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  • Conjugation : past  faded ; ing  fading
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

fade [feɪd]
  1. 1. vi. [colour] [ wallpaper] [ photograph+] 褪色
  2. 2. vi. [sound] [ light+] 渐弱
  3. 3. vi. [memory] [ interest+] 逐渐消失
  4. 4. vi. [hope+] 破灭
    Hopes are fading for the success of the cease-fire.
    停火协议能够成功希望即将破灭
  5. 5. vi. [prospects+] 暗淡
  6. 6. vi. [possibilities+] 减少
  7. 7. vt. [+colour] 使褪色

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

fade [feɪd]
  1. 1. vi. 变淡模糊,渐逝,渐隐
    The harbor was slowly fading from my view.
    港口正慢慢从我的视线消失
    The scene begins to fade.
    景色开始消褪。
  2. 2. verb (使)枯萎,(使)凋谢
    The roses were fading away.
    玫瑰花正在凋谢
  3. 3. vi. 逐渐消失渐渐消退
    The laughter faded away, leaving me with a sense of uneasiness.
    笑声逐渐消失,使我感到不安
  4. 4. vi. 变弱衰弱
    His health was fading as the days went by.
    他的健康状况每况日下
  5. 5. n.[c] [Golf] 同侧旋转球,斜飞球
  6. 6. n.[u] 逐渐消失
    There is a noticeable fade in the color.
    褪色明显

Collins English-English Dictionary

fade [feɪd]
  1. 1. vb to lose or cause to lose brightness, colour, or clarity
  2. 2. vi. [intr] to lose freshness, vigour, or youth; wither
  3. 3. vi. [intr; usually foll by away or out] to vanish slowly; die out
  4. 4. vi. to decrease the brightness or volume of (a television or radio programme or film sequence) or (of a television programme, etc) to decrease in this way
  5. 5. vi. to decrease the volume of (a sound) in a recording system or (of a sound) to be so reduced in volume
  6. 6. vi. [intr] (of the brakes of a vehicle) to lose power
  7. 7. vi. to cause (a golf ball) to move with a controlled left-to-right trajectory or (of a golf ball) to veer gradually from left to right
  8. 8. n the act or an instance of fading
  9. 9. n [Etymology] C14: from fade (adj) dull, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin fatidus (unattested), probably blend of Latin vapidus vapid + Latin fatuus fatuous

Examples

Fan the bonfire or it will fade.
给篝火扇扇风,不然会熄灭的。
There is a noticeable fade in the color.
褪色很明显。
With the light beginning to fade,the two exhausted armies drew apart.
天色渐晚,两支疲惫不堪的部队分头行动。
The light of his life began to go out, and fade.
他的生命之光开始减弱、消褪。
They had to wait a generation for that prejudice to fade.
他们必须等待很久才能看到偏见的消失。
开不败的花朵
a flower that will not fade
灯光渐暗
lights slowly dim; lights fade to dark

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