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 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++wan /wɒn $ wɑːn/ adjective literary  WEAKTIREDlooking pale, weak, or tired 苍白的；虚弱的；倦怠的 She gave a wan smile. 她无力地笑了一下。 —wanly adverb

Examples from the Corpus

wan• Angela looked wan and tired.• Instead, I forced my features into a wan imitation.• Amanda turned, caught Jean's eye and smiled, a thin, wan smile.• Relieved that he had an airplane at all, Branson received the news with a wan smile.• The policeman attempted a wan smile.From Longman Business Dictionary

Related topics: Computers

WANWAN /wæn/ noun [countable]COMPUTINGTELECOMMUNICATIONS wide area network; an arrangement in which computers in different areas or buildings are connected to each other and users in different places can look at and work on the same informationThe company uses a WAN to link all three of its global sites. → compare LANOrigin wan Old English “dark”

wan adjectiveChinese  

Corpus pale, Business or looking tired weak,

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wan /wɒn $ wɑːn/ adjective literarylooking pale, weak, or tired:
    She gave a wan smile.
—wanly adverb

WANBrE /wæn/ 🔊NAmE /wæn/ 🔊 noun (

plural

WANs) (computing 计算机) the abbreviation for 'wide area network' (a system in which computers in different places are connected, usually over a large area) 广域网（全写为 wide area network，将大范围内不同地方的电脑联网的系统）  ➡  compare LAN

wanBrE /wɒn/ 🔊NAmE /wɑːn/ 🔊 adjectivelooking pale and weak 苍白无力的；无血色的；憔悴的◆his grey, wan face他那苍白憔悴的面孔◆She gave me a wan smile (= showing no energy or enthusiasm). 她勉强向我微微一笑。🔊🔊▸ wanly BrE /ˈwɒnli/ 🔊NAmE /ˈwɑːnli/ 🔊 adverb◆He smiled wanly. 他惨然一笑。🔊🔊