fade

verb

/feɪd/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they fade	/feɪd/ /feɪd/
he / she / it fades	/feɪdz/ /feɪdz/
past simple faded	/ˈfeɪdɪd/ /ˈfeɪdɪd/
past participle faded	/ˈfeɪdɪd/ /ˈfeɪdɪd/
-ing form fading	/ˈfeɪdɪŋ/ /ˈfeɪdɪŋ/

Idioms Phrasal Verbs

[intransitive, transitive] to become or to make something become paler or less bright（使）变淡，变暗
- The curtains had faded in the sun.窗帘已经给晒退了色。
- fade from something All colour had faded from the sky.天上的颜色都退去了。
- fade something The sun had faded the curtains.太阳把窗帘晒退了色。
- He was wearing faded blue jeans.他穿着退色的蓝牛仔裤。
[intransitive] to disappear gradually逐渐消逝；逐渐消失
- Her smile faded.她的笑容逐渐消失。
- fade away Hopes of reaching an agreement seem to be fading away.达成协议的希望看来已逐渐渺茫。
- The laughter faded away.笑声逐渐消逝。
- fade from something The smile faded from his face.他脸上的笑容逐渐消失了。
- fade to/into something His voice faded to a whisper (= gradually became quieter).他的声音越来越小，变成了耳语。
- All other issues fade into insignificance compared with the struggle for survival.与挣扎求存相比，所有其他问题都显得不重要了。
- Summer was fading into autumn.夏天渐渐变成了秋天。
- Their voices faded into the distance.他们的声音消失在远处。
- It was impossible for her to fade quietly into the background.要她悄无声息地消失于幕后是不可能的。
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- fast
- quickly
- rapidly
- …
verb + fade
- begin to
- seem to
preposition
- from
- into
[intransitive] if a sports player, team, actor, etc. fades, they stop playing or performing as well as they did before（运动员、运动队、演员等）走下坡路，衰退，衰落
- Black faded on the final bend.布莱克在最后一个弯道处速度慢了下来。

词源Middle English (in the sense ‘grow weak’): from Old French fader, from fade ‘dull, insipid’, probably based on a blend of Latin fatuus ‘silly, insipid’ and vapidus ‘vapid’.

Idioms

be fading fast

to be disappearing quickly逐渐消逝；逐渐消失
- Hopes of a peace settlement were fading fast.和平解决的希望正在迅速破灭。

blend/fade into the woodwork

(informal) to behave in a way that does not attract any attention; to disappear or hide默默无闻；销声匿迹；蛰伏