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单词 vanish
释义 van·ish
I. \ˈvanish, -nēsh, esp in pres part -nəsh\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-es)
Etymology: Middle English vanisshen, from Middle French evaniss-, stem of esvanir, evanir, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin exvanire, alteration of Latin evanescere to evaporate, die away, vanish, from e- + vanescere to vanish, from vanus empty — more at wane
intransitive verb
1.
 a. : to disappear entirely : pass altogether out of sight : become invisible
  < straightway vanished beneath his blankets — John Muir †1914 >
  < the last traces of respectability had vanished — Marcia Davenport >
 b. : to disappear by departing : go away
  < he vanished into the bathroom — Scott Fitzgerald >
  < as each member of our family finished eating dinner he would excuse himself and vanishParents' Magazine >
  < takes her to a social and vanishes with the boys to the bar — Marjorie Proops >
 c. : to disappear by passing out of existence : cease to be
  < two dozen cheeses, as big as cartwheels, vanished into the void every day — Van Wyck Brooks >
  < her resolution vanished — Ellen Glasgow >
  < many human ills … will run their course and vanish without treatment of any sort — Martin Gardner >
2. : to assume the value zero
 < by definition a fluid is called ideal if, and only if, the viscosity tensor vanishesMathematics Magazine >
transitive verb
: to cause to disappear
 < you can vanish the coin completely — Jean Hugard >
van·ish·er noun -s
Synonyms:
 vanish, evanesce, evaporate, disappear, and fade agree in meaning to pass from view or out of existence. vanish usually suggests a total, often mysterious, sudden passing, commonly leaving no trace
  < his grandmother's fortune vanished in a bank failure — Catharine Brody >
  < many of the wild creatures of early times have vanished or are almost extinct — American Guide Series: Texas >
  < his smile quickly vanished — Kenneth Roberts >
  < the apparition appeared for a moment, then vanished >
  evanesce usually suggests a gradual effacement or dissipation to a final complete dissolution
  < their hopes evanesced as money and food became scarcer >
  < the beauty of youth evanesced before the hardships of existence >
  evaporate suggests a vanishing as silently and inconspicuously as that of a vapor
  < nothing can insure the continuance of love. It will evaporate like a spirit — Thomas Hardy >
  < his anger did not evaporate in words — George Meredith >
  < invested capital evaporates even with watchful care — W.C.Allee >
  disappear usually suggests only the passing from sight or thought, other implications depending on context, although it is often interchangeable with vanish
  < the man seemed to disappear before his eyes >
  < what caused the Hohokam culture to disappear suddenly around 1400 … is a mystery — R.W.Murray >
  < farming is rapidly disappearing because of poor marketing conditions — American Guide Series: New Hampshire >
  < this document has disappeared from the files — R.M.Lovett >
  fade, often with out or away, stresses a gradual diminution in clearness or distinctness, usually to an ultimate disappearance
  < the old myth … had faded from the minds of men — Agnes Repplier >
  < the shouting on shore faded to a whispering — Kenneth Roberts >
  < the trade routes fell into disuse and the towns faded out of existence — Anne Dorrance >
  < the earlier beauty of the piece had faded away over the years >
II. noun
(-es)
1. : a disappearance or an act of causing something to disappear
 < this vanish … has been used by generations of magicians — Jean Hugard >
2. : the relatively faint latter part of a speech sound (as a falling diphthong)
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