Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #4531
melt
融化；溶解；消散
to become liquid by heating, or to dissolve and disappear gradually
- 1.
To dissolve, disperse, vanish.
溶解、消散、消失。
- 2.
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.
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。
- 3.
To be discouraged.
感到气馁。
- 4.
To be emotionally softened or touched.
情感上被软化或感动。
软化；使温和；（使）心软；泄气；灰心；溶解、消散、消失。；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。；感到气馁。
In use
The ice cream melts quickly in the sun.
She melted the butter in a saucepan.
The snow is melting on the roof.
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。
melt into sth
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。
melt away
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。
Verb forms
Connections
Collocations
- melt away
- 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。
- melt into
- 融入，逐渐混合
- The clouds melted into the sky at sunset.日落时，云彩融入天空。
- melt down
- 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。
- melt butter
- 融化黄油
- Melt the butter in a saucepan over low heat.用平底锅小火融化黄油。
- melt someone's heart
- 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。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
发音像‘没了它’，融化后东西就‘没了’。
Context & Register
“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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All words rhyme with 'melt' (/mɛlt/). Note that 'dealt' is spelled with 'ealt' but pronounced identically.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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