| 释义 |
melt¹ /melt/ vt. | vi. | n. | phr.
I (过去式 melt·ed, 过去分词 melt·ed 或 mol·ten /ˈməʊltən/)
❶ vt.
1. 使融化；使熔化
The sun melted the snow. 阳光使雪融化。
Lead can be melted easily. 铅容易熔化。
2. 使溶解
melt sugar in water 把糖溶于水
3. 使消散；使逐渐消失
The sun melted the fog. 日出雾散。
4. 使逐渐变化；使融合(into)
Dusk melted the sky into a soft grey. 薄暮中，天空渐呈浅灰色。
The distance melts the varied colours into one. 远处几种不同的颜色会融合成一种颜色。
5. 使(心等)软化
Nothing could melt the tyrant's heart. 什么也不能使暴君的心软下来。
Her kindness melted him quickly. 她亲切的态度使他很快就软化了。
6. 〈英俚〉把(支票等)兑现；花(钱)
❷ vi.
1. 融化；熔化
The snow has melted. 雪化了。
Glass melts at a high temperature. 玻璃在高温下熔化。
2. 溶解
The sugar melted in the coffee. 糖在咖啡里溶解了。
3. 〈口〉(人)感到极热
I am simply melting (with heat). 我简直要热死了。
4. 消散；逐渐消失
The fog soon melted in the morning sun. 在早晨的阳光下雾很快消散了。
Panic melted and I began to laugh. 惊慌情绪渐渐消除，我开始笑了。
Her anger melted at his kind words. 听了他亲切的话语，她的怒气消失了。
The gunman melted into the night. 带枪的歹徒消失在黑夜中。
5. 逐渐变化；融合(into)
Night melted into day. 夜尽昼来。
The clouds melted into rain. 云化为雨。
The sea seems to melt into the sky at the horizon. 地平线上，海天几成一色。
6. (心等)软化；伤心(into)
Her heart melted towards him. 她对他产生了柔情。
She melted at his kindly words. 听了他和蔼的话语，她的心软了。
melt into tears 伤心得落泪
7. (声音)变得柔和
8. 〈废〉感到极其悲痛(或恐惧、震惊等)
II n.
1. 融化；熔化；溶解
2. 熔化的金属；熔化物
3. (金属)一次(或一定时间)的熔化量；(熔炉的)一次装料
4. 〈美〉含奶酪的食品(如三明治、汉堡包等)
[< OE meltan to digest; 与 ON melta to malt (beer), digest, Gr meldein to melt 有关] phr. melt away 1. (冰、雪等)融化掉 2. (使)消散； (使)逐渐消失； (使)逐渐减少； (人群)逐渐散去； 〈口〉(人)悄悄离去 The noon sun will melt away the fog. 中午的阳光将会使雾消散。melt away in the crowd 消失在人群中 Their differences melted away. 他们的分歧消除了。The fortune slowly melted away. 财产被慢慢花光了。melt the nation's resources away 把国家的资源使用殆尽 The crowd melted away. 人群渐渐散去。He came bursting out, and the girl melted away immediately. 他突然冲了出来，那女孩就立即悄悄走掉了。melt down 熔化 (金属)；熔毁 (金属器物)melt down metal scrap 熔化废金属 Railings were melted down for cannon. 铁栏杆被熔毁以制造大炮。melt in sb.'s (或 the) mouth 见 mouth |