fade

vi.
1、枯萎，凋謝，衰老
Cut flowers soon fade.
剪下來的花朵容易枯萎。
The flowers faded for want of water.
花兒因缺水而凋謝了。
2、褪去，失去光澤
A good dye will not fade.
染得好的顏色不會褪色。
The color of the carpet will not fade over time.
這地毯用久了也不會褪色。
3、變微弱，逐漸消失，逝去
The stars faded from the sky.
星星從天邊消失。
Daylight fades when the sun sets.
太陽西沉, 天色逐漸暗淡。

【同義詞】
1、decline vt.衰退，衰落
an empire that has declined
業已衰落的帝國
2、wither vi. 枯萎，干枯，凋謝
The flowers in the vase withered.
花瓶里的花朵枯萎了。
3、weaken vt.使弱, 削弱; 使衰減
Factional infighting have weaken the party structure.
派別之間的勾心斗角削弱了黨的組織。

【背句子記單詞】
All memory of the past has faded.
往日的記憶已成云煙。
Flowers bloom and fade and another year goes by!
花開花謝又一年。