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Disappear Disappeared Existing Trace Syn Completely Find Impossible

The flashcard defines "disappear" as a verb with three main meanings: to become unseen, to go missing, or to cease to exist. It is often used when something or someone can no longer be found or seen. The examples illustrate its use in various contexts, such as a vehicle moving out of sight or a person going missing.

The flashcard defines "disappear" as a verb with three main meanings: to become unseen, to go missing, or to cease to exist. It is often used when something or someone can no longer be found or seen. The examples illustrate its use in various contexts, such as a vehicle moving out of sight or a person going missing.

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/dɪ̱səpɪ͟ə(r)/
1
[VERB 动词](通常指因位置改变而)消失,不见 If you say that someone or something disappears, you mean that you can no longer see them, usually because you or they have changed position.
  [V]
  [V prep]
  • The black car drove away from them and disappeared...

    那辆黑色轿车驶离了他们的视线。

  • Clive disappeared into a room by himself...

    克莱夫独自一人进了屋。

  • The airliner disappeared off their radar.

    那架班机从他们的雷达屏幕上消失了。

2
[VERB 动词]消失;失踪 If someone or something disappears, they go away or are taken away somewhere where nobody can find them.
  [V]
  • ...a Japanese woman who disappeared thirteen years ago...

    一个 13 年前失踪的日本女人

  • Janet's husband and sister noticed that small kitchen objects were disappearing with increasing regularity.

    珍妮特的丈夫和她的姐姐发现厨房里的小物件经常不翼而飞,而且次数愈发频繁。

3
[VERB 动词]不复存在;灭绝;消亡 If something disappears, it stops existing or happening.
  [V]
  • The immediate security threat has disappeared.

    直接的安全威胁已不复存在了。


Oxford dis·ap·pear / ˌdɪsəˈpɪə(r) ; NAmE ˌdɪsəˈpɪr / verb 1 [intransitive ] (+ adv./prep.) to become impossible to see 消失;不见 SYN
vanish
The plane disappeared behind a cloud. 飞机消失在云层里。 Lisa watched until the train disappeared from view. 莉萨一直看着火车从视线中消失。
2 [intransitive ] to stop existing 不复存在;灭绝;消亡 SYN
vanish
Her nervousness quickly disappeared once she was on stage. 她一走上台紧张情绪便迅速消失了。 The problem won't just disappear. 这个问题不会就这样不了了之的。 Our countryside is disappearing at an alarming rate. 我们的农村地区正在以惊人的速度消亡。
3 [intransitive ] to be lost or impossible to find 失踪;丢失 SYN
vanish
I can never find a pen in this house. They disappear as soon as I buy them. 我在家里从来找不到一支笔。每次我一买来就不翼而飞。 disappearfrom sth The child disappeared from his home some time after four. 这孩子四点多的时候就离家不见了。
dis·ap·pear·ance disappearance disappearances / ˌdɪsəˈpɪərəns ; NAmE ˌdɪsəˈpɪrəns / noun [uncountable ,  countable ] the disappearance of many species of plants and animals from our planet 许多动植物物种从我们这颗行星上的消失 Police are investigating the disappearance of a young woman. 警方正在调查一位年轻女子的失踪案。 IDIOMsee
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dis·ap·pear / ˌdɪsəˈpɪə(r) ; NAmE ˌdɪsəˈpɪr / dis·ap·pear·ance / ˌdɪsəˈpɪərəns ; NAmE ˌdɪsəˈpɪrəns /
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disappeardis‧ap‧pear /ˌdɪsəˈpɪə $ -ˈpɪr/ ●●● S2 W2 verb [intransitive]
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1to become impossible to see any longer SYN  vanish OPP  appeardisappear behind/under/into etc The sun had disappeared behind a cloud.disappear from view/sight David watched her car until it disappeared from view. At this point the path seemed to disappear altogether (=disappear completely).2to be lost, or to become impossible to find SYN  vanish:  The two girls disappeared while walking home from school. My keys have disappeared again.disappear without trace British English, without a trace American English (=without any way of finding them) 75,000 soldiers simply disappeared without trace.3to stop existing:  The rain forest may disappear forever.COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 2adverbssimply 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.phrasesdisappear without a trace (also disappear without trace British English) (=completely)· Hundreds of people disappear without trace every year.disappear into thin air (=completely)· The money he made has disappeared into thin air.THESAURUSdisappear if something disappears, you cannot see it any longer, or it does not exist any longer: · The sun slowly disappeared over the horizon.· Millions of people saw their savings disappear.· 16% of the forest cover has disappeared during the last 100 years.vanish to completely disappear, especially suddenly: · The boat vanished without trace off the coast of Australia.· All hopes of finding the boy alive have vanished.· The 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: · I wish this headache would go away.· I’m afraid the problem won’t just go away.fade away to gradually become less clear, strong, or bright, and finally disappear: · Her voice began to fade away.· His anger slowly faded away.· The last rays of the evening sun were fading away.melt away especially literary to disappear, especially gradually – used about feelings or groups of people: · The crowd began to melt away.· His initial excitement had melted away.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: · Wolves had died out in much of Europe.· Many of the old childhood diseases have almost died out.become extinct if a type of animal or plant becomes extinct, it stops existing: · Dinosaurs became extinct millions of years ago.· If nothing is done to save the whales, they will soon become extinct.
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[ˌdɪsəˈpɪə(r)]disappeared, disappearing, disappears

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disappeared[33697] disappearing[4608] disappears[5306]
消失(91%),不见(5%),失踪(4%)
vi.消失;失踪;不复存在
vt.使…不存在;使…消失

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