Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #3506
fade
褪色；变淡；变暗淡
to lose color or brightness; to become less vivid
- 1.
To hit the ball with the shot called a fade.
打出右曲球或左曲球。
- 2.
To grow weak; to lose strength; to decay; to perish gradually; to wither, as a plant.
变弱；失去力量；衰退；逐渐消亡；枯萎
- 3.
To lose freshness, color, or brightness; to become faint in hue or tint; hence, to be wanting in color.
失去新鲜度、颜色或亮度；变得暗淡
- 4.
To sink away; to disappear gradually; to grow dim; to vanish.
逐渐消失；渐渐隐去；变暗
- 5.
To cause to fade.
使褪色
- 6.
To bet against (someone).
下注反对(某人)
逐渐消失；变模糊；衰弱；衰退；枯萎；使褪色；使变淡；打右曲球；下注赌…输
In use
The colors in the old photograph have faded over time.
As the sun set, the light began to fade.
Her voice faded away as she walked down the hall.
fade away
强调逐渐消失的过程，常用于声音、光线等。
The sound of the music slowly faded away.
音乐声慢慢消失了。
fade from sth
表示从某个地方或记忆中逐渐消失。
The memory of that day has faded from my mind.
那天的记忆已从我脑海中淡去。
fade sth
及物用法，意为“使褪色”。
The sun faded the curtains over time.
阳光使窗帘逐渐褪色。
Connections
Collocations
- fade away
- 逐渐消失
- The sound of the music faded away.音乐声逐渐消失了。
- fade out
- 淡出；逐渐消失
- The scene fades out as the movie ends.电影结束时画面淡出。
- fade into
- 逐渐融入
- The colors fade into each other.颜色逐渐互相融合。
- fade from
- 从……消失
- The memory faded from his mind.那段记忆从他脑海中消失了。
- fade to black
- 渐黑（电影术语）
- The screen fades to black.屏幕渐渐变黑。
- fade in
- 淡入
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象照片在太阳下慢慢褪色，颜色“废”掉消失，fade音似“废的”。
Context & Register
通常用于日常口语和书面语，描述颜色、声音、光线、记忆等逐渐变淡或消失，语气中性。
Grammar Note
fade作及物动词时意为'使褪色'，作不及物动词时意为'褪色、消失'
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the 'ade' spelling ending and all rhyme with 'fade' (pronounced /feɪd/).
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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