantly, does the sensation wax and wane, or does it come in acute attacks? Phrases PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► wax and wane Although the Alsops' fortunes waxed and waned through the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, certain family characteristics remained distinct. Controversy about essential hypertension has waxed and waned for a century, and what is orthodox today may change with time. Historical Romances continued to appear throughout the century, waxing and waning in numbers and popularity as public taste dictated. Is it present constantly, does the sensation wax and wane, or does it come in acute attacks? Over the years, there have been fundamental shifts in policy and strategy as attitudes toward the rural poor wax and wane. 1if something such as power, influence, or a feeling wanes, it becomes gradually less strong or less important:  My enthusiasm for the project was waning. The group’s influence had begun to wane by this time.2when the moon wanes, you gradually see less of it OPP  wax → wax and wane at wax2(4) wane1 verbwane2 noun wanewane2 noun Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS At the time, the hobby had been on the wane for years. But I could see that the moon above my head was really on the wane. But the conservatives' influence has lately seemed on the wane. However, his opponents are convinced that even in true-blue East Hampshire Tory popularity is on the wane. The event coincided with New Zealand on the wane and Grant Fox paying the inevitable penalty. The influence of government agents and chief headmen, on the wane since 1920, declined still further. The vocational profession of Alpine shepherd is on the wane, an arduous life with unreliable income. With violence appearing to be on the wane at the moment, he may well be right that the future looks bright. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► interest wanes (=becomes less)· When his initial interest waned, the teacher paid more attention to him. ► the moon wanes (=gets smaller each night)· The August moon was waning. ► somebody’s powers are failing/waning (=becoming less good)· Mark felt that his creative powers were waning. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► on the wane Gonzales' power was on the wane. But I could see that the moon above my head was really on the wane. But the conservatives' influence has lately seemed on the wane. In the weeks beforehand, Mr Murdoch's use of e-mail had been on the wane. Ten years earlier, that might have been a good move, but now Chess was on the wane. The event coincided with New Zealand on the wane and Grant Fox paying the inevitable penalty. The influence of government agents and chief headmen, on the wane since 1920, declined still further. The vocational profession of Alpine shepherd is on the wane, an arduous life with unreliable income. PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► wax and wane Although the Alsops' fortunes waxed and waned through the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, certain family characteristics remained distinct. Controversy about essential hypertension has waxed and waned for a century, and what is orthodox today may change with time. Historical Romances continued to appear throughout the century, waxing and waning in numbers and popularity as public taste dictated. Is it present constantly, does the sensation wax and wane, or does it come in acute attacks? Over the years, there have been fundamental shifts in policy and strategy as attitudes toward the rural poor wax and wane. on the wane becoming smaller, weaker, or less important:  By the fifth century, the power of the Roman Empire was on the wane.
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