wanes

常見例句

用作名詞 (n.)

• The empire was on the wane after its period of prosperity.
  帝國經(jīng)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?
  爲什麼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。
• The moon waxes and wanes every month.
  月亮每個月都有盈虧。
• When the moon is at its full, it begins to wane.
  月盈則虧。
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