1 [I,T] to become or make sth become lighter in colour or less strong or fresh (使)褪色,减弱:
Jeans fade when you wash them.牛仔裤洗后会褪色。Look how the sunlight has faded these curtains.瞧,这些窗帘都给晒得褪了色。
2 [I] fade (away) to disappear slowly (from sight, hearing, memory, etc) 渐渐看不到或听不见或从记忆中消失:
The cheering of the crowd faded away.人群的欢呼声渐渐消失。The smile faded from his face.他脸上的笑容渐渐消失。
fade/fed; feId/v 1 also 又作 fade away [I] to gradually disappear 逐渐消失: Hopes of peace are beginning to fade. 和平的希望开始逐渐消失。2 [I,T] if material fades, or if something fades it, it becomes less bright(使)褪色﹐(使)失去光泽: The sunlight had faded the curtains. 阳光把窗帘晒得褪了色。
fadefadefadesfadedfadingverb (fades, fading, faded)to become lighter in colour or less strong: Will this shirt fade when I wash it?The cheers of the crowd faded away.