disappear /ˌdɪsəˈpɪə/ CET4 TEM4 ( disappearing, disappeared, disappears )

• 1. 

  V-I If you say that someone or something disappears, you mean that you can no longer see them, usually because you or they have changed position. 消失

  例：

  The black car drove away from them and disappeared.

  黑色的小汽车驶离了他们便消失了。

• 2. 

  V-I If someone or something disappears, they go away or are taken away somewhere where nobody can find them. 失踪

  例：

  ...a Japanese woman who disappeared thirteen years ago.

  …一位13年前失踪的日本妇女。

• 3. 

  V-I If something disappears, it stops existing or happening. 灭绝

  例：

  The immediate threat of the past has disappeared and the security situation in Europe has significantly improved.

  过去的直接威胁不复存在了，欧洲的安全状况有重大改善。