...the worn, fading envelope...(Para. 16)
fade: vi. 1) (cause to) lose color or freshness 褪色
Her dark blue skirt was so old that it had faded to light blue. 她那條深蘭的裙子很舊了,顏色已褪成淺藍(lán)色了。
2) disappear bit by bit 逐漸消失
His strength seemed to fade after the operation. 手術(shù)以后,他似乎覺得越來越?jīng)]有力氣了。
The music from the radio slowly faded away. 樂隊(duì)的音樂漸漸地消失了。
As we drove into the mountains, the radio signal faded. 當(dāng)我們駛進(jìn)山區(qū)時(shí),無線電信號漸漸減弱了。
n. 信號,標(biāo)志
v. (發(fā)信號)通知、表示<