wane

verb

1. 衰落；衰败；败落；减弱
   to become gradually weaker or less important
   1. 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。
2. 缺；亏
   to appear slightly smaller each day after being round and full

noun

noun

1. 他对这些运动项目的兴趣开始减退，倒是对橄榄球开始有了热情。 → see: While his interest in these sports began to wane, a passion for rugby developed.
2. PHRASE 减弱;衰落
   If something is on the wane, it is becoming weaker or less.
   1. He was nominally Deputy Prime Minister, certainly, but his influence was clearly on the wane...
      当然，他名义上是副首相，但是显然他的影响力正在下降。
   2. In 1982, with his career prospects on the wane, he sold a script for £5,000.
      1982年，他的事业走下坡路时，以5,000英镑的价钱卖了个剧本。
3. VERB (月)缺，亏
   When the moon is waning, it is showing a smaller area of brightness each day as it changes from a full moon to a new moon.
   1. The moon was waning, and each day it rose later.
      月亮渐亏，每天出现的时间也越来越晚。
   2. ...a sky silvered by a waning moon.
      被下弦月染成银色的天空

1. While his interest in these sports began to wane, a passion for rugby developed.
   他对这些运动项目的兴趣开始减退，倒是对橄榄球开始有了热情。
2. He was nominally Deputy Prime Minister, certainly, but his influence was clearly on the wane
   当然，他名义上是副首相，但是显然他的影响力正在下降。
3. The moon was waning, and each day it rose later.
   月亮渐亏，每天出现的时间也越来越晚。
4. National strength is on the wane.
   国力衰敝。
5. When the moon reaches the full, it begins to wane.
   月满则亏。（《史记》）
6. But many people believe resistance will eventually wane.
   但是许多人认为这种抗拒将最终消失。
7. I pray for the moon to forever wane.
   我祈祷月亮永不盈满。
8. We cannot let this momentum wane.
   我们不能让这种势头减弱。
9. And men, nations, doctrines, what you will, wax and wane by analogous acts of selection.
   以及人，国家，教条，你将的，通过选择的类似行为的盈亏。
10. Scott's interest in his career was on the wane.
    斯科特对自己职业的兴趣正在衰减。
11. The traditional culture has been on the wane, and the western learning has been coming to the east.
    分析方鸿渐的悲剧要结合当时的历史、文化背景&传统文化的衰落和西学东渐。
12. Public interest in environmental issues tends to wane during a recession.
    在不景气的日子里，公众对环境问题的关注往往减弱。
13. If you ask any married person, he or she will tell you that marriages wax and wane.
    不要放弃。假如你问那些已婚的人，他们会告诉你，婚姻如同月亮，有时圆，有时亏。
14. School and home seemed to recede from us and their influences upon us seemed to wane.
    学校和家庭似乎离我们越来越远了，对我们的约束也越来越松了。
15. It mastered her for a moment, and then, held close as she was, began to wane.
    一时间，这种反抗情绪在她心里占了上风。可是过不了一会儿，因为被他搂得很紧，她就开始变软了。
16. While network socialization media rises abruptly, portal website was immersed in be on the wane however.
    在网络社交媒体崛起的同时，门户网站却陷入了衰落。
17. If he does so, he could find his popularity immediately on the wane.
    如果他这么做的话，他会发现他的受欢迎率会即刻下跌。
18. Was his love already on the wane?
    他的爱情已经衰减了吗？
19. In the second quarter of this century, enthusiasm for the observational approach began to wane.
    在本世纪的第二个二十五年中，对观察法的热衷开始减弱。
20. In addition, goblet cells have been shown to wax and wane over the natural history of BE.
    此外，杯状细胞在BE发展过程中体积会发生改变。
21. Why should the moon have wax and wane?
    为什么一定会月有阴晴圆缺？
22. Feelings of love may wax and wane during a relationship, but trust is constant.
    一段情谊中的爱情可能会有盈亏圆缺，而信任是永恒的。
23. The old dream on the wane place, the general meeting has one beautiful new dream starts to start.
    旧梦凋零的地方，总会有一个美丽的新梦开始启动。
24. Body's immune response to SARS may wane over time, researchers say.
    研究者宣称，针对sars的体内免疫应答可能随着时间的流逝而减弱。
25. You shall wane, but you shall wax again.
    你会亏缺，但也会再转盈。
26. But if the old-fashioned Hong Kong teahouse is on the wane, the dim sum tradition itself is flourishing.
    然而，如果说老式的香港茶楼已经衰败了，但是点心这一传统本身却在欣欣向荣地发展。
27. When did the empire begin to wane?
    那个帝国何时开始衰落的？
28. Analysts expect inflation to peak again in June but wane in the second half of the year.
    分析师预计，通货膨胀会在六月份重新达到高峰，但下半年将逐步减小。

v.

wax and wane

• （力量、重要性等）兴衰枯荣，盛衰；阴晴圆缺
  to increase then decrease in strength, importance, etc. over a period of time

n.

on the wane

• 变小；衰落；减弱；败落
  becoming smaller, less important or less common
  1. Her popularity has been on the wane for some time.
     她的人气一段时间以来江河日下。

noun

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

   Synonym:    ebbebbing

verb

1. grow smaller
   1. Interest in the project waned

   Synonym:    declinego down

2. decrease in phase
   1. the moon is waning

3. become smaller
   1. Interest in his novels waned