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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
disappear
dis·ap·pear [disappear disappears disappeared disappearing] BrE [ˌdɪsəˈpɪə(r)] NAmE [ˌdɪsəˈpɪr] verb 1. intransitive (+ adv./prep.) to become impossible to see Syn: ↑vanish • The plane disappeared behind a cloud. • Lisa watched until the train disappeared from view. 2. intransitive to stop existing Syn: ↑vanish • Her nervousness quickly disappeared once she was on stage. • The problem won't just disappear. •Our countryside is disappearing at an alarming rate. 3. intransitive to be lost or impossible to find Syn: ↑vanish • I can never find a pen in this house. They disappear as soon as I buy them. •~ from sth The child disappeared from his home some time after four. see do, perform, stage a disappearing/vanishing act at ↑act n., disappear/vanish off the face of the earth at ↑face n. Derived Word: ↑disappearance Verb forms: Word Origin: late Middle English: from ↑dis- (expressing reversal) + ↑appear, on the pattern of French disparaître. Thesaurus: disappear verb I •She watched as the train disappeared from sight. vanish • • fade • • melt • • die out • • clear • |literary dissolve • Opp: appear disappear/vanish/fade/melt/dissolve into sth disappear/vanish/fade from view/sight anger/hope disappears/vanishes/fades/melts a tradition/custom disappears/dies out cloud/smoke/mist disappears/clears Example Bank: •He started the treatment and his symptoms disappeared overnight. •Her father disappeared without trace when she was ten. •Her personal website quietly disappeared from the Internet. •His grin momentarily disappeared from his face. •Lucy watched his tall figure disappear into the cafe. •She watched until he had disappeared from view. •The controversy is not going to magically disappear. •The plane suddenly just disappeared from the radar screen. •The smile disappeared to be replaced by a doleful frown. •The sun disappeared behind a cloud. •The traditional way of life has all but disappeared. •The woman literally disappeared on her way home from work one night. •These forests could disappear altogether in the next twenty years. •Why have 2.5 million manufacturing jobs disappeared in the last twenty years? •Wildlife is fast disappearing from our countryside. •With that, Matt promptly disappeared. •a rapidly disappearing way of life •Lisa watched until the train disappeared from view. •The problem won't just disappear.
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