English → Chinese
fade
/BrE feɪd 
, AmE feɪd /
A transitive verb
1 (make paler) «sun, washing, time» 使…褪色 ‹colours, curtains, clothes›
2 Radio, Theatre 使…逐渐消失 ‹conversation, lights›;
to fade one scene/colour into another; 使某一场景／颜色淡出，另一场景／颜色淡入
B intransitive verb
1 (lose colour) «curtains, clothes» 褪色; «colour» 变淡
2 (grow faint, disappear) «light» 变暗; «applause, music» 渐低; figurative «hope, smile, memory» 逐渐消失;
to fade into sth; 消失在某物中;
to fade from sight or view; 从视线中消失
3 (deteriorate, lose strength) «faculty, memory, beauty» 衰退; «horse, runner» 失去后劲; «flowers» 枯萎
4 Cinema, Radio, Television «sound, music» 变弱; «scene, picture» 变暗淡
Phrasal verbs
● fade away
intransitive verb
1 (die down) «sound, music» 渐弱
2 figurative (decline physically) «person» 奄奄一息;
old soldiers never die, they only fade away 老兵永远不死，他们只是凋零
● fade in
A intransitive verb
«signal, music, lights» 渐弱; «image, scene» 淡出
B transitive verb [fade sth in, fade in sth]
使…渐强 ‹music, dialogue, lighting›; 使…淡入 ‹picture, scene›
● fade out
A intransitive verb
1 (disappear) «signal, music, lights» 渐弱; «image, scene» 淡出
2 figurative «person» 淡出; «custom, political movement» 消失;
to fade out (of the picture); 淡出公众视线
B transitive verb [fade sth out, fade out sth]
使…渐弱 ‹music, dialogue, lighting›; 使…淡出 ‹picture, scene›