As the popularity of the old technology began to wane, manufacturers shifted their production to more modern devices.
随着旧技术受欢迎程度开始衰退，制造商将生产转向更现代化的设备。
Which choice best defines “wane”?
D — Decrease, become weaker. “wane” means decrease, become weaker.
Which word means “decrease, become weaker”?
A — wane. “wane” means decrease, become weaker.
wane — decrease, become weaker. In Chinese: 衰退，减少.
wane is pronounced /weɪn/.
As the popularity of the old technology began to wane, manufacturers shifted their production to more modern devices. (随着旧技术受欢迎程度开始衰退，制造商将生产转向更现代化的设备。)
decline, diminish, ebb — all close in meaning to wane (decrease, become weaker).
wax, increase — each the opposite of wane (decrease, become weaker).
Yes. wane is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
wane(become weaker)