消失的英文:vanish,disappear,fade,evaporate,extinguish這些動詞均有“消失”之意。
1、vanish語氣強,指完全、往往是神秘而突然的消失,不留任何蛛絲馬跡。
vanish英?['v?n?]美?['v?n?]
vi.消失;絕跡;不見了
[例句]a way of life that will?vanish?within a few generations
幾代之內就會消失的生活方式
2、disappear普通用詞,強調從視線或腦海中消失。這消失可能是暫時的、突然的或永久的,視上下文而定。
disappear英?[d?s?'p?]美?['d?s?'p?r]
vi. 不見,消失;不復存在,滅絕
[例句]If you leave your bike out overnight, it's likely to?disappear.
把自行車在外面放壹整夜的話,有可能會丟。
3、fade側重逐漸消失。
fade英?[fe?d]美?[fed]
v.逐漸消失;褪色;雕謝
n.淡入;淡出
[例句]Prospects for peace had already started to?fade.
和平的前景已經開始變得暗淡。
4、evaporate指像水蒸發時那樣悄然逝去,也指某人悄悄地、突然退出或離去。
evaporate英?[?'v?p?re?t]美?[?'v?p?ret]
v.蒸發;失去水分;消失
[例句]Your dreams always seem to?evaporate.
妳的夢想似乎總是破滅。
5、extinguish指、悶死、水澆等方法“使熄滅”“撲滅”“消失”。
extinguish英?[?k?st?gw?]美?[?k'st?ɡw?]
vt.熄滅;撲滅;消滅;使破滅;償清
[例句]It took about 50 minutes to?extinguish?the fire.
撲滅這場火用了大約50分鐘。