| 单词 | dissolve |
| 释义 | dissolve (once / 243 pages) 1v 2vn 3v 4v 5v To dissolve something is to break it up or weaken it, making it no longer recognizable. You could dissolve your book club or you could even dissolve a pill by dropping it into a glass of water. You can use the verb dissolve to describe things that are coming apart or diminishing. Dissolve goes back to the Latin root dissolvere, meaning "to loosen," and it came into English in the 14th century. Physical objects dissolve, as when bubbles dissolve in the tub or a cube of sugar will dissolve in hot tea, and intangible, or non-physical, things can fade away too: "Their friendship started to dissolve when he moved across country and they communicated less frequently." WORD FAMILYdissolve: dissolution, dissolvable, dissolved, dissolvent, dissolver, dissolves, dissolving+/dissolution: dissolutions/dissolved: undissolved/dissolvent: dissolvents/dissolver: dissolvers USAGE EXAMPLESTraditionally, the ashes are then drunk dissolved in champagne. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) There were rumours that the Empress Alexandra and Protopopov were planning to dissolve parliament - the Duma - introduce a state of emergency and sue for peace. BBC(Dec 30, 2016) And a groove that dissolves and hardens again. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) 1 1v pass into a solution The sugar quickly dissolved in the coffee Hyper disintegrate break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity 2v cause to go into a solution The recipe says that we should dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water Syn|Hypo|Hyper break up, resolve melt, melt down, run reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating cutdissolve by breaking down the fat of fusemake liquid or plastic by heating render, trymelt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities change integrity change in physical make-up 3v become or cause to become soft or liquid 2The giant iceberg dissolved over the years during the global warming phase Syn|Hypo|Hyper dethaw, melt, thaw, unfreeze, unthaw deliquesce melt or become liquid by absorbing moisture from the air de-ice, defrost, deicemake or become free of frost or ice flux, liquefy, liquify become liquid or fluid when heated 1v cause to fade away dissolve a shot or a picture Syn|Hypo|Hyper fade away, fade out become weaker etch selectively dissolve the surface of (a semiconductor or printed circuit) with a solvent, laser, or stream of electrons alter, change, modify cause to change; make different; cause a transformation 2n (film) a gradual transition from one scene to the next; the next scene is gradually superimposed as the former scene fades out 3Hyper transition a passage that connects a topic to one that follows 1v come to an end Their marriage dissolved Syn|Hyper break up end, terminate bring to an end or halt 2v stop functioning or cohering as a unit The political wing of the party dissolved after much internal fighting Syn|Hyper disband break up come apart 3v declare void The President dissolved the parliament and called for new elections Syn|Hyper dismiss break up bring the association of to an end or cause to break up alter, change, modify cause to change; make different; cause a transformation 4v bring the association of to an end or cause to break up 4The decree officially dissolved the marriage the judge dissolved the tobacco company Syn|Hyper break up dismiss declare void end, terminate bring to an end or halt 1v lose control emotionally She dissolved into tears when she heard that she had lost all her savings in the pyramid scheme Hyper break down, lose it, snap lose control of one's emotions 2v cause to lose control emotionally 5The news dissolved her into tears Hyper discomfit, discompose, disconcert, untune, upset cause to lose one's composure v become weaker Syn|Hyper fade away, fade out change state, turn undergo a transformation or a change of position or action |
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