melt
melt — 動詞
1. When a solid substance turns into liquid because of heat, or when you heat a sol
融化；熔化
固體因加熱變成液體
When a solid substance turns into liquid because of heat, or when you heat a solid substance until it becomes liquid — like ice turning into water on a warm day, or butter softening in a hot frying pan.
Ritu melted some butter in a small pan before adding the vegetables.
Ritu 在小鍋裡融化了一些奶油，然後加入蔬菜。
transitive: melt + solid food ingredient
The snow along the driveway melted quickly under the bright morning sun.
車道上的積雪在明亮的晨光下很快就融化了。
intransitive: snow/ice melting in weather context
Once the chocolate melts in the bowl, pour it over the cake immediately.
巧克力在碗裡融化之後，立刻淋在蛋糕上。
The old iron gate was melted down and turned into a set of garden tools.
那扇舊鐵門被熔化後重新打造成一套園藝工具。
Leaving a stick of butter on the counter on a hot summer day will make it melt quickly.
在大熱天把奶油放在流理臺上，很快就會融化。
文法句型
melt + noun (object)
melt (intransitive — no object)
用法筆記
This sense can be transitive (you melt something) or intransitive (something melts by itself). The phrasal verb melt down is common when metal or plastic is recycled.
常見錯誤
2. To start feeling love, sympathy, or kindness toward someone, or to cause someone
心軟；軟化
態度或情感變溫和
To start feeling love, sympathy, or kindness toward someone, or to cause someone's hard feelings to disappear — for example, when a parent's strict expression softens after a child explains an honest mistake, or when someone's cold attitude becomes warm after a kind gesture.
Maeve's heart melted when she saw the tiny kitten shivering in the rain.
Maeve 看到那隻在雨中發抖的小貓時，心都融化了。
heart melts — fixed expression for sudden sympathy
The little boy's honest apology melted his mother's anger in an instant.
小男孩真誠的道歉瞬間軟化了母親的怒氣。
transitive: melt + someone's anger
Dewi's strict expression melted into a warm smile when he heard the news.
Dewi 聽到消息後，原本嚴肅的表情化為溫暖的笑容。
Takeshi's frustration melted away after he talked through the problem with a friend.
Takeshi 和朋友聊完問題後，挫折感逐漸消失了。
Even the strict teacher was melted by the student's determination to keep trying.
那位嚴格的老師也被學生堅持不懈的精神弄得心軟了。
- soften
more general; can describe both emotions and physical objects
- warm up to
gradual process of becoming friendlier toward someone
- relent
stop being strict or refusing, often after persuasion
文法句型
sb's heart melts
melt + sb's anger/resistance
melt into + emotion
用法筆記
Frequently used with heart as the subject (sb's heart melts). The phrasal form melt away is common for negative emotions like anger or frustration. Distinguish from sense 1: this sense describes emotional change, not physical state change.
常見錯誤
3. To slowly disappear, mix into the surroundings, or become less noticeable until
消散；融合
逐漸消失或融入周圍
To slowly disappear, mix into the surroundings, or become less noticeable until something can no longer be clearly seen or heard — for example, morning fog melting as the sun rises, or a bird's call melting into the sound of a busy street.
The thick morning fog melted as the sun climbed higher in the sky.
濃厚的晨霧隨著太陽升高而消散了。
intransitive: fog/weather melts
The sound of her violin slowly melted into the noise of the passing traffic.
她的小提琴聲逐漸融入來往車輛的噪音中。
melt into — one sound blending with another
The bright colours of the sunset melted together at the edge of the ocean.
日落鮮豔的色彩在海天交界處融合在一起。
Folake's doubts melted away once she saw how well the team worked together.
Folake 看到團隊合作得多麼好之後，疑慮逐漸消散了。
The crowd of onlookers melted away when the rain began to fall heavily.
雨開始下大時，圍觀的人群逐漸散去。
- emerge
come out of something and become visible
- crystallize
become clear and distinct in form or idea
文法句型
melt into + surroundings/noise
melt away
melt together
用法筆記
Always intransitive — you cannot melt something in this sense. Commonly paired with into (blending) or away (disappearing). Distinguish from sense 2 by the subject: sense 3 subjects are physical phenomena (fog, colours, sounds, crowds), not emotions or people's hearts.
常見錯誤
melt — 名詞
1. A hot sandwich prepared by placing cheese on bread and heating it until the chee
烤起司三明治
以融化起司為主的熱三明治
A hot sandwich prepared by placing cheese on bread and heating it until the cheese becomes soft and runny, often with added ingredients such as tuna, turkey, or vegetables.
Marta ordered a tuna melt and a cup of tomato soup for lunch.
Marta 點了一份鮪魚烤起司三明治和一杯番茄湯當午餐。
tuna melt — common compound food name
The small diner downtown serves the best melt sandwiches in the city.
市中心那家小餐館賣的烤起司三明治是全城最好吃的。
A classic melt works well with cheddar cheese, sliced turkey, and fresh tomato.
經典烤起司三明治很適合搭配切達起司、火雞肉片和番茄。
Reuben made himself a quick cheese melt when he got home from work.
Reuben 下班回家後給自己快速做了一份起司烤三明治。
- toasted sandwich
broader category; not all toasted sandwiches have melted cheese
- grilled cheese
specifically cheese melted between buttered bread and fried in a pan
文法句型
[type of] + melt
tuna melt / cheese melt
用法筆記
Typically used in compound food names (tuna melt, patty melt, cheese melt). The word is countable — you can order two melts. This sense is most common in American English café and diner menus.