1 [I,T] to change or make sth change from a solid to a liquid by means of heat (使)融化,熔化,溶解:
When we got up in the morning the snow had melted.我们早上起床时,雪已融化。First melt the butter in a saucepan.先把黄油放在平底锅内溶化。☞Look at thaw. 参看thaw。
2 [I] (used about sb's feelings, etc) to become softer or less strong (指感情等)软化:
My heart melted when I saw the baby.一见那个婴儿,我心就软下来了。
melt away to disappear 消失;消散:
The crowd slowly melted away when the speaker had finished.演讲完毕,听众就慢慢散去。melt sth down to heat a metal or glass object until it becomes liquid 熔化(金属或玻璃)
melt/mɛlt; melt/v 1 [I,T] to change from solid to liquid, or to make something do this by heating it [→ freeze, thaw] (使)融化;(使)熔化: The snow's melting. 雪在融化。Melt the chocolate in a pan. 把巧克力放在平底锅里熔化。see box at见 RECIPE 方框2 also 又作 melt away [I] to gradually disappear 逐渐消失: His anger slowly melted away. 他的怒气慢慢消了。3 [I,T] to suddenly feel love or sympathy(使)变得心软﹐(使)怜惜: My heart melted when I saw her crying. 我看到她在哭心都软了。melt sth down phr v to heat a metal object until it becomes liquid 熔化〔金属物件〕
meltmeltmeltsmeltedmeltingverb (melts, melting, melted)to warm something so that it becomes liquid; to get warmer so that it becomes liquid: Melt the butter in a saucepan. The snow melted in the sunshine.