- 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。
- 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。
melt in the mouth
- (of food) be deliciously light or tender and need little or no chewing.（食物）入口即化。