| 单词 | meld |
| 释义 | meld (once / 16059 pages) 1v 2nv To meld is to completely combine or blend two or more things. If you meld breakfast and lunch, you get brunch. If you meld jeans and leggings, you get jeggings. Books that are told from the perspectives of more than one character meld different narrators into one coherent story, and complicated recipes meld many different ingredients and flavors. When one thing melds into another, it loses its separate characteristics and blends slowly into the new substance. The origin of meld isn't clear, but some experts guess that it's a combination of melt and weld. WORD FAMILYmeld: melded, melding, melds USAGE EXAMPLESIn Mr. Braith’s mosaic, he is clad in a slick red blazer and carrying his signature Braithophone, alto and soprano saxophones melded into one. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) Maybe it’s because laughing is a complete mind-body meld or because to laugh is to surrender. Washington Post(Dec 23, 2016) The original was already a masterpiece of art and engineering, melding a trance soundtrack with psychedelic explosions of light and color. The New Yorker(Dec 24, 2016) 1 1v mix together different elements Syn|Hypo|Hyper blend, coalesce, combine, commingle, conflate, flux, fuse, immix, merge, mix gauge mix in specific proportions absorbcause to become one with meltlose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually blend in, mix incause (something) to be mixed with (something else) accretegrow together (of plants and organs) conjugateunite chemically so that the product is easily broken down into the original compounds admixmix or blend alloymake an alloy of syncretise, syncretizebecome fused cut inmix in with cutting motions change integrity change in physical make-up 2v lose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually 2Syn|Hyper melt blend, coalesce, combine, commingle, conflate, flux, fuse, immix, merge, mix mix together different elements 1n a form of rummy using two decks of cards and four jokers; jokers and deuces are wild; the object is to form groups of the same rank Syn|Hypo|Hyper basket rummy, canasta bolivia a form of canasta in which sequences can be melded sambaa form of canasta using three decks of cards and six jokers rum, rummy a card game based on collecting sets and sequences; the winner is the first to meld all their cards 2v announce for a score; of cards in a card game Hyper announce, denote make known; make an announcement |
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