英语词汇“wane”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Things that wax and wane grow larger and smaller, like the moon. Things that wane simply grow smaller. "My initial enthusiasm for helping waned when I saw the pile of envelopes that needed licking."

You may have heard the expression "on the wane." It means a fad, or a fashion, or a disease, that is on its way out the door. "The face mask fad at school was on the wane as new reports of kids infected with a dreaded new fly virus waned."

WORD FAMILY

wane: waned, wanes, waning+/waning: wanings

USAGE EXAMPLES

“Those numbers definitely indicate automakers are trying to stimulate demand that might be waning a little bit,” Acevedo said.

Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017)

In the waning years of the Depression, the school was a job creator and bright spot in the metro Kansas City area.

Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017)

Interest waned when, in lieu of detailed spending plans, Trump allies suggested the stimulus would consist of tax breaks.

Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017)

1n a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)

Syn|Hyper

ebb, ebbing

decline, diminution

change toward something smaller or lower

2v grow smaller

Interest in the project waned

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

decline, go down

dip

go down momentarily

wear on

pass slowly (of time)

drop

go down in value

fall off, sink, slump

fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly

tumble

fall suddenly and sharply

decrease, diminish, fall, lessen

decrease in size, extent, or range

3v become smaller

Interest in his novels waned

Ant|Hyper

climb, mount, rise, wax

go up or advance

decrease, diminish, fall, lessen

decrease in size, extent, or range

4v decrease in phase

the moon is waning

Ant|Hyper

full, wax

increase in phase

decrease, diminish, fall, lessen

decrease in size, extent, or range

单词	wane
释义	wane (once / 886 pages) nv Things that wax and wane grow larger and smaller, like the moon. Things that wane simply grow smaller. "My initial enthusiasm for helping waned when I saw the pile of envelopes that needed licking." You may have heard the expression "on the wane." It means a fad, or a fashion, or a disease, that is on its way out the door. "The face mask fad at school was on the wane as new reports of kids infected with a dreaded new fly virus waned." WORD FAMILY wane: waned, wanes, waning+/waning: wanings USAGE EXAMPLES “Those numbers definitely indicate automakers are trying to stimulate demand that might be waning a little bit,” Acevedo said. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) In the waning years of the Depression, the school was a job creator and bright spot in the metro Kansas City area. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Interest waned when, in lieu of detailed spending plans, Trump allies suggested the stimulus would consist of tax breaks. Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) 1n a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number) Syn\|Hyper ebb, ebbing decline, diminution change toward something smaller or lower 2v grow smaller Interest in the project waned Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper decline, go down dip go down momentarily wear on pass slowly (of time) drop go down in value fall off, sink, slump fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly tumble fall suddenly and sharply decrease, diminish, fall, lessen decrease in size, extent, or range 3v become smaller Interest in his novels waned Ant\|Hyper climb, mount, rise, wax go up or advance decrease, diminish, fall, lessen decrease in size, extent, or range 4v decrease in phase the moon is waning Ant\|Hyper full, wax increase in phase decrease, diminish, fall, lessen decrease in size, extent, or range
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