melting

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

The snow had melted, but the lake was still frozen solid. 雪已經融化了，但湖麪仍然凍得結結實實。

Meanwhile, melt the white chocolate in a bowl suspended over simmering water. 同時，把碗架在快燒開的水上，融化碗裡的白巧尅力。

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

His anxiety about the outcome melted, only to return later. 他對結果的焦慮消失了，但過後又來了。

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

When he heard these words, Scot felt his inner doubts melt away. 聽到這些話，斯科特覺得內心的疑慮消失了。

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)[文學性]

The youths dispersed and melted into the darkness. 年輕人們散開了，消失在夜色中。