| [/melt; mɛlt/] v 用法:
1 [I, Tn] (cause sth to) become liquid through heating （使某物）融化:
The ice melted when the sun shone on it. 太阳照到冰上, 冰就融化了. *
The hot sun soon melted the ice. 炎热的太阳很快就把冰融化了. *
It is easy to melt butter. 黄油很容易化. 用法:
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(a) [I] (fig 比喻) (of food) become soft; dissolve （指食物）变软; 溶解:
a sweet that melts on the tongue 在舌上溶化的糖果 *
This cake melts in the mouth! 这种蛋糕到嘴里就软了!
(b) [I, Tn] (of a solid in a liquid) dissolve; cause (a solid) to dissolve （指液体中的固体物）溶解; 使（固体物）溶解:
Sugar melts in hot tea. 糖放在热茶中就化了. *
The hot coffee melts the sugar. 热咖啡能把糖溶化了. =>Usage at water1 用法见water1. 用法:
3 [I, Ipr, Tn] (fig 比喻) (cause sb, sb's feelings, etc to) soften because of pity, love, etc （使某人、 感情等）（因怜爱等）软化:
Her anger melted, ie disappeared. 她的怒气消了. *
His heart melted with pity. 他因怜悯而心软了. *
She melted into tears. 她心酸而落泪. *
Pity melted her heart. 怜悯之情使她心软了. 用法:
4 (idm 习语) butter wouldn't melt in sb's mouth => butter. 用法:
5 (phr v) melt (sth) away (cause sth to) disappear by melting or dissolving （使某物）融化或溶解而消失:
The sun has melted the snow away. 太阳把雪融化掉了. *
(fig 比喻) The crowd melted away when the storm broke. 暴风雨一来, 人群就散了. *
All his support melted away when he really needed it. 在他真正需要支持时, 却得不到一丝半点. melt sth down melt (a metal object) to be used again as raw material 重新熔化（金属物）; 回炉:
Many of the gold ornaments were melted down to be made into coins. 很多黄金饰物回炉後铸成了金币. melt into sth (a) change by gradual degrees into sth else 逐渐改变成另物:
One colour melted into another, eg in the sky at sunset. 一种颜色逐渐变成了另一种颜色（如日落时的天空景色）.
(b) slowly disappear into sth 缓慢消失於某物中:
He melted into the thick fog. 他慢慢消失在浓雾中. *
The ship melted into the darkness. 轮船逐渐隐没在黑暗中. |