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fade

verb
 
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Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they fade
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he / she / it fades
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past simple faded
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past participle faded
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-ing form fading
🔊/ˈfeɪdɪŋ/
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Idioms Phrasal Verbs
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  1.  
    [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。🔊🔊
  2.  
    [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.夏天渐渐落入秋天。
    Extra Examples
    • 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。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • fast
    • quickly
    • rapidly
    • …
    verb + fade
    • begin to
    • seem to
    preposition
    • from
    • into
    See full entry
  3. [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。🔊🔊
    4. Word OriginMiddle 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
  1. 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
  1. (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