单词 | wane |
释义 | wane v. & n. --vintr.   1. (of the moon) decrease in apparent size after the full moon (cf. WAX(2)).   2. decrease in power, vigour, importance, brilliance, size, etc.; decline. --n   1. the process of waning.   2. a defect of a plank etc. that lacks square corners. Phrases and idioms on the wane waning; declining. Derivatives waney adj. (in sense 2 of n.). Etymology: OE wanian lessen f. Gmc |
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