faded

英 [ˈfeɪdɪd]

美 [ˈfeɪdɪd]

v.  (使)变淡，变暗; 逐渐消逝; 逐渐消失; (运动员、运动队、演员等)走下坡路，衰退，衰落
fade的过去分词和过去式

过去分词：faded　过去式：faded　

BNC.9059 / COCA.8401

柯林斯词典

• V-ERG (使)褪色;(使)变暗淡
  When a coloured objectfadesor when the lightfadesit, it gradually becomes paler.
  1. All colour fades — especially under the impact of direct sunlight...
     所有颜色都会褪色——尤其是在阳光直射下。
  2. 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。
  3. ...fading portraits of the Queen and Prince Philip.
     女王和菲利普亲王的褪色的画像
• VERB (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.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• VERB (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.
  1. 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。
  2. They watched the familiar mountains fade into the darkness.
     他们看着熟悉的群山渐渐隐没到黑夜当中。
  3. Fade awaymeans the same asfade.
     fade away 同 fade
  4. We watched the harbour and then the coastline fade away into the morning mist.
     我们凝望着港口，只见海岸线渐渐隐于晨雾之中。
• VERB 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.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. Fade awaymeans the same asfade.
     fade away 同 fade
  4. The sound comes up and slowly fades away into the distance.
     声音响起来，又慢慢消失在远处。
• VERB (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.
  1. Sympathy for the rebels, the government claims, is beginning to fade...
     政府宣称，对叛乱分子的同情开始消退。
  2. Prospects for peace had already started to fade.
     和平的前景已经开始日渐暗淡。
  3. ...fading memories of better days.
     对美好时光的日渐模糊的记忆
• VERB (笑容)慢慢收敛
  If someone's smilefades, they slowly stop smiling.
  1. Jay nodded, his smile fading.
     杰伊点点头，笑容慢慢隐去了。
• PHRASAL VERB 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.
  1. He thought her campaign would probably fade 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。
• PHRASAL VERB (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.
  1. 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。

英英释义

adj

• having lost freshness or brilliance of color
  1. sun-bleached deck chairs
  2. faded jeans
  3. a very pale washed-out blue
  4. washy colors
  Synonym:bleachedwashed-outwashy
• reduced in strength
  1. the faded tones of an old recording
  Synonym:attenuateattenuatedweakened

双语例句

• 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。
• Slowly the war scars faded.
  战争的创伤慢慢地消失了。
• As time went on, his ambition to be part of the US Supreme Court faded in a miasma of alcohol and despair.
  随着时间的推移，他跻身美国最高法院的雄心壮志在弥漫着酒精和绝望气息的乌烟瘴气中消失殆尽。
• There were huge cracks in the plaster, and the green shutters were faded
  灰泥上出现多条大裂缝，绿色百叶窗也褪色了。
• The jacket hasn't faded though I've worn it for two years.
  这件衣服穿了两年了，还没有走色。
• A pair of pretty, faded pink antique curtains was the starting point for the room's colour scheme.
  一幅漂亮的褪色仿旧粉色窗帘是房间色彩搭配的基调。
• An elderly man dressed in faded overalls took the witness stand.
  一位穿着褪色吊带工装裤的老人上了证人席。
• The books looked faded, dusty and unused.
  那些书看上去褪了色，尘封已久。
• The hotel has an air of faded gentility.
  这家宾馆有一种没落的贵族氛围。
• The photo has faded beyond recognition.
  相片已经模糊，不能辨认。