melt, dissolve, fuse

名詞 melt:

1. the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid
   同義詞：thaw, thawing, melting

動(dòng)詞 melt:

1. reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating
   同義詞：run, melt down
2. become or cause to become soft or liquid
   同義詞：dissolve, thaw, unfreeze, unthaw, dethaw
3. become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial
   同義詞：mellow, mellow out
4. lose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually
   同義詞：meld
5. become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly
   同義詞：fade
6. become less intense and fade away gradually
   同義詞：disappear

1. These chocolates really melt in your mouth.
   這些巧克力真正是入口即化。
2. The sun melted the snow.
   太陽使雪融化。
3. His heart melted when he saw the little girl crying.
   看到這個(gè)小女孩哭起來，他的心軟了。

melt

v.（動(dòng)詞）
melt.ed,melt.ing,melts
v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）
To be changed from a solid to a liquid state by application of heat or pressure or both.
熔化：用熱、壓力或兩者的共同作用使固態(tài)轉(zhuǎn)化為液態(tài)
To dissolve:
溶解：
例句：
Sugar melts in water.
糖在水中溶解

To disappear or vanish gradually as if by dissolving:
逐漸消失：好像被溶解似的逐漸消失：
例句：
The crowd melted away after the rally.
集會(huì)結(jié)束之后，人群逐漸散去

To pass or merge imperceptibly into something else:
逐漸融合：不被察覺地延伸或融合為一體：
例句：
Sea melted into sky along the horizon.
在地平線處海天連成了一片

To become softened in feeling:
感動(dòng)，軟化：感情上變得溫和：
例句：
Our hearts melted at the child`s tears.
孩子的眼淚使我們的心變軟了

Obsolete To be overcome or crushed, as by grief, dismay, or fear.
【廢語】 崩潰：被（悲痛、沮喪或恐懼等）壓倒或擊潰
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
To change (a solid) to a liquid state by the application of heat or pressure or both.
熔化：用熱力或壓力，或者兩者的共同作用使固態(tài)變?yōu)橐簯B(tài)
To dissolve:
溶解：
例句：
The tide melted our sand castle away.
潮水將我們用沙堆成的城堡沖散了

To cause to disappear gradually; disperse.
逐漸消散：使逐漸消失；驅(qū)散
To cause (units) to blend:
使混合在一起：
例句：
.Here individuals of all races are melted into a new race of men.(Michel Guillaume Jean de Crèvecoeur)
.在這里，各種族的成員融合在一起形成一個(gè)新的人類種族.(米歇爾·紀(jì)堯姆·讓·德·克雷夫科爾)

To soften (someone`s feelings); make gentle or tender.
使軟化：使（某人的感情）軟化；使變得溫和或溫柔
n.（名詞）
A melted solid; a fused mass.
熔融的物質(zhì)；熔融的材料
The state of being melted.
熔融狀態(tài)

The act or operation of melting.
融化過程：進(jìn)行熔解的行動(dòng)或過程
The quantity melted at a single operation or in one period.
融化量：?jiǎn)我徊僮髦腥刍牧?，或在一定時(shí)期內(nèi)熔化的量
A usually open sandwich topped with melted cheese:
三明治：頂部通常涂有融化的奶酪的三明治：
例句：
a tuna melt.
金槍魚三明治

n.attributive.（定語名詞）
Often used to modify another noun:
常用于修飾另一名詞：
例句：
glacial melt water; the summer melt season.
冰川融的水；酷熱的夏季

來源：
Middle English melten
中古英語 melten
from Old English meltan * see mel-
源自 古英語 meltan *參見 mel-

【引伸】
melt.abil.ity
n.（名詞）
melt.able
adj.（形容詞）
melt.er
n.（名詞）
melt.ingly
adv.（副詞）
melt.y
adj.（形容詞）
<參考詞匯><同義詞>melt,fuse,liquefy,thaw,deliquesceThese verbs mean to change or cause to change into a liquid.
這些動(dòng)詞的意思均為.（使）變成液態(tài).。
Melt implies liquefaction caused principally by heat:
Melt 主要指通過熱力引起的液化：
例句：
The candle softened and melted in the sun.
蠟燭在太陽光下變軟而熔解。

例句：
I melted the butter in a saucepan. Figuratively the term suggests gradual dispersion, dissipation, and disappearance:
我在長(zhǎng)柄鍋內(nèi)熔解黃油。 這個(gè)詞的比喻用法可以表示逐漸消散、消耗及消失：

例句：
.They melt like mist, the solid lands. (Tennyson).
.陸地就象霧氣一般消失. （但尼生）。

例句：
.The usual reserve of their manner . . . has . . . melted away. (Thomas De Quincey).
.他們通常的沉默態(tài)度消失了. （托馬斯·德·昆西）。

Melt can also mean to become softened in feeling, as through pity, sympathy, or love:
Melt 也可表示因憐憫、同情或愛等而變軟，變溫和：
例句：
His heart melted at the sight of the injured child.
當(dāng)他看見那受傷的孩子時(shí)，他的心變軟了。

Fuse primarily suggests the union of different constituents, such as two minerals, by or as if by heating:
Fuse 主要表示通過熱作用將不同成分融合，例如兩種礦物質(zhì)的融合。
例句：
.It is the most formidable kind of faith—the kind that is emotionally fused with national pride. (Conor Cruise O`Brien).
.這是一種最難以動(dòng)搖的信念——一種感情上融入了民族驕傲的信念. （康納·克魯斯·歐希賴恩）。

Liquefy, unlike the other terms in this group,is restricted to physical processesbut is used of both gases and solids:
Liquefy 一詞不同于這組詞中的其他那些詞，它只能用于指物理過程，但既可用于氣體，也可用固體：
例句：
a process that is used to liquefy nitrogen.
用來使氮液化的過程。

Thaw applies to the partial or complete melting of something, such as ice, that is frozen;figuratively it suggests the softening or dissolution of something,as of formality or reserve, likened to a frozen substance:
Thaw 用于指某物，例如固體冰，其部分或全部地融解；其比喻用法表示某物的變軟或消失，例如被比作冰凍物質(zhì)的嚴(yán)謹(jǐn)或節(jié)制：
例句：
.The short, shy manner of their white-haired host thawed under the influence of Mrs. Elsmere`s racy, unaffected ways. (Mrs. Humphry Ward).Todeliquesce is to become liquid, usually gradually, through absorption of moisture from the air:
.在艾爾斯邁爾夫人自然大方的風(fēng)格影響下，他們那位白發(fā)主人的局促害羞之感慢慢消失了. （亨福德·沃德夫人）。Deliquesce 表示通過吸收空氣中水汽而逐漸變成液體：

例句：
.Pure chloride of sodium is not liable to deliquesce. (David Page).
.純凈的氯化鈉是不易潮解的. （戴維·佩吉）