单词 | wane |
释义 | verbnounwaneBrE /weɪn/ NAmE /weɪn/ verb present simple - I / you / we / they wane BrE /weɪn/ NAmE /weɪn/ present simple - he / she / it wanes BrE /weɪnz/ NAmE /weɪnz/ past simple waned BrE /weɪnd/ NAmE /weɪnd/ past participle waned BrE /weɪnd/ NAmE /weɪnd/ -ing form waning BrE /ˈweɪnɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈweɪnɪŋ/ [I ]to become gradually weaker or less important 衰落;衰败;败落;减弱SYN decrease, fade◆ Her enthusiasm for the whole idea was waning rapidly . 她对整个想法的热情迅速冷淡了下来。[I ](of the moon 月亮) to appear slightly smaller each day after being round and full 缺;亏OPP wax ● ˌwax and ˈwane (literary ) to increase then decrease in strength , importance , etc . over a period of time (力量、重要性等)兴衰枯荣,盛衰;阴晴圆缺Alliteration in idiomsbelt and braces,(beat somebody) black and blue,born and bred,chalk and cheese,chop and change,done and dusted,down and dirty,in dribs and drabs,eat somebody out of house and home,facts and figures,fast and furious,first and foremost,forgive and forget,hale and hearty,hem and haw,kith and kin,mix and match,part and parcel of something,puff and pant,go to rack and ruin,rant and rave,risk life and limb,short and sweet,signed and sealed,spic and span,through thick and thin,this and that,top and tail something,tried and testedtrusted,wax and wanewaneBrE /weɪn/ NAmE /weɪn/ noun [sing. ] ● on the ˈwane becoming smaller , less important or less common 变小;衰落;减弱;败落SYN decline◆ Her popularity has been on the wane for some time . 她的人气一段时间以来江河日下。 |
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