/feɪd; fed/
v
1 [I, Tn] (cause sth to) lose colour, freshness or vigour （使某事物）褪色, 凋落, 衰弱
*the fading light of evening 傍晚渐暗的光
* Will (the colour in) this material fade? 这块料子（的颜色）褪色吗?
* Flowers soon fade when cut. 花折下不久就会凋谢.
* She is fading fast, ie rapidly losing strength. 她身体很快就衰弱了.
* The strong sunlight had faded the curtains. 强烈 的阳光把窗帘晒得褪了色.
* faded denims, ie ones that have lost their original colour 褪了色的牛仔裤.
2 [I, Ipr, Ip] ~ (away) disappear gradually (from sight, hearing, memory, etc); become indistinct （从视野中、听力范围中、记忆中等）逐渐消失, 变得模糊不清
*As evening came, the coastline faded into darkness. 夜晚降临时, 海岸线在黑暗中逐渐消失了.
* The sound of the cheering faded (away) in the distance. 欢呼声在远处逐渐消失了.
* All memory of her childhood had faded from her mind. 她对童年的一切记忆逐渐从脑海中消逝了.
* His hopes faded. 他的希望渐渐破灭了.
3 (phr v) fade away (of people) disperse; die （指人）散开, 死亡
*The crowd just faded away. 人群刚刚散去.
* She's fading away, ie dying. 她已奄奄一息. fade (sth) in/out (cinema or broadcasting 电影或广播) (cause a picture to) increase/decrease gradually in sharpness; (cause the volume of sound to) become gradually audible/inaudible （使画面）清晰度逐渐增强[减弱]; （使音量）逐渐增大[减小]
*As the programme ended, their conversation was faded out. 节目结束时, 他们的谈话声也逐渐消失了.

v
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: French;Origin: fader, from Latin fatuus; FATUOUS]
alsofade away [I]
to gradually disappear
　Hopes of a peace settlement are beginning to fade.
　Over the years her beauty had faded a little.
[I and T]
to lose colour and brightness, or to make something do this
　the fading evening light
　a pair of faded jeans
　The sun had faded the curtains.
alsofade away [I]
to become weaker physically, especially so that you become very ill or die
[I]
if a team fades, it stops playing as well as it did before
fade inphr v
to appear slowly or become louder, or to make a picture or sound do this
fade sth⇔in
　Additional background sound is faded in at the beginning of the shot.
>'fade-inn[C]
fade outphr v
to disappear slowly or become quieter, or to make a picture or sound do this
fade sth⇔out
　He slid a control to fade out the music.
>'fade-outn[C]