fade

英 [feɪd]

美 [feɪd]

v.  (使)变淡，变暗; 逐渐消逝; 逐渐消失; (运动员、运动队、演员等)走下坡路，衰退，衰落

现在分词：fading　过去分词：faded　过去式：faded　第三人称单数：fades　复数：fades　

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同义词辨析

fadeblanchbleachdiscolourwhiten【导航词义：颜色变浅】

短语动词

短语用例

fade away

• 衰弱；病重死亡
  to become very weak or ill/sick and die
  1. All colour had faded from the sky.
     天上的颜色都退去了。
  2. The curtains had faded in the sun.
     窗帘已经给晒退了色。
  3. The sun had faded the curtains.
     太阳把窗帘晒退了色。
  4. He was wearing faded blue jeans.
     他穿着退色的蓝牛仔裤。

fade in/out

• （画面）淡入 / 淡出，渐显 / 渐隐；（声音）渐强 / 渐弱
  to become clearer or louder / less clear or quieter
  1. Black faded on the final bend.
     布莱克在最后一个弯道处速度慢了下来。

fade sth in/out

• 使（画面）淡入 / 淡出；使渐显 / 渐隐；使（声音）渐强 / 渐弱
  to make a picture or a sound clearer or louder / less clear or quieter

习惯用语

v.

blend/fade into the woodwork
• 默默无闻；销声匿迹；蛰伏
  to behave in a way that does not attract any attention; to disappear or hide

牛津词典

verb

• （使）变淡，变暗
  to become or to make sth become paler or less bright
  1. All colour had faded from the sky.
     天上的颜色都退去了。
  2. The curtains had faded in the sun.
     窗帘已经给晒退了色。
  3. The sun had faded the curtains.
     太阳把窗帘晒退了色。
  4. He was wearing faded blue jeans.
     他穿着退色的蓝牛仔裤。
• 逐渐消逝；逐渐消失
  to disappear gradually
  1. Her smile faded.
     她的笑容逐渐消失。
  2. Hopes of reaching an agreement seem to be fading away.
     达成协议的希望看来已逐渐渺茫。
  3. His voice faded to a whisper (= gradually became quieter) .
     他的声音越来越小，变成了耳语。
  4. The laughter faded away.
     笑声逐渐消逝。
  5. All other issues fade into insignificance compared with the struggle for survival.
     与挣扎求存相比，所有其他问题都显得不重要了。
• （运动员、运动队、演员等）走下坡路，衰退，衰落
  if a sports player, team, actor, etc. fades , they stop playing or performing as well as they did before
  1. Black faded on the final bend.
     布莱克在最后一个弯道处速度慢了下来。

柯林斯词典

• V-ERG (使)褪色;(使)变暗淡
  When a coloured objectfadesor when the lightfadesit, it gradually becomes paler.
  1. All colour fades — especially under the impact of direct sunlight...
     所有颜色都会褪色——尤其是在阳光直射下。
  2. No matter how soft the light is, it still plays havoc, fading carpets and curtains in every room.
     无论多么柔和的光线，也仍然会造成损害，会让所有房间的地毯和窗帘褪色。
  3. ...fading portraits of the Queen and Prince Philip.
     女王和菲利普亲王的褪色的画像
• VERB (光线)逐渐暗淡;(声音)逐渐减弱
  When lightfades, it slowly becomes less bright. When a soundfades, it slowly becomes less loud.
  1. Seaton lay on his bed and gazed at the ceiling as the light faded...
     光线渐渐暗了下去，西顿躺在床上，凝视着天花板。
  2. The sound of the last bomber's engines faded into the distance.
     最后一架轰炸机的引擎声渐渐消失在远方。
• VERB (所注视之物)逐渐暗淡，逐渐模糊直至消失
  When something that you are looking atfades, it slowly becomes less bright or clear until it disappears.
  1. They observed the comet for 70 days before it faded from sight...
     他们观察了这颗彗星 70 天，直至其慢慢从视线中消失。
  2. They watched the familiar mountains fade into the darkness.
     他们看着熟悉的群山渐渐隐没到黑夜当中。
  3. Fade awaymeans the same asfade.
     fade away 同 fade
  4. We watched the harbour and then the coastline fade away into the morning mist.
     我们凝望着港口，只见海岸线渐渐隐于晨雾之中。
• VERB 变得不为人注意;变得无关紧要
  If someone or somethingfades, for example, into the background, they become hardly noticeable or very unimportant.
  1. She had a way of fading into the background when things got rough...
     情况一有不妙，她总能退到幕后。
  2. The most prominent poets of the Victorian period had all but faded from the scene.
     维多利亚时期最显赫的诗人差不多已全部湮没无声了。
  3. Fade awaymeans the same asfade.
     fade away 同 fade
  4. The sound comes up and slowly fades away into the distance.
     声音响起来，又慢慢消失在远处。
• VERB (记忆)逐渐模糊;(感情)逐渐变淡;(可能性)逐渐变小
  If memories, feelings, or possibilitiesfade, they slowly become less intense or less strong.
  1. Sympathy for the rebels, the government claims, is beginning to fade...
     政府宣称，对叛乱分子的同情开始消退。
  2. Prospects for peace had already started to fade.
     和平的前景已经开始日渐暗淡。
  3. ...fading memories of better days.
     对美好时光的日渐模糊的记忆
• VERB (笑容)慢慢收敛
  If someone's smilefades, they slowly stop smiling.
  1. Jay nodded, his smile fading.
     杰伊点点头，笑容慢慢隐去了。
• PHRASAL VERB 淡出;变得不再引人注目(直至完全消失)
  When somethingfades out, it slowly becomes less noticeable or less important until it disappears completely.
  1. He thought her campaign would probably fade out soon in any case.
     他认为不管怎样，她的竞选活动都可能会很快归于沉寂。
• PHRASAL VERB (光线)逐渐暗淡;(画面)淡出; (声音)渐弱
  When light, an image, or a soundfades out, it disappears after gradually becoming weaker.
  1. You'll need to be able to project two images onto the screen as the new one fades in and the old image fades out.
     你得能将两个图像投射到屏幕上，让新的渐渐淡入，旧的渐渐淡出。

英英释义

noun

• gradually ceasing to be visible
  Synonym:disappearance
• a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer
  1. he took lessons to cure his slicing
  Synonym:sliceslicing

verb

• become feeble
  1. The prisoner has be languishing for years in the dungeon
  Synonym:languish
• become less clearly visible or distinguishable
  1. The scene begins to fade
  2. The tree trunks are melting into the forest at dusk
  Synonym:melt
• disappear gradually
  1. The pain eventually passed off
  Synonym:evanesceblow overpass offfleetpass
• lose freshness, vigor, or vitality
  1. Her bloom was fading
  Synonym:wither

双语例句

• No matter how soft the light is, it still plays havoc, fading carpets and curtains in every room.
  无论多么柔和的光线，也仍然会造成损害，会让所有房间的地毯和窗帘褪色。
• Sympathy for the rebels, the government claims, is beginning to fade
  政府宣称，对叛乱分子的同情开始消退。
• The truck pulled away, and she listened to the rattling noises fade down the lane.
  卡车开走了，她听见卡车的隆隆声越来越远。
• Tears can be silent, but love will fade away free and easy!
  泪可以保持沉默，但爱将消失自由和简单！
• They observed the comet for 70 days before it faded from sight
  他们观察了这颗彗星70天，直至其慢慢从视线中消失。
• She had a way of fading into the background when things got rough
  情况一有不妙，她总能退到幕后。
• You'll need to be able to project two images onto the screen as the new one fades in and the old image fades out.
  你得能将两个图像投射到屏幕上，让新的渐渐淡入，旧的渐渐淡出。
• We fade in the closing music as the hero rides off into the sunset.
  随着主人公朝着落日骑马而去，我们渐渐加大结尾音乐的音量。
• This has a black background, with fireworks that fade in and out of the background.
  这是一个黑色的背景，与烟花爆竹的褪色和退出的背景。
• The sound of the last bomber's engines faded into the distance.
  最后一架轰炸机的引擎声渐渐消失在远方。