waning

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. Her popularity clearly shows no sign of waning
   她的受欢迎程度显然没有下降的迹象。
2. 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。
3. The day is waning and the road is ending.
   日暮途穷。
4. His strength is waning.
   他的精力渐渐衰颓。
5. A waning moon hung in the sky.
   一弯残月挂天空。
6. People's enthusiasm for ( or confidence in) the market is waning.
   市场人气转弱。
7. But time is short. Momentum from the WTO's limited success in Bali is waning.
   但时间紧迫。WTO在巴厘岛的有限成功带来的良好势头正在减弱。
8. 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。
9. France is grappling with low growth, high unemployment and waning competitiveness.
   法国正在努力应对增长缓慢、高失业率和竞争力不断下降的状况。
10. Challenges in life seem to come in waves and we can find our dexterity for handling tough situations waning.
    生活中的挑战似乎也是一波一波到来的，而且我们会发现自己处理棘手情况的能力正在减弱。
11. Men are changing because their power over women is waning.
    男性之所以发生这样的改变，原因在于他们凌驾于女性之上的权力正在减弱。
12. The era of fitness tracking devices might be waning. But for wearables, it's still early days.
    健康追踪设备的时代可能将日渐衰落，但对可穿戴设备来说，日子才刚开始。
13. The popularity of early retirement appears to be waning as more people opt to work on into their 70s.
    随着越来越多的人选择工作到70多岁，提前退休的流行趋势似乎正在渐渐衰退。
14. Even in China, where economic growth has been phenomenal in recent years, optimism appears to be waning.
    即便是在近年有着惊人经济增长表现的中国，乐观情绪也似乎正在消褪。
15. Experienced the ups and downs, enjoyed the full moon waning moon.
    经历了酸甜苦辣，享受了月缺月圆。
16. Nonetheless, her loyalty to Ebay was waning.
    然而，她对Ebay易趣的忠诚度还是消退了。
17. My passion for this work is waning.
    我对工作的热情在下降。
18.   The   doctrine   of state sovereignty replaced the waning supranational authority of the church.
    国家主权至上原则取代了教会日渐式微的超国家权威。
19. Portfolio-flow data from the European Central Bank suggest the international community's love affair with euro-zone securities is waning.
    欧洲央行（EuropeanCentralBank）提供的投资数据显示，国际社会对欧元区证券的投资兴致是越来越淡薄了。
20. This support is now waning.
    这一支持的效果已经不是很明显了。
21. Remain present although waning or gradually dying.
    仍然存在尽管逐渐减弱或者逐渐垂死。
22. But the deep-seated opposition to liberal reforms that once characterised the nationalist elite has been waning gradually since 1991.
    不过，自1991年以来，对自由化改革的根深蒂固的反对（这一度是民族主义者精英的特征）已逐渐消退。
23. There is no doubt that increased age and waning strength is dethroning the once fearless Mapogos.
    毫无疑问，年纪的增加和力量的不足削弱了曾经无畏的联盟。
24. Of day's last waning breath.
    在这时代最后一次月亏之日。
25. Almost all of the waning optimism came from companies in the US and Japan.
    乐观情绪的缩减几乎全部来自美国和日本。
26. The plan has fallen prey to concerns from potential investors and regulators and waning interest from the banks themselves.
    该计划已成为潜在投资者和监管机构的担心对象，同时银行本身对此的兴趣日渐减少。
27. Concern for family values is waning among younger Japanese as they pursue an inner world of private satisfaction.
    日本小青年中对家庭价值基准的关心在逐渐衰退，取而代之的是追求个人内心世界的满足。
28. Your disappointment and feelings of abandonment are waning.
    你的失望感与被遗弃感正渐渐示微。
29. Ethnic Chinese demand for the dollar has been waning already.
    华人对美元的需求本已开始减弱。
30. America's waning reputation by focusing on developing messages that make administration policies seem attractive to international audiences.
    通过发布信息，使政府政策对国际听众变得似乎有吸引力，国务院希望能恢复美国逐渐衰弱的名声。

noun

1. a gradual decrease in magnitude or extent
   1. the waning of his enthusiasm was obvious
   2. the waxing and waning of the moon

adj

1. (of the Moon) pertaining to the period during which the visible surface of the moon decreases
   1. after full moon comes the waning moon