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wane

verb
/weɪn/
/weɪn/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they wane
/weɪn/
/weɪn/
he / she / it wanes
/weɪnz/
/weɪnz/
past simple waned
/weɪnd/
/weɪnd/
past participle waned
/weɪnd/
/weɪnd/
-ing form waning
/ˈweɪnɪŋ/
/ˈweɪnɪŋ/
Idioms
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  1. [intransitive] to become gradually weaker or less important衰落;衰败;败落;减弱 synonym 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。
    • Their popularity waned during that period.在那个时期,他们的受欢迎程度下降了。
    • Demand for the product shows no signs of waning.对该产品的需求没有减弱的迹象。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • a little
    • somewhat
    • considerably
    verb + wane
    • begin to
    phrases
    • wax and wane
    See full entry
  2. [intransitive] (of the moon月亮) to appear slightly smaller each day after being round and full缺;亏 opposite waxTopics Spacec2
  3. Word OriginOld English wanian ‘lessen’, of Germanic origin; related to Latin vanus ‘vain’.
Idioms
wax and wane
  1. (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
    • Public interest in the issue has waxed and waned over the years.这些年来公众对这个话题的兴趣时冷时热。

wane

noun
/weɪn/
/weɪn/
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Idioms
on the wane
  1. becoming smaller, less important or less common变小;衰落;减弱;败落 synonym 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。
    • Violent crime appears to be on the wane in the capital.首都的暴力犯罪似乎在减少。

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