fade
v
1 [I, Tn] (cause sth to) lose colour, freshness or vigour (使某事物)褪色, 凋落, 衰弱
the fading light of evening 傍晚漸暗的光
Will (the colour in) this material fade? 這塊料子(的顏色)褪色嗎?
Flowers soon fade when cut. 花折下不久就會凋謝.
She is fading fast, ie rapidly losing strength. 她身體很快就衰弱了.
The strong sunlight had faded the curtains. 強烈 的陽光把窗簾曬得褪了色.
faded denims, ie ones that have lost their original colour 褪了色的牛仔褲.
2 [I, Ipr, Ip]
~ (away) disappear gradually (from sight, hearing, memory, etc); become indistinct (從視野中、 聽力范圍中、 記憶中等)逐漸消失, 變得模糊不清
As evening came, the coastline faded into darkness. 夜晚降臨時, 海岸線在黑暗中逐漸消失了.
The sound of the cheering faded (away) in the distance. 歡呼聲在遠處逐漸消失了.
All memory of her childhood had faded from her mind. 她對童年的一切記憶逐漸從腦海中消逝了.
His hopes faded. 他的希望漸漸破滅了.
3 (phr v) fade away (of people) disperse; die (指人)散開, 死亡
The crowd just faded away. 人群剛剛散去.
She's fading away, ie dying. 她已奄奄一息. fade (sth) in/out (cinema or broadcasting 電影或廣播) (cause a picture to) increase/decrease gradually in sharpness; (cause the volume of sound to) become gradually audible/inaudible (使畫面)清晰度逐漸增強[減弱]; (使音量)逐漸增大[減小]
As the programme ended, their conversation was faded out. 節目結束時, 他們的談話聲也逐漸消失了.