vanish /ˈvænɪʃ/ CET4 TEM4 ( vanishing, vanished, vanishes )

• 1. 

  V-I If someone or something vanishes, they disappear suddenly or in a way that cannot be explained. 突然消失; 神秘失踪

  例：

  He just vanished and was never seen again.

  他就这么突然消失了，再也没有人见到过他。

  例：

  Anne vanished from outside her home last Wednesday.

  上周三安妮在自己家门外神秘失踪了。

• 2. 

  V-I If something such as a species of animal or a tradition vanishes, it stops existing. 消亡

  例：

  Many of these species have vanished or are facing extinction.

  这些物种中的许多已经消亡或是正濒临灭绝。