nCOLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2: to be lost, or to become impossible to find
adverbs
simply disappear (=used to emphasize that it is very strange)
After two weeks it seemed that the boys had simply disappeared.
completely/totally disappear
My spectacles have completely disappeared again.
mysteriously disappear (=in a way that no one can explain)
Several reporters in the area have mysteriously disappeared.
suddenly disappear
The ship had suddenly disappeared in calm waters.
phrases
disappear without a trace (also disappear without traceBritish EnglishBrE) (=completely)
Hundreds of people disappear without trace every year.
disappear into thin air (=completely)
The money he made has disappeared into thin air.
THESAURUS
disappear if something disappears, you cannot see it any longer, or it does not exist any longer 消失,不见
The sun slowly disappeared over the horizon.
太阳慢慢地从地平线上消失了。
Millions of people saw their savings disappear.
数百万人眼看着自己的储蓄没有了。
n16% of the forest cover has disappeared during the last 100 years.
vanish to completely disappear, especially suddenly 〔尤指突然〕消失
The boat vanished without trace off the coast of Australia.
那艘船在澳大利亚海岸不远处消失得无影无踪。
All hopes of finding the boy alive have vanished.
男孩生还的希望全部破灭。
nThe fields have vanished beneath a new town of skyscrapers and motorways.
go away to stop existing – used about something bad such as a pain or a problem 〔疼痛或问题等〕消失
I wish this headache would go away.
我希望头痛会好起来。
I’m afraid the problem won’t just go away.
恐怕这个问题不会自行消失。
fade away to gradually become less clear, strong, or bright, and finally disappear 逐渐消失
Her voice began to fade away.
她的声音变得越来越轻。
His anger slowly faded away.
他的怒气渐渐消退。
nThe last rays of the evening sun were fading away.
melt away especially literary to disappear, especially gradually – used about feelings or groups of people 〔情感〕逐渐消失;〔人群〕逐渐散去
The crowd began to melt away.
人群开始散去。
His initial excitement had melted away.
他最初的兴奋感觉逐渐减退了。
die out to stop existing after gradually becoming more and more rare – used about a type of animal or plant, a disease, or a custom 〔某种动植物、疾病或习俗〕逐渐灭绝,消失
Wolves had died out in much of Europe.
在欧洲的许多地方狼已经灭绝。
Many of the old childhood diseases have almost died out.
过去的许多儿童疾病几乎都消失了。
become extinct if a type of animal or plant becomes extinct, it stops existing 〔动植物〕灭绝,绝种
Dinosaurs became extinct millions of years ago.
恐龙在数百万年前就绝种了。
nIf nothing is done to save the whales, they will soon become extinct.
Examples from the Corpus
disappear• Where are my keys? They seem to have disappeared.• But the urge to indulge, never rational, never completely disappears.• She was taken aback to realise just how far her reservations about seeing him had disappeared.• As the economyimproves, workersfears of being laid off have disappeared.• By the time of the trial, the tape had mysteriously disappeared.• Once you start drinking too heavily, the beneficial effects of alcoholdisappear.• Drugs won't make the pain disappearaltogether, but they will help.• More of you may be working a flexibleschedule that meanslunch has disappeared altogether.• At midnight the lights disappeared and Gilbert was gone; his Newfoundland project lay in neglect for three decades.• The sundisappearedbehind a cloud.• Small companies will disappear by being merged into big ones.• Thousands of miles of rainforest are disappearing every year.• 13 year-old Nicola disappeared from her home on Saturday night.• Of course nobody much resents the Bucks now, since they disappeared from nationalprominence almost as quickly as they arrived.• The dolphin has just about disappeared from the coasts of Britain.• The letter had mysteriously disappeared from the fileovernight.• "The Little Mermaid" video quickly disappeared from the stores.• Sheila's car turned the corner and disappeared from view.• The scars will disappear in a year or two.• The parents of an art student who disappeared in the middle of his exams have made an emotional plea for him to come home.• They ended in a pair of greenbronze doors, each so high that they disappeared into the gloom.• She watched the boatsail out to sea until it disappeared over the horizon.• Your grief won't disappear overnight. It takes time to get over the death of someone close to you.• Moran stayed in bed until late that day, disappearing silently into the fields after eating.• I thought I had a copy of the notes, but they seem to have disappeared somewhere.• When I turned round, I discovered the man had disappeared with my bag.• That way they would disappear without trace.
disappear altogether• And as that sense of independence grew, so the need I felt to control my weightsubsided and finally disappeared altogether.• But this collaboration of culture and nature also meant that females were on the verge of disappearing altogether.• He seems to have bloody well disappeared altogether.• More of you may be working a flexible schedule that means lunch has disappeared altogether.• Perhaps in time, if washed by tears, they will become indistinct and a few will disappear altogether.• Repeatedattempts to provoke an attack may cause the symptoms to disappear altogether.• Become a part of your local scene and it may well disappear altogether, except when your activities arousefriendly interest.• If you look too hard it disappears altogether into a kind of wistful, disappointed light in the night sky.
disappear without trace• Both car and occupants had disappeared without trace.• That way they would disappear without trace.• The abbeylies in ruinstoday and its celebratedrelic has disappeared without trace.• Without radio play, a record can disappear without trace.• Of the volemolars, 2 out of 18 split longitudinally, 12 disappeared without trace, and only 4 were left intact.• Two of them disappeared without trace as fast as they could.• Hundreds of people disappeared without trace every year.• Just about everyone hoped they would disappear without trace when that tideebbed and frenetic buying and selling ground to a halt.
ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADVERB➤altogether, completely, entirely, fully, totally完全消失;整個消失▸➤all but, effectively, essentially, largely, mostly, nearly, practically, virtually幾乎消失;消失殆盡;大部份消失;實際上消失◇The traditional way of life has all but disappeared.傳統的生活方式幾乎完全消失了。➤literally的確消失◇The woman literally disappeared on her way home from work one night.那名女子在一天晚上下班回家途中竟然失踪了。➤gradually, slowly漸漸地/緩慢地消失▸➤abruptly, immediately, instantly, overnight, promptly, quickly, rapidly, soon, suddenly突然消失;立即消失;一夜之間消失;迅速消失;很快消失◇He started the treatment and his symptoms disappeared overnight.他開始了治療,症狀很快就消失了。◇With that, Matt promptly disappeared.緊接着,馬特就迅速消失了。◇a rapidly disappearing way of life迅速消失的生活方式➤briefly, momentarily, temporarily暫時消失◇His grin momentarily disappeared from his face.微笑從他臉上消失了片刻。➤eventually, finally終於/最終消失▸➤forever永遠消失◇A number of species could soon disappear forever.許多物種可能在短期內滅絕。➤subsequently隨後消失➤magically, miraculously, mysteriously神奇地/奇跡般地/神秘地消失◇The controversy is not going to magically disappear.爭議是不會神奇消失的。➤without a trace, without trace (especially BrE) 消失得無影無踪◇Her father disappeared without trace when she was ten.她 10 歲時,父親一去不見踪影。➤quietly悄然消失◇Her personal website quietly disappeared from the Internet.她的個人網站從因特網上悄然消失了。➤apparently, seemingly表面上消失▸➤just, simply就那麼消失◇The plane suddenly just disappeared from the radar screen.飛機突然從雷達屏幕上就那麼消失了。PREPOSITION➤behind消失在⋯後面◇The sun disappeared behind a cloud.太陽消失在一片雲之後。➤from從⋯消失◇Wildlife is fast disappearing from our countryside.野生動植物正從鄉間迅速消失。➤into, through, under, etc.消失在⋯裏、穿過⋯消失、消失在⋯下面等PHRASES➤disappear from sight, disappear from view從視野中消失◇She watched until he had disappeared from view.她看着他,直到他從視野中消失。
disappear ♦︎ vanish ♦︎ fade ♦︎ die out ♦︎ dissolve ♦︎ clear ♦︎ meltThese words all mean to stop existing or being in a place.这些词均表示消失、消逝、绝迹。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to disappear / vanish / fade / dissolve / melt into sth◆to fade / melt away◆anger / hope disappears / vanishes / fades / melts◆a smile disappears / vanishes / fades◆cloud / smoke / mist disappears / clears◆a species disappears / vanishes / dies out◆a tradition / custom disappears / dies out◆disappear / vanish / fade / die out / dissolve / clear completely◆disappear / fade / die out / dissolve / clear gradually◆to disappear / vanish / fade from view / sight◆to disappear / vanish / melt into thin air■disappear [intransitive] to become impossible to see; to stop existing; to be lost or impossible to find消失;不复存在;失踪◆The plane disappeared behind a cloud.飞机消失在云层里。◆The problem won't just disappear.这个问题不会就这样不了了之。◆Our countryside is disappearing at an alarming rate.我们的乡村地区正以惊人的速度消亡。◆The child disappeared from his home some time after four.那孩子4点多钟就离家不见了。OPPappear ⇨ appear▸disappearance
noun
[uncountable, countable] ◆Police are investigating the disappearance of a young woman.警方正在调查一名年轻女子的失踪案。OPPappearance ⇨ arrival1■vanish ˈvænɪʃ [intransitive] to disappear suddenly and/or in a way that you cannot explain; to stop existing(莫名其妙地)突然消失;不复存在;绝迹◆The magician vanished in a puff of smoke.魔术师在一阵烟雾中突然不见了。◆My glasses seem to have vanished.我的眼镜似乎不翼而飞了。◆The boys vanished without trace during a snowstorm.那些男孩在一次暴风雪中消失得无影无踪。◆All hopes of a peaceful settlement had now vanished.和平解决的一切希望现在都已化作泡影。■fade [intransitive] to disappear gradually逐渐消失;逐渐消逝◆Her smile faded.她的笑容渐渐消失了。◆The laughter faded away.笑声逐渐消逝了。◆His voice faded to a whisper(= gradually became quieter).他的声音越来越低,渐渐地变成了耳语。◆All other issues fade into insignificance compared with the struggle for survival.与挣扎求生相比,所有其他问题都显得不重要了。■ˌdie ˈout
phrasal verb
(of types of animal or plant; of customs and traditions) to stop existing(动植物)灭绝;(习俗和传统)消失◆The report estimates that up to 40 000 species will have died out by the end of the century.报告估计到本世纪末将有多达4万个物种灭绝。◆Most of these traditions died out during the 19th century.这些传统大多数在19世纪就消失了。■dissolvedɪˈzɒlv; NAmEdɪˈzɑːlv [intransitive, transitive] (ratherformalorliterary) to disappear; to make sth disappear消除;(使)消失,消散◆When the ambulance had gone, the crowd dissolved.救护车开走后人群便散去了。◆His calm response dissolved her confusion.他平静的回答消除了她的困惑。■clear [intransitive](of the sky or weather) to become brighter and free of cloud or rain; (of smoke or fog) to disappear so that it is easier to see things(天空或天气)放晴,转晴;(烟或雾)消散,散去◆The sky cleared after the storm.暴风雨后,天晴了。◆The rain is clearing slowly.雨渐渐停下来。◆As the smoke cleared, two fighter planes came into view.随着烟雾的消散,两架战斗机进入了视线。OPPcloud ⇨ darken■melt [intransitive] (usually used with an adverb or preposition通常与副词或介词连用) (of people or feelings) to disappear gradually(人)逐渐散去;(感觉)渐渐消失◆At the first sign of trouble, his supporters melted away.一见到有麻烦的迹象,他的支持者便逐渐散去。◆All her anger and hurt melted away in his embrace.他的拥抱使她的怒气和委屈渐渐消失了。