| 单词 | fade |
| 释义 | fade (feɪd ) Word forms: fades , fading , faded 1. verb B2 When a coloured object fades or when the light fades it, it gradually becomes paler. All colour fades–especially under the impact of direct sunlight. [VERB] No matter how soft the light is, it still fades curtains in every room. [VERB noun] ...fading portraits of the Queen and Prince Philip. [VERB-ing] Synonyms: become pale, dull, dim, bleach faded adjective ...a girl in a faded dress. ...faded painted signs on the sides of some of the buildings. Synonyms: discoloured, pale, bleached, washed out 2. verb B2 When light fades, it slowly becomes less bright. When a sound fades, it slowly becomes less loud. Seaton lay on his bed and gazed at the ceiling as the light faded. [VERB] The sound of the last bomber's engines faded into the distance. [VERB + into] Synonyms: grow dim, dim, fade away, become less loud 3. verb B2 When something that you are looking at fades, it slowly becomes less bright or clear until it disappears. They observed the comet for 70 days before it faded from sight. [VERB + from] They watched the familiar mountains fade into the darkness. [VERB + into] Fade away means the same as fade. We watched the harbour and then the coastline fade away into the morning mist. [V P + into] 4. verb B2 If someone or something fades, for example, into the background, they become hardly noticeable or very unimportant. She had a way of fading into the background when things got rough. [V into/from n] This is one Briton with potential who will not quickly fade from the scene. [V into/from n] Fade away means the same as fade. The sound comes up and slowly fades away into the distance. [V P into n] 5. verb B2 If memories, feelings, or possibilities fade, they slowly become less intense or less strong. Sympathy for the rebels, the government claims, is beginning to fade. [VERB] Prospects for peace had already started to fade. [VERB] ...fading memories of better days. [VERB-ing] 6. verb If someone's smile fades, they slowly stop smiling. Jay nodded, his smile fading. [VERB] Phrasal verbs: fade away fade [sense 3], fade [sense 4] fade out 1. phrasal verb When something fades out, it slowly becomes less noticeable or less important until it disappears completely. He thought her campaign would probably fade out soon in any case. [VERB PARTICLE] 2. phrasal verb When light, an image, or a sound fades out, it disappears after gradually becoming weaker. The new image faded in as the old image faded out. [VERB PARTICLE] Collocations: fade completely Leave flowerheads on until they fade completely, then trim back (wear gloves). Times, Sunday Times It was a charity match which, but for that one second, has faded completely from my memory. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Although the gold leaf that once adorned the background has faded completely bare, the writing itself still retains its white coloring. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The bright green colour and fresh vivacious flavours fade fast. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Today they are gone, the beds of the famed Chesapeake are in trouble and many lesser grounds are fading fast. Times, Sunday Times (2011) The daylight faded fast and it grew dark as night. Times, Sunday Times (2016) But memories of him putting the wind up batsmen are fading fast. Times, Sunday Times (2009) You've learnt a lot, but won't miss the restrictions, which will fade gradually over the coming months. Times, Sunday Times From the mid 2000s, his career began to fade gradually. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Of these six appear on the penultimate and fade gradually away on the upper whorls. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Two days later, the spots faded gradually and there was a marked difference to my sunspots and red spider veins. Times, Sunday Times This orange ground colour fades gradually towards the midsection, making the red reticulation more pronounced. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Perhaps the virus will fade quickly and the stimulus package will lead to a robust recovery. Times,Sunday Times But any celebrations could fade quickly if you look beyond this weekend. Times, Sunday Times By contrast, the memories of this performance will fade quickly and the pleasure will be derived from the fundamentals: a win, a clean sheet, three hard-earned points. Times, Sunday Times They can not come out often and fade quickly. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The colour tends to fade quickly, and can become very pale. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Meanwhile, amid the mud-slinging, upland-loving birds like the whinchat, dotterel and curlew fade quietly from view. Times, Sunday Times They do not expect him to fade quietly away if he falls short. Times, Sunday Times Emma did not fade quietly into the history books, however. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He didn't do enough to merit a first-team place, or the high opinion he seems to have of himself, and faded quietly into the shadows. Times, Sunday Times All smiles, they crowded around him, and the meeting's sponsors faded quietly away. Times, Sunday Times The upfront costs would be high but would fade rapidly over time. Times,Sunday Times Often, they have green or blue tinges to their bodies, but fade rapidly after death. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These colors fade rapidly at death. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The initial thrill faded rapidly. Times, Sunday Times Some refresh vector displays use a normal phosphor that fades rapidly and needs constant refreshing 30-40 times per second to show a stable image. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The pace of earnings growth faded slightly compared with 2015, however. Times, Sunday Times They have faded slightly and her decision has encouraged two of her friends to get them too. Times, Sunday Times Over the past couple of years, however, the heat of that debate has faded slightly and new fault lines have opened up over different approaches to parenting. Times, Sunday Times The negative memories of dysphoric individuals did not fade as quickly relative to control groups, and positive memories faded slightly faster. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But he faded slightly and finished sixth. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But the fading light caught the blonde curls of the woman in the group. Times, Sunday Times (2008) That last set in fading light will not be easily forgotten. Times, Sunday Times (2008) He will rage against this fading light until the big winners return. Times, Sunday Times (2012) By the fading light of their smouldering fires they resolved to do as she had said. The Gods of Asgard (1989) I suggest she could do another remake in 30 years, with her as a fading star. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Good deal for all concerned or fading star 's last big payday? Times, Sunday Times (2010) For all his bravery, he was a fading star in a declining part of the political spectrum. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Once its flowers fade, cut off the branches that carried them. Times, Sunday Times Divide by lifting each clump as the flowers fade and gently pull them apart to make two new clumps. Times, Sunday Times Try to do this every day until the flowers fade and you should get a good crop. Times, Sunday Times As the flowers fade and the petals drop, the understudy takes over and the intact calyces take centre stage for autumn. Times, Sunday Times And as the flowers fade the foliage comes into its own, deepening to shades of dark crimson and copper. Times, Sunday Times What's left of a life and an individual when memory fades? Times, Sunday Times Normally, memory fades with age. canada.com The memory fades to black. Houston Chronicle The memory fades, the brain and creativity slow at 20, but a compensatory ability, 'social reasoning' - the ability to manoeuvre our way through complex relationships - kicks in. Times, Sunday Times While in the ocean, the narrator understands the nature of all things, but the memory fades once he gets out. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The music fades, and a young man in a black tuxedo steps on to a podium between two giant video projector screens. Times, Sunday Times And, as the rock music fades in and the secret service prepares a corridor, he has time for one last entreaty. Times, Sunday Times But, as the theme music fades (duuh-duh) and the story begins, an odd sort of pleasure unfolds. Times, Sunday Times Then, as he turns, exhausted, at the close, and the music fades away, a tinny computer tune pierces the air. Times, Sunday Times The screen then fades or cuts to black while the intro music fades in. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But the smile fades as he comprehends the full force of the hostility that crashes down on them. Times, Sunday Times Recalling the injury that ruled him out of service for almost eight months and sent him into a pit of depression, his smile fades. The Sun Her smile fades only at the suggestion that she might earn a place in history partly because of the colour of her skin. Times, Sunday Times Then the smile fades to be replaced by a thousand-yard stare, the name soldiers give to the glazed post-combat expression. Times, Sunday Times The smile fades, his baggy eyes grow tense and hard and angry. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 减弱 Japanese: 褪せる |
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