waned

基本解释

• n.衰落；亏缺；变弱
• v.变小；亏缺；呈下弦

同根派生

英汉例句

用作名词 (n.)

• The empire was on the wane after its period of prosperity.
  帝国经过全盛以后逐渐衰落。
• By now the power of the Roman Empire was on the wane.
  到这时，罗马帝国已日益衰败。
• Why should the moon have wax and wane?
  为什么一定会月有阴晴圆缺?
• The sick man's strength is on the wane.
  病人的体力越来越弱。
• The government's popularity is on the wane.
  政府的声望日益低落。

用作动词 (v.)

• As time went on, so their hopes began to wane.
  随着时间的消逝，他们的希望开始变得渺茫。