[no obj.]cease to be visible 消失,看不见 he disappeared into the trees. 他消失在树林里。 the sun had disappeared. 太阳看不见了。 ■cease to exist or be in use 不再存在;不再使用 the tension had completely disappeared. 紧张局势已完全消失。 ■(of a thing) be lost or impossible to find (东西)丢失;无法找到 my wallet seems to have disappeared. 我的钱包好像不见了。 ■(of a person) go missing or (in coded political language) be killed (人)失踪;(用于政治语言)被杀害 the family disappeared after being taken into custody. 这家人被拘留后就失踪了。
语源
late Middle English: from dis- (expressing reversal) + appear, on the pattern of French disparaître