early 15c., disaperen, from dis- "do the opposite of" + appear. Earlier was disparish (early 15c.), from French disparaiss-, stem of disparaître. Transitive sense. "cause to disappear," is from 1897 in chemistry; by 1948 of inconvenient persons. Related: Disappeared; disappearing; disappears. Slang disappearing act is originally of magic shows; in figurative sense of "getting away" first attested 1913.
双语例句
1. She stood watching the car's tail-lights disappear down the drive.
她站在那儿，望着小汽车的尾灯消失在车道尽头。
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2. He saw something dark disappear behind the curtain of leaves.
他看到一个黑漆漆的东西从浓密的树叶后消失了。
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3. It was uncharacteristic of her father to disappear like this.
就这样消失不像她父亲的一贯作风。
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4. Year by year great swathes of this small nation's countryside disappear.
年复一年，这个小国家的乡村面积正在一片片地大量消失。
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5. The snow will soon disappear when the warm weather comes.
