melt
verb uk/melt/ us/melt/
(BECOME LIQUID)
B2 [ I or T ]（使）融化;（使）熔化;（使）溶解
to turn from something solid into something soft or liquid, or to cause something to do this
The snow usually melts by mid March. 通常雪到3月中旬就都融化了。
Melt the chocolate slowly so that it doesn't burn. 将巧克力慢慢融化，这样就不会烧焦。
The meat's beautifully cooked - it melts in your mouth (= is so pleasantly soft that you do not need to chew it). 肉做得极好——柔嫩可口。
- More examples
- When the sun came out, the ice began to melt.
- The heat had melted the plastic tablecloth.
- Melt the chocolate over a pan of water.
- Pour in the melted butter.
- All the snow melts into the river.
(FEEL LOVE)
[ I ]（尤指生气后）变得心软
to start to feel love or sympathy, especially after feeling angry
He only has to look at her, and she melts. 他只要看着她，她的心就软了。
He'd been going to refuse, but his heart melted when he saw the children's faces. 他本来要拒绝，可看到孩子们的脸，他心软了。
Phrasal verbs
melt away 逐渐消失;逐渐散去
to disappear slowly
As the police sirens were heard, the crowd started to melt away. 警笛一响，人群就开始散开了。
（强烈的情绪）变弱，消失
If a strong feeling melts away, you feel it less strongly and it disappears.
Her anger melted away when she read the letter. 读到信时，她的怒火慢慢消失了。
melt something down 熔化，熔毁
to heat a metal object until it turns to liquid, because you want to use the metal rather than the object
They melted down the gold rings and bracelets. 他们将金戒指和金手镯熔化掉。
melt (away) into something 融入…中
to look so similar to something else all around you, or to be so much a part of it, that people do not see or notice you
The security men just melted into the background until they were needed. 保安人员都躲在不显眼的地方，直到需要他们的时候才会现身。
melt
noun [ C ] mainly US uk/melt/ us/melt/
（涂有融化了的奶酪的）三明治
a sandwich containing melted cheese
a tuna melt 金枪鱼三明治