消失的英文：vanish，disappear，fade，evaporate，extinguish这些动词均有“消失”之意。

1、vanish语气强，指完全、往往是神秘而突然的消失，不留任何蛛丝马迹。vanish英 ['v鎛j僝美 ['v鎛j僝vi.消失；绝迹；不见了[例句]a way of life that will vanish within a few generations几代之内就会消失的生活方式2、disappear普通用词，强调从视线或脑海中消失。这消失可能是暂时的、突然的或永久的，视上下文而定。disappear英 [djsY'pjY]美 ['djsY'pjr]vi. 不见，消失;不复存在，灭绝[例句]If you leave your bike out overnight, it's likely to disappear.把自行车在外面放一整夜的话，有可能会丢。

3、fade侧重逐渐消失。fade英 [fejd]美 [fed]v.逐渐消失；褪色；凋谢n.淡入；淡出[例句]Prospects for peace had already started to fade.和平的前景已经开始变得暗淡。

4、evaporate指像水蒸发时那样悄然逝去，也指某人悄悄地、突然退出或离去。evaporate英 [j'v鎝Yrejt]美 [j'v鎝Yret]v.蒸发；失去水分；消失[例句]Your dreams always seem to evaporate.你的梦想似乎总是破灭。

5、extinguish指、闷死、水浇等方法“使熄灭”“扑灭”“消失”。extinguish英 [jk萻tjKgwj僝美 [jk'stjKɡwj僝vt.熄灭；扑灭；消灭；使破灭；偿清[例句]It took about 50 minutes to extinguish the fire.扑灭这场火用了大约50分钟。