1.(使)褪色;(使)变暗淡When a coloured objectfades or when the lightfades it, it gradually becomes paler.

e.g. All colourfades — especially under the impact of direct sunlight...所有颜色都会褪色——尤其是在阳光直射下。e.g. No matter how soft the light is, it still plays havoc, fading carpets and curtains in every room.无论多么柔和的光线，也仍然会造成损害，会让所有房间的地毯和窗帘褪色。

2.(光线)逐渐暗淡;(声音)逐渐减弱When lightfades, it slowly becomes less bright. When a soundfades, it slowly becomes less loud.

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e.g. Seaton lay on his bed and gazed at the ceiling as the light faded...光线渐渐暗了下去，西顿躺在床上，凝视着天花板。e.g. The sound of the last bomber's engines faded into the distance.最后一架轰炸机的引擎声渐渐消失在远方。

3.(所注视之物)逐渐暗淡，逐渐模糊直至消失When something that you are looking atfades, it slowly becomes less bright or clear until it disappears.

e.g. They observed the comet for 70 days before it faded from sight...他们观察了这颗彗星 70 天，直至其慢慢从视线中消失。e.g. They watched the familiar mountainsfade into the darkness.他们看着熟悉的群山渐渐隐没到黑夜当中。

4.变得不为人注意;变得无关紧要If someone or somethingfades, for example, into the background, they become hardly noticeable or very unimportant.

e.g. She had a way of fading into the background when things got rough...情况一有不妙，她总能退到幕后。e.g. The most prominent poets of the Victorian period had all but faded from the scene.维多利亚时期最显赫的诗人差不多已全部湮没无声了。

5.(记忆)逐渐模糊;(感情)逐渐变淡;(可能性)逐渐变小If memories, feelings, or possibilitiesfade, they slowly become less intense or less strong.

e.g. Sympathy for the rebels, the government claims, is beginning tofade...政府宣称，对叛乱分子的同情开始消退。e.g. Prospects for peace had already started tofade.和平的前景已经开始日渐暗淡。

6.(笑容)慢慢收敛If someone's smilefades, they slowly stop smiling.

e.g. Jay nodded, his smile fading.杰伊点点头，笑容慢慢隐去了。

7.淡出;变得不再引人注目(直至完全消失)When somethingfades out, it slowly becomes less noticeable or less important until it disappears completely.

e.g. He thought her campaign would probablyfade out soon in any case.他认为不管怎样，她的竞选活动都可能会很快归于沉寂。

8.(光线)逐渐暗淡;(画面)淡出; (声音)渐弱When light, an image, or a soundfades out, it disappears after gradually becoming weaker.

e.g. You'll need to be able to project two images onto the screen as the new one fades in and the old image fades out.你得能将两个图像投射到屏幕上，让新的渐渐淡入，旧的渐渐淡出。

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