wan
wan — 形容詞
- wanpositive
- wannercomparative
- wannestsuperlative
1. looking unusually pale and weak, as if suffering from illness, tiredness, worry,
蒼白；憔悴
臉色蒼白疲憊的
looking unusually pale and weak, as if suffering from illness, tiredness, worry, or emotional strain
After three sleepless nights, Nora's face looked wan and drawn.
經過三個失眠的夜晚，Nora 的臉色看起來蒼白又憔悴。
wan and drawn — common paired adjectives
The nurse noticed how wan the patient had grown since the operation.
護士注意到手術後病人的臉色越來越蒼白。
A wan reflection stared back at Kwame from the hospital mirror.
Kwame 從醫院鏡子裡看到自己蒼白的倒影。
Brandon's wan complexion worried his teammates during the long match.
在漫長的比賽中，Brandon 蒼白的臉色讓隊友們很擔心。
Devika looked wan and exhausted after caring for her sick mother all week.
Devika 照顧生病的母親整整一週後，看起來既蒼白又疲憊。
用法筆記
Frequently paired with nouns such as face, complexion, smile, or expression. Often occurs after linking verbs: look wan, grow wan, seem wan.
常見錯誤
2. (of light, the sky, or a color) lacking brightness or intensity; faint and not s
暗淡；微弱
光線微弱暗淡的
(of light, the sky, or a color) lacking brightness or intensity; faint and not strong
A wan winter sun barely lit the frozen garden in January.
一月的冬日陽光微弱，幾乎照不亮結冰的花園。
wan + sun / light / glow — for dim natural light
The only light came from a wan bulb hanging in the hallway.
唯一的亮光來自走廊裡一盞昏暗的燈泡。
Through the morning fog, Ziad could see the wan glow of a distant lighthouse.
穿過晨霧，Ziad 看到了遠處燈塔微弱的光芒。
Caleb switched on a lamp to replace the wan light from the old ceiling fixture.
Caleb 打開一盞燈，取代了舊天花板燈具昏暗的光線。
用法筆記
Primarily used in literary or descriptive writing about natural light (sun, moon, sky) or artificial lighting. Less common in everyday conversation.
wan — 動詞
- wanpresent simple I / you / we / they
- wans3rd person singular
- wanning-ing form
- wannedpast simple
1. to gradually become paler, weaker, or more sickly in appearance, especially beca
變蒼白
變得蒼白虛弱
to gradually become paler, weaker, or more sickly in appearance, especially because of illness, exhaustion, or emotional distress
After three sleepless nights in the hospital, the nurse noticed that Tanvi's face began to wan.
在醫院度過三個不眠之夜後，護士注意到 Tanvi 的臉色開始變得蒼白。
began to wan — inceptive aspect for gradual change
Ilan's cheeks seemed to wan a little more each day as his illness dragged on.
隨著病情一天天拖延，Ilan 的臉頰似乎一天比一天更蒼白。
cheeks + wan — literal physical appearance
The cut flowers in the dim room began to wan and lose their color.
昏暗房間裡的切花開始枯萎失色。
His face seemed to wan further with each piece of bad news from the doctor.
隨著醫生傳來一則又一則壞消息，他的臉色似乎變得越來越蒼白。
文法句型
wan (no object)
用法筆記
Very rare in modern English; literary or formal contexts prefer 'grow pale', 'become pale', or simply the adjective construction 'look wan'. Never takes an object.