waning
US /ˈweɪnɪŋ/
UK /ˈweɪnɪŋ/
形容詞
1.
虧缺的, 衰落的
(of the moon) decreasing in size after the full moon
範例:
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The moon is waning, so it will soon be a new moon.
月亮正在虧缺，所以很快就會是新月。
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We observed the beautiful waning crescent moon in the early morning sky.
我們在清晨的天空中觀察到美麗的虧缺新月。
2.
減弱的, 衰退的, 變小的
decreasing in power, influence, or intensity
範例:
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The company's influence has been waning for years.
這家公司的影響力多年來一直在減弱。
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Public interest in the scandal is slowly waning.
公眾對這起醜聞的興趣正在緩慢減弱。
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