Wane
[ wen ]
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vi. 衰落;（月）虧，缺;結(jié)束;變暗淡;
n. 衰退;衰退期;月虧期;缺角方木;
?? 例句
When did the empire begin to wane?
那個帝國何時開始衰落的?
The sick man's strength is on the wane.
病人的體力越來越弱。
The moon is on the wane.
月亮漸虧。
Don't be sad. The moon will become full after it wanes.
不要傷感。月缺以后會有滿月。
Was his love already on the wane?
他的愛情已經(jīng)衰減了嗎？
?? 聯(lián)想助記
【串】當月虧(wane)時,窗玻璃(pane)上風向標指北時,手柱拐杖(cane)的神龍教教主在小巷里用鬃毛(mane)制成毒藥(bane),強迫神智清醒的(sane)丹麥人(dane)吃
【記】wan-拼音“萬”,e-拼音“惡”:名聲衰落
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wane
v[I]
1 (of the moon) show a gradually decreasing area of brightness after being full （指月亮）虧, 缺. Cf 參看 wax2 1.
2 gradually lose power or importance; become smaller or weaker or less impressive 衰敗; 衰落; 變小; 變?nèi)? 變差
The power of the landowners waned during this period. 這一時期地主的勢力削弱了.
Her enthusiasm for the expedition was waning rapidly. 她對這次出行的熱勁迅速減低.
3 (idm 習語) wax and wane => wax2. wane, n (idm 習語) on the `wane gradually decreasing; waning 逐漸減弱; 衰敗; 衰落.
?? 擴展釋義
*[wein]n. 減少, 衰微, 敗落, 虧缺, 月虧vi. 變小, 虧缺, 衰落, 消逝, 退潮相關詞組: wane to the close on the wane
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And I love you. Isn't that enough?
我愛你。難道這還不夠嗎?
Who has no haste in his business mountains to him seem valleys.
做事不急，履險如夷。
But they would not listen to him. When they came to the river, a white man was waiting in the boat for them.
但是他們不聽，當他們來到江邊時，一個白人正在船上等著他們。