on the wane

LESSbecoming smaller, weaker, or less important 正在减小[减弱]；日渐衰败

By the fifth century, the power of the Roman Empire was on the wane.

到5世纪时，罗马帝国的势力逐渐衰落。

Examples from the Corpus

on the wane• In the weeks beforehand, Mr Murdoch's use of e-mail had been on the wane.• The influence of government agents and chief headmen, on the wane since 1920, declined still further.• The vocational profession of Alpine shepherd is on the wane, an arduous life with unreliable income.• But I could see that the moon above my head was really on the wane.• But the conservatives' influence has lately seemed on the wane.• Ten years earlier, that might have been a good move, but now Chess was on the wane.• Gonzales' power was on the wane.• The event coincided with New Zealand on the wane and Grant Fox paying the inevitable penalty.

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单词	on the wane
释义	on the wane on the wane LESSbecoming smaller, weaker, or less important 正在减小[减弱]；日渐衰败 By the fifth century, the power of the Roman Empire was on the wane. 到5世纪时，罗马帝国的势力逐渐衰落。 Examples from the Corpus on the wane• In the weeks beforehand, Mr Murdoch's use of e-mail had been on the wane.• The influence of government agents and chief headmen, on the wane since 1920, declined still further.• The vocational profession of Alpine shepherd is on the wane, an arduous life with unreliable income.• But I could see that the moon above my head was really on the wane.• But the conservatives' influence has lately seemed on the wane.• Ten years earlier, that might have been a good move, but now Chess was on the wane.• Gonzales' power was on the wane.• The event coincided with New Zealand on the wane and Grant Fox paying the inevitable penalty. → on the wane at wane2(1)
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