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小词详解 | wane
wane 英 [weɪn] 美 [weɪn]
The Bay Area’s primacy as a technology hub is on the wane.
湾区的科技中心地位正在衰退。
——《经济学人》Russia’s clout would wane, as would the economic strength of other countries reliant on oil for revenues.
俄罗斯的影响力会衰落,其他一些依靠石油获得收入的国家的经济力量也会减弱。
——《纽约时报》
[动词] (指月亮)被照亮的可见表面逐渐变小,因此看起来尺寸在减小
月亮渐亏,每天出现的时间也越来越晚。夜里远处嘎吱嘎吱的声音回响在漆黑的走廊里,怪可怕的。
The moon was waning, and each day it rose later. Distant creaks and groans echoed eerily along the dark corridors during the night.
他并不是一个满怀着寻求社会正义的愿望的人。他对民主和自由市场的热情随着他自己政治命运的起伏而时强时弱。
He is not a man imbued with a desire for social justice. His commitment to democracy and free markets has waxed and waned with his political fortunes.
他的名望正在跌落。
His prestige is waning.她对整个突发奇想的热情迅速冷淡了下来。
Her enthusiasm for the whole whim was waning rapidly.
晚会很豪华,食物精美可口,香槟酒源源不断。她一直在为这个愉快的夜晚就要过去而惋惜。
The evening was a lavish affair with glorious food and an endless supply of champagne. She had been regretting the wane of the pleasant evening.有明显的迹象表明该俱乐部的支持率正日益下降。
There are overt signs that support for the club is on the wane.
With the wane of the afternoon went her hopes, her courage, and her strength.
她的希望、勇气和力气随着下午的逝去也在渐渐消失。
subside: become less intense, violent, or severe ebb: (of an emotion or quality) gradually lessen or reduce lessen: make or become less; diminish