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. 雪已经融化了，但湖面仍然冻得结结实实。

Meanwhile, melt the white chocolate in a bowl suspended over simmering water. 同时，把碗架在快烧开的水上，融化碗里的白巧克力。

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

His anxiety about the outcome melted, only to return later. 他对结果的焦虑消失了，但过后又来了。

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

When he heard these words, Scot felt his inner doubts melt away. 听到这些话，斯科特觉得内心的疑虑消失了。

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)[文学性]

The youths dispersed and melted into the darkness. 年轻人们散开了，消失在夜色中。