wax and wane

To alternatingly increase (wax) and decrease (wane). My fortune has waxed and waned over the years, but I live simply anyway, and it has never affected me much. Voter turnout waxes and wanes depending on which positions are up for election.See also: and, wane, wax

wax and wane

Fig. to increase and then decrease, as the phases of the moon. As the moon waxes and wanes, so does the height of the tide change. Voter sentiment about the tax proposal waxes and wanes with each passing day.See also: and, wane, wax

wax and wane

Increase and decrease, as in size, number, strength, or intensity, as in Enrollments in these programs wax and wane from year to year. This expression alludes to the phases of the moon, with its periodic changes in size. It was first recorded in the 1300s. See also: and, wane, wax

wax and wane

undergo alternate increases and decreases. 2002 New York Times The level of security that people are psychologically able to accept changes as crisis situations wax and wane. See also: and, wane, wax

ˌwax and ˈwane

(literary) increase then decrease in strength, importance, etc. over a period of time: The government’s popularity has waxed and waned over the past year.These two verbs describe the changing shape of the moon in the sky. When the moon waxes, more of it is visible, and when it wanes we see less of it.See also: and, wane, wax

单词	wax and wane
释义	wax and wane wax and wane To alternatingly increase (wax) and decrease (wane). My fortune has waxed and waned over the years, but I live simply anyway, and it has never affected me much. Voter turnout waxes and wanes depending on which positions are up for election.See also: and, wane, wax wax and wane Fig. to increase and then decrease, as the phases of the moon. As the moon waxes and wanes, so does the height of the tide change. Voter sentiment about the tax proposal waxes and wanes with each passing day.See also: and, wane, wax wax and wane Increase and decrease, as in size, number, strength, or intensity, as in Enrollments in these programs wax and wane from year to year. This expression alludes to the phases of the moon, with its periodic changes in size. It was first recorded in the 1300s. See also: and, wane, wax wax and wane undergo alternate increases and decreases. 2002 New York Times The level of security that people are psychologically able to accept changes as crisis situations wax and wane. See also: and, wane, wax ˌwax and ˈwane (literary) increase then decrease in strength, importance, etc. over a period of time: The government’s popularity has waxed and waned over the past year.These two verbs describe the changing shape of the moon in the sky. When the moon waxes, more of it is visible, and when it wanes we see less of it.See also: and, wane, wax
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