- gradually grow faint and disappear渐弱; 逐渐消失：
the noise faded away
噪音渐渐消失
figurative 〈喻〉hopes of peace had faded.
和平的希望越来越渺茫。
- lose or cause to lose colour or brightness（使）褪色; （使）变暗, 使失去光泽：
no obj. the fair hair had faded to a dusty grey.一头金发已变成暗灰色
with obj. usu. as adj. faded faded jeans.褪了色的牛仔裤。
- (of a flower) lose freshness and wither（鲜花）枯萎, 凋谢。
fade away
gradually become thin and weak, especially to the point of death日渐消瘦（尤指病弱将死）：fading away in a hospital bed.
躺在医院的病床上慢慢死去。
- (of a racehorse, runner, etc.) lose strength or drop back, especially after a promising start（赛马、赛跑者等在出发占优的情况下）缺乏后劲; 落后：
she faded near the finish.
她在快到终点时落后了。
- (of a radio signal) gradually lose intensity（无线电信号）逐渐变弱：
the signal faded away.
信号渐渐消失。
- (of a vehicle brake) become temporarily less efficient as a result of frictional heating（车辆的刹车因摩擦发热而）暂时失灵。
- with adverbial(with reference to film and television images) come or cause to come gradually into or out of view, or to merge into another shot（使）（电影或电视画面）淡入（或淡出）另一画面：
no obj. fade into scenes of rooms strewn with festive remains淡入欢聚后满目狼藉的室内景象
with obj. some shots have to be faded in.有些镜头是一定要淡入的。
- (with reference to recorded sound) increase or decrease in volume or merge into another recording（录音）音量渐强（或渐弱）; 融入另一录音：
no obj. they let you edit the digital data, making it fade in and out他们能让你编辑这些数字（型）数据, 使它有强有弱
with obj. fade up natural sound.慢慢调高自然声音。
- Golf (of the ball) deviate to the right (or, for a left-handed golfer, the left), typically as a result of spin given to the ball【高尔夫】（球）右偏; （对左撇子而言, 球）左偏。
- with obj.(of a golfer) cause (the ball) to move in such a way（高尔夫球运动员）使（球）偏右（或偏左）：
he had to fade the ball around a light pole.
他必须让球向右（或左）绕过标志杆。比较DRAW.
- with obj. N. Amer. informal (in craps) match the bet of (another player)〈北美, 非正式〉（掷骰子赌博中）接受（另一参赌者）的打赌：
Lovejoy faded him for twenty-five cents.
拉夫卓伊跟着他押了25美分的注。
- mass noun the process of becoming less bright褪色; 变暗：
the sun can cause colour fade.
阳光能引起褪色。
- count noun an act of causing a film or television picture to darken and disappear gradually（电影或电视画面的）淡入; 淡出：
a fade to black would bring the sequence to a close.
（画面）渐渐黑下去就使这一组镜头告一段落。比较FADE-OUT.
- Golf a shot causing the ball to deviate to the right (or, for a left-handed golfer, the left), usually purposely【高尔夫】（高尔夫球运动员故意击出的）向右偏离球; （对左撇子运动员而言的）向左偏离球。
do a fade
- informal run away〈非正式〉潜逃, 逃跑。