vanish, disappear, fade, evaporate

名詞 fade:

1. a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer
   同義詞：slice, slicing
2. gradually ceasing to be visible
   同義詞：disappearance

動詞 fade:

1. become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly
   同義詞：melt
2. lose freshness, vigor, or vitality
   同義詞：wither
3. disappear gradually
   同義詞：evanesce, blow over, pass off, fleet, pass
4. become feeble
   同義詞：languish

1. As evening came the coastline faded into darkness.
   夜晚來臨，海岸線融入茫茫夜色中。
2. Hopes of a peaceful settlement are now fading.
   和平解決的希望正在消失。
3. Flowers soon faded when they have been cut.
   花剪下后很快就會枯萎。
4. The closing music fades out when the hero rides off into the sunset.
   當男主角策馬向夕陽馳去時，尾聲音樂逐漸消失。

fade

v.（動詞）
fad.ed,fad.ing,fades
v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To lose brightness, loudness, or brilliance gradually; dim:
消退：逐漸失去亮度、響度或光輝；變得模糊：
例句：
The lights and music faded as we set sail from the harbor.
當我們從海港起航時，光線逐漸變暗，音樂聲逐漸減弱

To lose freshness; wither:
凋謝：失去新鮮；枯萎：
例句：
summer flowers that had faded.
已經(jīng)枯萎了的夏季的花

To lose strength or vitality; wane:
衰退：失去精力或活力；衰弱：
例句：
youthful energy that had faded over the years.
隨歲月消失的青春的活力

To disappear gradually; vanish:
逐漸消失；消失：
例句：
a hope that faded.See Synonyms at disappear
失去的希望參見 disappear

v.tr.（及物動詞）
To cause to lose brightness, freshness, or strength:
使褪色：使失去亮度、新鮮或活力：
例句：
Time has faded her beauty.
時間使青春活力消失

Football To move back from the scrimmage line. Used of a quarterback.
【橄欖球】 向后退離爭球線：向后退離爭球線。用于美式足球的四分衛(wèi)
Games To meet the bet of (an opposing player) in dice.
【游戲】 與…對賭：接受（反方）提供的賭注
n.（名詞）
A gradual diminution in the brightness or visibility of an image in cinema or television.
淡入：電影或電視可見的圖象或是聲音逐漸消失
A periodic reduction in the received strength of a radio transmission.
周期性的衰減：在無線電的傳送過程中，接收能力的周期性減弱

<常用詞組>fade in
To appear gradually.
淡入：逐漸出現(xiàn)
To cause to appear or be heard gradually. Used of a cinematic or television image or of a sound.
漸強：使逐漸出現(xiàn)或被聽見。用于電影或電視的圖象或聲音
fade out
To disappear gradually.
淡出：逐漸消失
To cause to disappear gradually. Used of a cinematic or television image or of a sound.
漸弱：使逐漸消失。用于電影或電視的圖象或聲音
來源：
Middle English faden
中古英語 faden
from Old French fader
源自 古法語 fader
from fade [faded]
源自 fade [枯萎的]
probably from Vulgar Latin *fatidus
可能源自 俗拉丁語 *fatidus
alteration of Latin fatuus [insipid]
拉丁語 fatuus的變化 [沒味道的]