melt

melt
verb
[no obj.]

become liquefied by heat
融化；熔化
place under a hot grill until the cheese has melted.
放在热烤架下直到干酪融化。
the icebergs were melting away.
冰山正逐渐融化。
■[with obj.]change (something) to a liquid condition by heating it
加热融化；加热熔化
the hot metal melted the wax.
热金属使蜡熔化。
[as adj. melted]asparagus with melted butter.
拌有融化黄油的芦笋。
■[with obj.](melt something down)melt something, especially a metal article, so that the material it is made of can be used again
熔化（金属）；熔毁
beautiful objects are being melted down and sold for scrap.
好看的物品正被熔化当废品卖掉。
■dissolve in liquid
溶解
add 400g sugar and boil until the sugar melts.
加400克糖，煮沸至糖溶解。
become more tender or loving
心软化；心柔化
she was so beautiful that I melted.
她是如此美丽以致我心生柔情。
[with obj.]make (someone) more tender or loving
使心软化；使心柔化
Richard gave her a smile which melted her heart.
理查德朝她微笑了一下，她的心软了。
[no obj., with adverbial]leave or disappear unobtrusively
悄悄离去；消失
the compromise was accepted and the opposition melted away.
妥协被接受，对抗渐渐消失。
the figure melted into thin air.
人影逐渐消失。
■(of a feeling or state) disappear
（感情）消失；（状态）消散
their original determination to exact vengeance melted away.
他们原来想报复的决心消失了。
■(melt into)change or merge imperceptibly into (another form or state)
变成；融入
the cheers melted into gasps of admiration.
欢呼声变成了钦佩的喘息声。

noun

an act of melting
融化；溶解；消失；融合
the precipitation falls as snow and is released during the spring melt.
水以雪的形式降落，春天融化时又被释放。
■[mass noun]metal or other material in a melted condition
熔化的金属；熔化物
■an amount melted at any one time
一次的熔化量
■[with modifier](N. Amer.)a sandwich, hamburger, or other dish containing or topped with melted cheese
(北美)（涂有或夹有融化奶酪的）奶酪三明治（或汉堡包等）
a tuna melt.
金枪鱼奶酪三明治。

常用词组
melt in the mouth

(of food) be deliciously light or tender and need little or no chewing
（食物）入口即化

派生
meltable
adjective
melter
noun
meltingly
adverb
语源

Old English meltan, mieltan, of Germanic origin; related to Old Norse melta 'to malt, digest', from an Indo-European root shared by Greek meldein 'to melt', Latin mollis 'soft', also by malt

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