fade

柯林斯词典

1. V-T/V-I When a coloured object fades or when the light fades it, it gradually becomes paler. 使褪色; 褪色
All colour fades – especially under the impact of direct sunlight. 所有颜色都会褪色–尤其是在直射阳光的影响下。
No matter how soft the light is, it still fades carpets and curtains in every room. 不论光线多么柔和，它仍然会使每个房间的地毯和窗帘褪色。
2. fadedADJ 褪色的
...a girl in a faded dress. …一个穿褪色连衣裙的女孩。
3. V-I When light fades, it slowly becomes less bright. When a sound fades, it slowly becomes less loud. 逐渐变暗; 逐渐变弱
Seaton lay on his bed and gazed at the ceiling as the light faded. 西顿躺在床上凝视着天花板，那时光线逐渐变暗。
4. V-I If memories, feelings, or possibilities fade, they slowly become less intense or less strong. 逐渐变弱
Sympathy for the rebels, the government claims, is beginning to fade. 政府声称对造反者的同情在开始减弱。
Prospects for peace had already started to fade. 和平的前景已开始变得暗淡。

Many of these problems may simply fade into irrelevance when the new rules come into force .
My memory of childhood fades as time goes by.
Her worries about her job have faded into the background since she learned about her father's illness .
Hope is fading that the missing child is still alive .
As she drifted into sleep , the doctor's face began to blur and fade.