流逝汉英词典

wanes

W 开头单词

基本解释

  • n.衰落；虧缺；變弱
  • v.變小；虧缺；呈下弦

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英汉例句

    用作名詞 (n.)

  • The empire was on the wane after its period of prosperity.
    帝國經過全盛以後逐漸衰落。
  • By now the power of the Roman Empire was on the wane.
    到這時，羅馬帝國已日益衰敗。
  • Why should the moon have wax and wane?
    爲什麽一定會月有隂晴圓缺?
  • The sick man's strength is on the wane.
    病人的躰力越來越弱。
  • The government's popularity is on the wane.
    政府的聲望日益低落。

    • 用作動詞 (v.)

  • As time went on, so their hopes began to wane.
    隨著時間的消逝，他們的希望開始變得渺茫。