fade

单词辨析:

fade blanch bleach discolour whiten 【导航词义:颜色变浅】
fade v. (使)褪色
〔辨析〕

指(使)某物失去颜色和光泽。

〔例证〕

The sun faded the blue-coloured tablecloth.

太阳把蓝色桌布晒掉色了。

This brand of jeans will not fade.

这个牌子的牛仔裤不会褪色。

blanch v. (使)变白
〔辨析〕

指(使)某人因害怕或震惊而变得面色苍白或(使)某物变白。

〔例证〕

Years of toil blanched his hair.

他因常年辛苦工作而白发苍苍。

This material blanches in the sun.

这种材料在阳光照射下会变白。

Her face blanched with fear.

她吓得脸色发白。

bleach v. 使(颜色)变淡,漂白
〔辨析〕

指通过日照或使用化学品使某物颜色变淡或变白。

〔例证〕

How can I bleach my teeth at home?

我怎样才能在家美白牙齿呢?

The coat was bleached by the sun.

大衣被太阳晒得褪了色。

discolour (美亦作discolor) v. (使)变色
〔辨析〕

指(使)某物变色,通常变得比以前难看。

〔例证〕

The sun discoloured the curtain day by day.

太阳逐渐把窗帘晒褪色了。

The apple was cut yesterday and it is already discoloured.

这个苹果是昨天切开的,现在已经变色了。

whiten v. 变白;使更白;漂白
〔辨析〕

指(使)某人的脸色或某物变白或在原来的基础上变得更白。

〔例证〕

She visibly whitened when the game result was released.

比赛结果出来之后,她的脸色明显变白了。

Snow whitened the whole forest.

大雪为整片森林披上了银装。

How can I whiten my blouse?

我怎样才能漂白我的衬衫呢?

相关例句:

The colours fade into one another.

各种颜色退得分不清了。

Dead-head roses as the blooms fade.

玫瑰花开败后就把枯花摘去。

They bloom for a month and fade away in no time.

它们开花为一个月的时间和逐渐消失很快。

They watched the familiar mountains fade into the darkness.

他们看着熟悉的群山渐渐隐没到黑夜当中。

The most prominent poets of the Victorian period had all but faded from the scene.

维多利亚时期最显赫的诗人差不多已全部湮没无声了。

I love the innocence in their smiles, but I also know with time that will fade.

我爱笑容中的天真,但我也知道这天真也会时光的流逝而消失。