/ˌdɪsəˈpɪə(r) ||; ˌdɪsəˈpɪr/verb[I] 1 to become impossible to see or to find 消失；不见: He walked away and disappeared into a crowd of people. 他走开了，消失在人群中。My purse was here a moment ago and now it's disappeared. 我的钱包刚才还在，现在不见了。
2 to stop existing 不复存在；绝迹:
Plant and animal species are disappearing at an alarming rate. 多种植物和动物在以惊人的速度灭绝。 [SYN] vanish 同义词为vanish [OPP] appear 反义词为appear➔disappearance noun [C,U] The mystery of her disappearance was never solved. 她的失踪仍是个谜。