disappear
/ˌdɪsəˈpɪr/KK
/ˌdɪsəˈpɪɹ/IPA
dɪ·sə·pɪr
變化形
disappeared
disappearing
disappears
disappeared
1.
消失；不見
某人或某物原本看得見或找得到，後來不再能被看見或找到。
用法：通常作不及物動詞，後面不直接接受詞。可搭配介系詞片語，如 disappear from view「從視線中消失」。
The bus disappeared around the corner before we reached the stop.
我們走到站牌前，公車已經在轉角處消失了。
My keys seem to have disappeared from the kitchen table.
我的鑰匙好像從廚房桌上不見了。
2.
消散；消退
疼痛、擔憂、問題、味道或聲音等逐漸減弱，最後不再存在或感覺不到。
用法：可用於描述逐漸消退的過程，也可指突然不見；若要強調逐漸發生，可加 gradually 或 slowly。
After I talked with my teacher, most of my worries disappeared.
和老師談過後，我大部分的擔憂都消除了。
The smell of fried food disappeared after we opened the windows.
我們打開窗戶後，炸物的味道就散掉了。
3.
失蹤；突然離開而不知去向
某人突然離開，且他人不知道其去向，往往暗示一段時間內聯絡不上或找不到人。
用法：可與 for 加上一段時間連用，如 disappear for hours「失聯好幾個小時」。不要說 disappear someone。
He disappeared after lunch and did not answer his phone until evening.
他午餐後就不知去向，直到晚上才接電話。
Please do not disappear without telling your family where you are going.
請不要不告訴家人去向就突然失聯。
常見錯誤
The pain disappeared gradually slowly.
The pain gradually disappeared.／The pain disappeared slowly.
My phone was disappeared.
My phone disappeared.／My phone is missing.
I disappeared my homework.
I lost my homework.／My homework disappeared.
He disappeared to school.
He disappeared from school.／He went to school.
相關字詞
學習提示
・disappear 的核心意思是「原本存在或看得見，後來不見」。它通常不及物，因此不能說 disappear something。
・描述人暫時失聯時，disappear 常帶有「沒有交代去向」的意思；若只是正常離開，通常用 leave 或 go。
・物品找不到時，My wallet disappeared 可以使用，但在日常情境中，I can't find my wallet 或 My wallet is missing 往往更直接。