melt /mɛlt/ CET4 TEM4 ( melting, melted, melts )

• 1. 

  V-T/V-I When a solid substance melts or when you melt it, it changes to a liquid, usually because it has been heated. 使融化; 融化

  例：

  The snow had melted, but the lake was still frozen solid.

  雪已经融化了，但湖面仍然冻得结结实实。

  例：

  Meanwhile, melt the white chocolate in a bowl suspended over simmering water.

  同时，把碗架在快烧开的水上，融化碗里的白巧克力。

• 2. 

  V-I If something such as your feelings melt, they suddenly disappear and you no longer feel them. 消散 [文学性]

  例：

  His anxiety about the outcome melted, only to return later.

  他对结果的焦虑消失了，但过后又来了。

• 3. 

  PHRASAL VERB Melt away means the same as . 同(melt)

  例：

  When he heard these words, Scot felt his inner doubts melt away.

  听到这些话，斯科特觉得内心的疑虑消失了。

• 4. 

  V-I If a person or thing melts into something such as darkness or a crowd of people, they become difficult to see, for example because they are moving away from you or are the same colour as the background. 消失 (在黑暗、人群等中) [文学性]

  例：

  The youths dispersed and melted into the darkness.

  年轻人们散开了，消失在夜色中。