fade

fade
verb
[no obj.]

gradually grow faint and disappear
渐弱；逐渐消失
the noise faded away.
噪音渐渐消失。
hopes of peace had faded.
和平的希望越来越暗淡。
■lose or cause to lose colour or brightness
（使）褪色；（使）变暗，使失去光泽
[no obj.]the fair hair had faded to a dusty grey.
一头金发已变成暗灰色。
[with obj.]faded jeans.
褪了色的牛仔裤。
■(of a flower) lose freshness and wither
（鲜花）枯萎，凋零
■(fade away)gradually become thin and weak, especially to the point of death
日渐消瘦（尤指病弱将死）
fading away in a hospital bed.
躺在医院病床上奄奄一息。
■(of a racehorse, runner, etc.) lose strength or drop back, especially after a promising start
（赛马、赛跑者等）后继乏力；落后（尤指在起跑领先的情况下）
she faded near the finish.
快到终点时她再也支持不住了。
■(of a radio signal) gradually lose intensity
（无线电信号）渐弱
the signal faded away.
信号渐渐消失。
■(of a vehicle brake) become temporarily less efficient as a result of frictional heating
（车辆刹车）暂时失灵
[with adverbial](with reference to film and television images) come or cause to come gradually into or out of view, or to merge into another shot
（使）（电影或电视画面）淡出（或淡入）另一画面
[no obj.]fade into scenes of rooms strewn with festive remains.
逐渐淡入欢聚后满目狼藉的室内景象。
[with obj.]some shots have to be faded in.
有些镜头必须淡入。
■(with reference to recorded sound) increase or decrease in volume or merge into another recording
（录音）音量渐强（或渐弱）；融入另一录音
[no obj.]they let you edit the digital data, making it fade in and out.
他们让你编辑这些数据资料，使它有强有弱。
[with obj.]fade up natural sound.
慢慢调高自然声响。
(Golf)(of the ball) deviate to the right (or, for a left-handed golfer, the left), typically as a result of spin given to the ball
(高尔夫)（球）右偏；（对使左手的人）左偏
■[with obj.](of a golfer) cause (the ball) to move in such a way
（高尔夫球手）使（球）偏右（或偏左）。比较 draw
he had to fade the ball around a light pole.
他必须让球向右（或左）绕过标志杆。
[with obj.](N. Amer. informal)(in craps) match the bet of (another player)
(北美，非正式)（掷骰子赌博中）与（另一参与者）押相同的注
Lovejoy faded him for twenty-five cents.
拉夫卓伊跟着他押了25美分的注。

noun

[mass noun]the process of becoming less bright
褪色；变暗
the sun can cause colour fade.
阳光可晒褪颜色。
■[count noun]an act of causing a film or television picture to darken and disappear gradually
（电影或电视画面的）淡出，渐隐。比较 fade-out
a fade to black would bring the sequence to a close.
（画面）渐渐黑下去就使这一组镜头告一段落。
(Golf)a shot causing the ball to deviate to the right (or, for a left-handed golfer, the left), usually purposely
(高尔夫)（高尔夫球手故意的）往右偏；（使左手者的）往左偏

常用词组
do a fade

(informal)run away
(非正式)潜逃，逃跑

派生
fadeless
adjective
语源

Middle English (in the sense 'grow weak, waste away'; compare with fade away): from Old French fader, from fade 'dull, insipid', probably based on a blend of Latin fatuus 'silly, insipid' and vapidus 'vapid'

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