| 单词 | fade |
| 释义 | fade v. & n. --v 1. intr. & tr. lose or cause to lose colour. 2. intr. lose freshness or strength; (of flowers etc.) droop, wither. 3. intr. a (of colour, light, etc.) disappear gradually; grow pale or dim. b (of sound) grow faint. 4. intr. (of a feeling etc.) diminish. 5. intr. (foll. by away, out) (of a person etc.) disappear or depart gradually. 6. tr. (foll. by in, out) Cinematog. & Broadcasting a cause (a picture) to come gradually in or out of view on a screen, or to merge into another shot. b make (the sound) more or less audible. 7. intr. (of a radio signal) vary irregularly in intensity. 8. intr. (of a brake) temporarily lose effectiveness. 9. Golf a intr. (of a ball) deviate from a straight course, esp. in a deliberate slice. b tr. cause (a ball) to fade. --n the action or an instance of fading. Phrases and idioms do a fade sl. depart. fade away colloq. languish, grow thin. fade-in Cinematog. & Broadcasting the action or an instance of fading in a picture or sound. fade-out 1. colloq. disappearance, death. 2. Cinematog. & Broadcasting the action or an instance of fading out a picture or sound. Derivatives fadeless adj. fader n. (in sense 6 of v.). Etymology: ME f. OF fader f. fade dull, insipid prob. ult. f. L fatuus silly + vapidus VAPID |
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