wan
gb/wˈɑn/ us/wˈɑn/
C1
อังกฤษ
~ 9800
sápadt, halovány, erőtlen
C1
1
sápadt
B1
รูปแบบการใช้:
[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.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
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.
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
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.
ความหมาย
pale and tired-looking
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
wan face
|wan cheeks
|look wan
|pale and wan
|wan and tired
คำพ้องความหมาย
pale (More common and general; does not always suggest illness or tiredness.)
|
sickly (Stronger and more negative; clearly suggests poor health, not just tiredness.)
คำตรงข้าม
rosy (Suggests a healthy pink color in the face, the opposite of a wan look.)
หัวข้อ
health
|appearance
|emotions
|body
คำจำกัดความ
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
รูปแบบการใช้:
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.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
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.
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
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.
ความหมาย
weak or faint in intensity
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
a wan smile
|wan light
|wan glow
|wan performance
|wan attempt
คำพ้องความหมาย
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.)
คำตรงข้าม
bright (Opposite in describing light or color; suggests strong intensity instead of weakness.)
หัวข้อ
emotions
|communication
|art_media
|core_vocabulary
คำจำกัดความ
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.
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รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
wan
IPA
GB/wˈɑn/
US/wˈɑn/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
wan (1 พยางค์)
Stress on 1st syllable (wan)
รูปคำ
Adjective
- Base: wan
- Comparative: wanner
- Superlative: wannest
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
Forms
wanner
adjective
wannest
adjective
Core family
wanly
adverb
จุดสำคัญด้านไวยากรณ์
- Irregular comparative: wanner Adjective
- Irregular superlative: wannest Adjective
วลีและสำนวน
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.
ตัวอย่าง
- 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.
ตัวอย่าง
- The wan light of dawn fell across the empty street.
- A single candle gave off a wan light in the dark room.