1.(月)缺损,亏;(光,势力等)衰落,衰微;减少
1.衰退(期)
2.(木材的)缺损
3.月亏(期)
1.if a feeling or power wanes, it becomes weaker or less important
2.if the moon is waning, you see less and less of it each night
1.Since then, live performance has waxed and waned as a business, but it seems to be holding up so far during this recession.
自那以后，现场演出这种商业形式经历了兴衰，但在这场经济衰退期间，它迄今似乎经受住了冲击。
2.He took a stumbling step back and the light of the sphere glared and then waned to a dim glow.
他磕磕绊绊地退后一步，水晶球的光芒闪耀了一下，随即减退成黯淡的亮光。
3.However, if I waned while sitting on my bed, I can last at least 30 minutes; sometimes I even lasted for more than an hour!
然而，当我坐着玩儿的时候，我可以持续半个多小时，有几次居然坚持了一个多钟头！
4.Lando's wealth waxed and waned over the next few years, as he came into possession of such oddities as a used starship lot on Nar Shaddaa.
在随后的几年里，兰多的财富几起几落，同时，他拥有过不少古怪的东西，比如纳沙达上的一座旧星际飞船场。
5.But increasingly it appears that commitment has (waned), and Australia is less able to deal with its neighbours.
然而事实显示政府的重视程度已经越来越衰退了，澳大利亚在处理与邻邦关系方面的能力也在减弱。
6.Once the excitement of candles and no showers had waned, the horror of the situation sank in and they slunk off to bed.
伴着蜡烛还有不见停息的雨，他们在这恐怖的情况下妥协了，纷纷上床睡觉。
7.With so much at stake at home, public enthusiasm for a more activist Japanese role in global affairs has waned considerably.
由于有这么多的股份在家里，公众的热情更积极的作用日本在全球事务中已大大减弱。
8.A high-level delegation has arrived for talks apparently aimed at trying to revive a similar relationship that has waned in recent years.
一个高层代表团到来会谈，显然想改善近年采已衰退的关系，恢复类似以前的关系。
9.Competition between EU financial centres is fading, just as the rivalries between London, Manchester and Liverpool once waned.
欧盟各个金融中心之间的竞争正在减弱，正如伦敦、曼彻斯特和利物浦之间的竞争曾一度减弱一样。
10.The fighting had waned by early Sunday evening, and a spokesman for the rebels said they would not attack the city or the airport.
周日傍晚，战事已然减弱，反政府武装发言人称，他们不会对戈马或其机场发动袭击。