(1)消失，看不见 (disappear or become invisible quickly)[I]：The thin mysterious woman passenger～ed. 瘦瘦的神秘女乘客不见了。(thief)～into the yard(小偷)消失在院子中;(dream)～into thin air (梦想)化为乌有;(magician/sb)～in a cloud of smoke/the mist (魔术师/某人)消失在烟云之中/薄雾中;(sun/airplane)～behind a cloud/over the horizon/into the clouds(太阳/飞机)消失在云后/地平线那边/云层之中;With a wave of his hand， the magician made the flowers～. 魔术师手一晃，鲜花便消失了。the physical remains of a～ed culture 昔日文化的遗迹;～ing cream/point 雪花膏/没影点(消失点);〖同〗disappear;〖反〗appear，materialize;

(2)绝迹，烟消云散(pass out of existence)[I](fig)：The pains/hopes have～ed. 疼痛/希望消失了。 The prospects of success～ed. 成功的指望已不复存在。His anger～ed and he burst out laughing. 他的怒气烟消云散，突然大笑起来。Some of the animals/plants～ed from the earth. 一些动物/植物在地球上绝迹了。〖同〗disappear，cease，end，die，die away，die out，fade away，pass away;〖反〗arrive，begin，start