| 单词 | vanish |
| 释义 | vanish —vanisher, n. —vanishingly, adv. —vanishment, n. /van"ish/, v.i. 1. to disappear from sight, esp. quickly; become invisible: The frost vanished when the sun came out. 2. to go away, esp. furtively or mysteriously; disappear by quick departure: The thief vanished in the night. 3. to disappear by ceasing to exist; come to an end: The pain vanished after he took an aspirin. 4. Math. (of a number, quantity, or function) to become zero. v.t. 5. to cause to disappear. n. 6. Phonet. the last part of a vowel sound when it differs noticeably in quality from the main sound, as the faint /ee/ at the end of the /ay/ in the pronunciation of pain. [1275-1325; ME vanisshen, vanissen < MF evaniss-, long s. of e(s)vanir << L ex- EX- + vanescere to pass away, equiv. to van(us) VAIN + -escere inchoative suffix] Syn. 1. evanesce. See disappear. Ant. 1. appear. |
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