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melt (sth)
既可作不及物动词（主语融化），也可作及物动词（使融化）。
The snow melts quickly in spring.
雪在春天融化得很快。
融化；溶解；消散
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
融化；溶解；消散
to become liquid by heating, or to dissolve and disappear gradually
The snow melts quickly in spring.
雪在春天融化得很快。
溶解、消散、消失。
To dissolve, disperse, vanish.
因温暖或善意的影响而软化；放松；使温和或易受温和影响；有时贬义指削弱坚定性；使变弱。
To soften, as by a warming or kindly influence; to relax; to render gentle or susceptible to mild influences; sometimes, in a bad sense, to take away the firmness of; to weaken.
感到气馁。
To be discouraged.
情感上被软化或感动。
To be emotionally softened or touched.
melt
Base
原形
melts
3rd person
第三人称单数
melting
-ing
现在分词
melted
Past
过去式
melted
Past participle
过去分词
Ice melts at 0°C.
冰在0°C融化。
The snow is melting.
雪正在融化。
The chocolate melted in the sun.
巧克力在阳光下融化了。
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed
The ice cream melts quickly in the sun.
冰淇淋在阳光下很快就会融化。
She melted the butter in a saucepan.
她在平底锅里融化了黄油。
The snow is melting on the roof.
屋顶上的雪正在融化。
既可作不及物动词（主语融化），也可作及物动词（使融化）。
The snow melts quickly in spring.
雪在春天融化得很快。
强调逐渐融合或变为另一种状态。
The butter melted into the hot rice.
黄油融化进了热米饭中。
指情感或事物逐渐消散。
Her fear melted away when she saw her friend.
她看到朋友时，恐惧消失了。
Not this
Sugar melts in water.
Use this
Sugar dissolves in water.
中文学习者常混淆'melt'和'dissolve'。'melt'指通过加热使固体变为液体，而'dissolve'指固体在液体中分散形成溶液。糖在水中是溶解，不是熔化，所以应用'dissolve'。
Not this
I need to melt the frozen chicken.
Use this
I need to thaw the frozen chicken.
'melt'通常指冰、雪等由固体变为液体，而解冻冷冻食品应使用'thaw'。中文'解冻'有时被误译为'melt'，但英语中'thaw'更准确。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
消散，逐渐消失
Her anger melted away when she saw his smile.
看到他微笑，她的怒气消散了。
融入，逐渐混合
The clouds melted into the sky at sunset.
日落时，云彩融入天空。
熔化（尤指金属）
They melted down the old coins to make new ones.
他们熔化旧硬币来制作新硬币。
融化黄油
Melt the butter in a saucepan over low heat.
用平底锅小火融化黄油。
打动某人的心
The puppy's sad eyes melted her heart.
小狗悲伤的眼睛打动了她的心。
逐渐消失；融化掉
The crowd melted away after the speech.
演讲结束后，人群逐渐散去。
融入；化为
The colors melted into one another.
颜色相互融合在一起。
使某人心软；打动某人的心
The puppy's sad eyes melted her heart.
小狗悲伤的眼神打动了她的心。
我在融化！
The Wicked Witch of the West cried 'I'm melting!' as Dorothy threw water on her.
西方邪恶女巫在多萝西向她泼水时大叫‘我在融化！’
我会和你融化在一起
The band Modern English sang 'I'll melt with you' in their 1982 hit.
现代英语乐队在他们1982年的热门歌曲中唱道‘我会和你融化在一起’。
Use melt naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
发音像‘没了它’，融化后东西就‘没了’。
“melt” 作“（使）熔化，融化”解时，语体中性，通常用于描述固体受热变为液体的过程，比较常见于日常生活、烹饪、自然科学等场景。
All words rhyme with 'melt' (/mɛlt/). Note that 'dealt' is spelled with 'ealt' but pronounced identically.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.