fade
verb [ I or T ] uk/feɪd/ us/feɪd/
B2 （使）褪色;（使）变暗;（使）衰弱
to (cause to) lose colour, brightness, or strength gradually
If you hang your clothes out in the bright sun, they will fade. 衣服挂在光线强的地方晾晒会褪色。
My suntan is already fading. 我晒黑的肤色已经开始变浅了。
They arrived home just as the light was fading (= as it was getting dark). 天色变暗时，他们到家了。
The sun had faded the blue walls. 太阳把蓝色的墙晒褪了色。
- More examples
- Many of these problems may simply fade into irrelevance when the new rules come into force.
- My memory of childhood fades as time goes by.
- Her worries about her job have faded into the background since she learned about her father's illness.
- Hope is fading that the missing child is still alive.
- As she drifted into sleep, the doctor's face began to blur and fade.
Idiom
be fading away/fastidiom 变得虚弱；奄奄一息
to be growing weaker and thinner and to be likely to die soon
Phrasal verbs
fade awayB2 逐渐消失；变得无足轻重；变弱
to slowly disappear, lose importance, or become weaker
The voices became louder and closer and then faded away again. 人声越来越嘈杂，越来越近，接着又逐渐消失了。
As the years passed, the memories faded away. 岁月流逝，那些记忆都淡忘了。
fade (something) in （使）（画面）渐显；（使）（声音）渐强
If the picture or sound of a film or recording fades in, or someone fades it in, it becomes gradually stronger.
fade (something) out （使）（画面）渐隐;（使）（声音）渐弱
If the picture or sound of a film or recording fades out or someone fades it out, it becomes gradually weaker.