wan

英 [wɒn]

美 [wɑːn]

adj.  苍白无力的; 无血色的; 憔悴的
vi.  变苍白; 呈病态

第三人称单数：wans　现在分词：wanning　过去式：wanned　过去分词：wanned　

TOEFLGRE计算机

Collins.1 / BNC.19997 / COCA.5854

牛津词典

adj.

• 苍白无力的；无血色的；憔悴的
  looking pale and weak
  1. his grey, wan face
     他那苍白憔悴的面孔
  2. She gave me a wan smile (= showing no energy or enthusiasm) .
     她勉强向我微微一笑。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 苍白的;有倦容的;疲惫的
  If you describe someone aswan, you mean that they look pale and tired.
  1. He looked wan and tired...
     他脸色苍白，面带倦容。
  2. All she could manage was a thin, wan smile.
     她只能挤出一丝疲惫的笑容。

英英释义

verb

• become pale and sickly

adj

• lacking vitality as from weariness or illness or unhappiness
  1. a wan smile
• abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress
  1. the pallid face of the invalid
  2. her wan face suddenly flushed
  Synonym:palepallid
• (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness
  1. the pale light of a half moon
  2. a pale sun
  3. the late afternoon light coming through the el tracks fell in pale oblongs on the street
  4. a pallid sky
  5. the pale (or wan) stars
  6. the wan light of dawn
  Synonym:palepallidsick

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