vanishing
/ˈvæn.ɪ.ʃɪŋ/ (bre, ipa) · [vˈænɪʃɪŋ] /ˈvæn.ɪ.ʃɪŋ/ (ame, ipa) · [vˈænɪʃɪŋ] /ˈva-nish How to pronounce vanish (audio)/ (ame, mw)
vanishing — 形容詞
- vanishingpositive
- more vanishingcomparative
- most vanishingsuperlative
1. beginning to slip out of sight or fade away so that it may soon no longer be see
快消失的
正慢慢變得看不見
beginning to slip out of sight or fade away so that it may soon no longer be seen or kept
The hikers followed the vanishing path through the wet grass.
那些登山客沿著那條快消失的小路穿過濕草地。
before a noun: vanishing + path
Romi stared at the vanishing rainbow above the rice fields.
Romi 盯著稻田上方那道快消失的彩虹。
before a noun: vanishing + rainbow
The museum is recording a vanishing craft from the islands.
那座博物館正在記錄一種來自群島、快消失的工藝。
We could still see the vanishing smoke above the burned shed.
我們還看得見那陣在燒焦小屋上方快消失的煙。
- fading
Often used for light, sound, or color that is gradually becoming weaker.
- disappearing
More neutral and slightly broader; it does not always sound as compact or literary as vanishing.
文法句型
a vanishing [noun]
vanishing path
vanishing tradition
vanishing smoke
用法筆記
Usually placed before a noun. It describes something that is in the process of disappearing, so it suggests a change still happening rather than something already gone.
vanishing — 動詞
- vanishingpresent simple I / you / we / they
- vanishings3rd person singular
- vanishinging-ing form
- vanishingedpast simple
1. moving or passing away from sight so that people can no longer see it
漸漸消失
從眼前慢慢看不見
moving or passing away from sight so that people can no longer see it
The train was vanishing into the tunnel when Lara reached the platform.
Lara 走到月台時，那列火車正漸漸消失在隧道裡。
pattern: vanishing into [place]
By sunrise, the last stars were vanishing above the harbor.
到了日出時，最後幾顆星星正漸漸消失在港口上空。
Imran watched the island vanishing behind a wall of rain.
Imran 看著那座島嶼在一面雨牆後方漸漸消失。
The writing on the sign is vanishing under years of dust.
招牌上的字正因多年積塵而漸漸消失。
- disappearing
The most neutral choice for something no longer being visible.
- fading
Usually slower, especially for light, sound, or color.
- slipping away
Suggests a smooth or quiet movement out of sight.
文法句型
[subject] + is/was + vanishing
vanishing into [place]
vanishing behind [thing]
vanishing under [covering]
用法筆記
Most often used with into, behind, under, or from to show where something is slipping out of view. Compared with sense 2, this sense is about becoming unseen, not about no longer existing in the world.
常見錯誤
2. being lost from ordinary life or from the world until it is no longer there
逐漸絕跡
慢慢不再存在於生活或世界
being lost from ordinary life or from the world until it is no longer there
Many old fishing songs are vanishing from the coast villages.
許多老漁歌正從沿海村落裡逐漸絕跡。
vanishing from [community or place]
Snow leopards are vanishing as their mountain habitat keeps shrinking.
由於山區棲地持續縮小，雪豹正逐漸絕跡。
as-clause showing the cause
Alya fears that her grandmother's dialect is vanishing from family life.
Alya 擔心祖母的方言正從家庭生活中逐漸絕跡。
Cash payments are vanishing in cafes that use only phone apps.
在只用手機程式付款的咖啡館裡，現金付款正逐漸絕跡。
- dying out
Common for animals, customs, or habits that slowly stop existing.
- fading away
Suggests a gentle, gradual loss until nothing is left.
- declining
Focuses on becoming fewer or weaker, not always on complete disappearance.
文法句型
[subject] + is/are + vanishing
vanishing from [place or life]
vanishing as [reason]
用法筆記
The subject is usually something lasting, such as a species, custom, language, or payment method. Unlike sense 1, the point is not where it goes out of sight, but that it is gradually disappearing from real life or from the world.
常見錯誤
3. getting smaller until it reaches the value of zero in a calculation or physical
趨近零值
數值逐步變成零
getting smaller until it reaches the value of zero in a calculation or physical process
On the graph, the blue line is vanishing as x gets close to zero.
在圖上，當 x 接近零時，那條藍線正趨近零值。
pattern: vanishing as x gets close to zero
By the last step, the error was vanishing in the computer model.
到了最後一步時，那個誤差在電腦模型中正慢慢變成零。
As the room cooled, the pressure gap was vanishing between the two tanks.
隨著房間變冷，兩個槽之間的壓力差正逐步變成零。
The teacher showed when the extra force was vanishing in the equation.
老師示範了那股額外力量在方程式裡何時正變成零。
- approaching zero
The plain technical phrase for the same mathematical idea.
- tending to zero
More formal and common in maths writing.
- growing
Becoming larger rather than shrinking toward zero.
- increasing
General opposite in calculations or measured change.
文法句型
[quantity] + is/was + vanishing
vanishing as x approaches zero
vanishing in [equation or model]
用法筆記
Used mainly in mathematics, physics, and technical writing. It usually refers to a number, error, force, or difference that is approaching zero rather than to something literally disappearing from view.
常見錯誤
4. causing a person or thing to disappear by direct action
使消失
直接讓某物或某人不見
causing a person or thing to disappear by direct action
In the film, the mirror was vanishing anyone who touched its frame.
在那部電影裡，那面鏡子會讓碰到邊框的人直接消失。
rare transitive pattern: vanish + object
The game boss kept vanishing the player's arrows before they landed.
那個遊戲頭目一直在讓玩家的箭還沒落地前就消失。
A burst of white fire was vanishing the notes on the desk.
一陣白火正讓桌上的那些紙條消失。
The sorcerer was vanishing whole doors to trap the guards inside.
那名術士正讓整扇門消失，好把守衛困在裡面。
- revealing
Making something visible instead of taking it away from sight.
- bringing back
Returning something after it has disappeared.
文法句型
vanish + object
[thing] + is/was + vanishing + object
vanishing someone or something from [place]
用法筆記
This transitive use is rare and sounds literary, magical, or game-like. In everyday English, speakers usually say make something vanish rather than vanish something.