Vanish

　　这些动词均有 消失 之意。

　　vanish 语气强，指完全、往往是神秘而突然的消失，不留任何蛛丝马迹。

　　disappear 普通用词，强调从视线或脑海中消失。这消失可能是暂时的、突然的或永久的，视上下文而定。

　　fade 侧重逐渐消失。

　　evaporate 指像水蒸发时那样悄然逝去，也指某人悄悄地、突然退出或离去。

　　参考例句

　　1. The mysterious woman passenger vanished.

　　这位神秘的女乘客突然不见了。

　　2. One must become the sun, all darkness can also vanish.

　　自己要成为太阳，一切的黑暗也都会消失。

　　3. Ah, my sleep, precious sleep, which only waits for his touch to vanish.

　　呵，我的睡眠，宝贵的睡眠，只等著他的摩触来消散。

　　参考例句

　　1.V-I If someone or something vanishes, they disappear suddenly or in a way that cannot be explained. 突然消失; 神秘失踪

　　例：He just vanished and was never seen again.

　　他就这么突然消失了，再也没有人见到过他。

　　例：Anne vanished from outside her home last Wednesday.

　　上周三安妮在自己家门外神秘失踪了。

　　2.V-I If something such as a species of animal or a tradition vanishes, it stops existing. 消亡

　　例：Many of these species have vanished or are facing extinction.

　　这些物种中的许多已经消亡或是正濒临灭绝。

　　常见用法

　　用作不及物动词

　　He seemed to vanish into thin air.

　　他不留痕迹地消失了。

　　Wisdom dawns when names and forms vanish.

　　世间一切名相消失之时，也就是智慧的开端。

　　Without it, varnish would vanish.

　　没有它，清漆就会消失。

　　Many types of animals have now vanished from the earth.

　　很多种类的动物现在已经从地球上绝迹了。

　　After the alien spacecraft had hovered over the park for a short time, it vanished.

　　那只外星来的宇宙飞船在公园上空盘旋了一会儿之后就不见了。

　　用作及物动词

　　The flowers blooming in the sun vanish.

　　向着阳光的花儿消失了。

　　He seemed to vanish into thin air.

　　他不留痕迹地消失了。