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wane AHD[wān] D.J.[weɪn]K.K.[wen]v.intr.（不及物动词）waned, wan.ing, wanes - To decrease gradually in size, amount, intensity, or degree; decline.衰落：体积、数量、密度或程度的逐渐减小；衰退
- To exhibit a decreasing illuminated area from full moon to new moon.（月）亏，缺：从满月到新月期间表现出逐渐减小的明亮区
- To approach an end.结束：到达终点
n.（名词）- The act or process of gradually declining or diminishing.衰退：逐渐没落或减小的行为或过程
- A time or phase of gradual decrease.衰退期：逐渐衰退的时间或阶段
- The period of the decrease of the moon's illuminated visible surface.月亏期：月亮的可见的明亮部分逐渐变小的时期
- A defective edge of a board caused by remaining bark or a beveled end.缺角方木：方木的由剩余树皮或斜角末端引起的缺损的边缘
on the wane - In a period of decline or decrease:衰减：处于正在衰退或减少的时期："The tide was near the turn and already the day was on the wane"(James Joyce)“潮水即将退去，白昼渐渐消逝”(詹姆斯·乔伊丝)
- Middle English wanen 中古英语 wanen
- from Old English wanian * see eu- 2源自 古英语 wanian * 参见 eu- 2
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