释义 |
Noun: dissolving `di'zólving- The process of going into solution
"the dissolving of salt in water" - dissolution Verb: dissolve di'zólv- Become weaker
- fade out, fade away - Cause to go into a solution
"The recipe says that we should dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water" - resolve, break up - Come to an end
"Their marriage dissolved" - break up - Stop functioning or cohering as a unit
"The political wing of the party dissolved after much internal fighting" - disband - Cause to lose control emotionally
"The news dissolved her into tears" - Lose control emotionally
"She dissolved into tears when she heard that she had lost all her savings in the pyramid scheme" - Cause to fade away
"dissolve a shot or a picture" - Pass into a solution
"The sugar quickly dissolved in the coffee" - Become or cause to become soft or liquid
"The giant iceberg dissolved over the years during the global warming phase" - thaw, unfreeze, unthaw [N. Amer], dethaw, melt - Bring the association of to an end or cause to break up
"The decree officially dissolved the marriage"; "the judge dissolved the tobacco company" - break up - Declare void
"The President dissolved the parliament and called for new elections" - dismiss
Derived forms: dissolvings See also: dissolution, dissolvent Type of: alter, break down, break up, change, change integrity, change state, discomfit, discompose, disconcert, disintegrate, end, flux, liquefaction, liquefy, liquify, lose it, modify, snap, terminate, turn, untune, upset Encyclopedia: Dissolve Dissolving |