wan
gb/wˈɑn/ us/wˈɑn/
C1
Αγγλικά
~ 9800
sápadt, halovány, erőtlen
C1
1
sápadt
B1
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
[someone] looks wan
She looked wan after working through the night.
Miután egész éjjel dolgozott, sápadtnak tűnt.
His face was wan and drawn as he left the hospital.
Az arca sápadt és megviselt volt, amikor elhagyta a kórházat.
The long illness had left him thin and wan.
A wan teenager sat in the waiting room, coughing quietly.
He gave a wan nod, too exhausted to speak.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
After the flu, she still looks wan.
Az influenza után még mindig sápadtnak látszik.
He is so wan that his friends worry about him.
Olyan sápadt, hogy a barátai aggódnak érte.
The child grew wan during the long trip.
Her wan face shows that she needs rest.
He feels better, but he is still a little wan.
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners may confuse "wan" with the more common verb "want" in spelling and pronunciation. "Wan" is pronounced /wɒn/ (similar to "won" in many accents) and is mainly used as an adjective about appearance, not desire.
Σημασία
pale and tired-looking
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
wan face
|wan cheeks
|look wan
|pale and wan
|wan and tired
Συνώνυμα
pale (More common and general; does not always suggest illness or tiredness.)
|
sickly (Stronger and more negative; clearly suggests poor health, not just tiredness.)
Αντώνυμα
rosy (Suggests a healthy pink color in the face, the opposite of a wan look.)
Θέματα
health
|appearance
|emotions
|body
Ορισμός
Very pale and looking sick or very tired, especially in the face.
Pale in color and looking unhealthy or exhausted, especially in the face.
C1
2
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
a wan [something]
She managed a wan smile when she heard the news.
A hír hallatán csak egy halvány mosolyra futotta tőle.
A wan light shone through the dirty window.
Halovány fény szűrődött át a piszkos ablakon.
The team made a wan attempt to fight back in the final minutes.
His apology was so wan that no one believed he was truly sorry.
The concert received a wan response from the tired audience.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
He gives a wan smile when he is very tired.
Amikor nagyon fáradt, csak egy halvány mosolyt tud erőltetni.
A wan light comes from the small lamp.
A kis lámpából halovány fény árad.
Their last goal was a wan effort to win.
The movie got only a wan reaction from the crowd.
She answered with a wan voice and closed her eyes.
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes think "wan" only describes faces, but in modern English it is also very common with words like "smile", "light", "attempt", and "performance" to mean weak or not very strong.
Σημασία
weak or faint in intensity
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
a wan smile
|wan light
|wan glow
|wan performance
|wan attempt
Συνώνυμα
faint (Very close in meaning; often used for weak light, sounds, or signs of something.)
|
feeble (Similar idea of weakness but can sound more critical or negative, especially about efforts or excuses.)
Αντώνυμα
bright (Opposite in describing light or color; suggests strong intensity instead of weakness.)
Θέματα
emotions
|communication
|art_media
|core_vocabulary
Ορισμός
Not strong; weak or faint, for example a light, a smile, or an effort.
Weak, faint, or lacking intensity or energy, especially of light, color, expressions, or efforts.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
wan
IPA
GB/wˈɑn/
US/wˈɑn/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
wan (1 συλλαβή)
Stress on 1st syllable (wan)
Τύποι λέξης
Adjective
- Base: wan
- Comparative: wanner
- Superlative: wannest
Οικογένεια λέξεων
Forms
wanner
adjective
wannest
adjective
Core family
wanly
adverb
Κύρια σημεία
- Irregular comparative: wanner Adjective
- Irregular superlative: wannest Adjective
Εκφράσεις
a wan smile
1/ə wˈɑn smˈaɪl/
fixed phrase
a weak, tired smile
A small, weak smile that shows a person is tired, sad, or not feeling well.
Παραδείγματα
- She gave me a wan smile and said she would be fine.
- He managed a wan smile when they wished him good luck.
wan light
1/wˈɑn lˈaɪt/
fixed phrase
literary
weak, pale light
Light that is weak and not bright, often giving a cold or tired feeling.
Παραδείγματα
- The wan light of dawn fell across the empty street.
- A single candle gave off a wan light in the dark room.