melting

/ˈmeltɪŋ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈmeltɪŋ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈmel-tiŋ/ (ame, mw)

melting — adjective

  • meltingpositive
  • more meltingcomparative
  • most meltingsuperlative

1. A melting look, voice, or expression is so full of gentle warmth and affection t

1.形容詞B2
釋義

A melting look, voice, or expression is so full of gentle warmth and affection that it makes the person watching or listening want to show them care or love.

例句

Asher gave his puppy a melting look, and his mother let him keep it.

collocation: melting look

There was a melting quality in Nadia's voice that made everyone lean closer to listen.

collocation: melting quality; voice

同義詞
  • tender

    more common and broader; can describe a person's nature, not just their look or voice

  • endearing

    focuses more on making someone feel affection than sympathy

  • touching

    emphasises a general emotional response rather than specifically love or sympathy

  • affectionate

    describes active warmth in someone's behaviour, not the effect it has on others

反義詞
  • cold

    lacking warmth or sympathy; opposite emotional quality

  • hard

    showing no kindness or softness

文法句型

melting + noun (look / voice / expression)

be + melting

用法筆記

Most often used before nouns such as look, voice, expression, smile, or gaze. Can also be used after linking verbs (e.g., 'Her tone was melting' ), but the attributive position is far more common in everyday English.

常見錯誤

❌She is a melting person.
✅She has a melting smile.
💡'melting' describes the person's look or voice, not the person's character directly.
❌The butter is melting on the counter.
✅His melting eyes made her forgive him at once.
💡The physical sense of something becoming liquid is a different use of the word and is not an adjective describing emotional effect.