melted
melted — 形容詞
1. Changed from a solid into a liquid form because of heat, so that the substance b
融化的；熔化的
固體因受熱變成液體的狀態
Changed from a solid into a liquid form because of heat, so that the substance becomes soft or runny.
Theo spread melted butter over the warm toast before adding jam.
Theo 將融化的奶油塗在熱吐司上，然後加了果醬。
collocation: melted butter / melted cheese / melted chocolate
Melted wax from the candle dripped onto the wooden table.
蠟燭上滴下來的熔化蠟油落在了木桌上。
Priya followed the recipe, mixing two cups of melted chocolate with fresh cream for the birthday cake.
Priya 照著食譜，將兩杯融化巧克力與鮮奶油混合來做生日蛋糕。
Anna poured the melted sugar carefully onto the baking tray to make candy.
Anna 將融化的糖小心地倒進烤盤來做糖果。
用法筆記
Commonly placed before a noun to describe food ingredients (melted butter, melted cheese) or substances that have been heated (melted wax, melted metal). Cannot be used for things that dissolve without heat, like salt in water.
常見錯誤
melted — 名詞
1. Material such as steel, glass, or volcanic stone that has been turned into a liq
熔化物；熔液
經加熱轉為液態的金屬、玻璃等物質
Material such as steel, glass, or volcanic stone that has been turned into a liquid state by intense heat.
A sensor inside the furnace read the temperature of the steel melt, which had reached fifteen hundred degrees Celsius.
鋼鐵工人檢查了熔液的溫度，爐中的溫度已經攀升到攝氏一千五百度以上。
Workers carefully poured the hot glass melt into a large metal mould.
工人們小心地將高溫玻璃熔液倒入一個大型金屬模具中。
countable noun referring to a specific batch of molten substance
Dr. Koh took a sample of the melt from the furnace for quality testing in the lab.
Koh 博士從熔爐中取出熔液樣本，送到實驗室進行品質檢測。
The lava melt from the volcano cooled into dark black rock on the slope.
來自火山的熔岩冷卻後，在山坡上變成了黑色的岩石。
- molten material
more descriptive; used especially for metals and rock
- lava
specific to molten rock from a volcano
用法筆記
Typically used in industrial or geological contexts. Not common in everyday conversation. For food, use 'melted cheese/butter' (adjective) instead.
常見錯誤
2. The condition of having been changed from a solid into a liquid.
融化狀態
固體變成液體後的狀態
The condition of having been changed from a solid into a liquid.
The Himalayan glacier reached a melt intensity that scientists had not recorded in fifty years.
喜馬拉雅冰川的融化強度達到了科學家五十年來從未記錄過的程度。
referring to the condition of ice turning to water
These reusable containers handled three dishwasher cycles without showing any signs of melt.
這些可重複使用的容器經過三次洗碗機循環，完全沒有出現融化跡象。
The spring melt turned the dirt road into a muddy mess for the villagers.
春季的融雪把泥土路變成了一片泥濘。
- thawing
specifically for ice or snow warming above freezing point
- liquefaction
technical; used in scientific contexts for any solid-to-liquid change
- solidification
the process of becoming solid
- freezing
turning from liquid to solid due to cold
用法筆記
Often paired with seasonal or environmental contexts (spring melt, snow melt). Less common than the verb form; use 'melting' or 'the melting of' for more natural phrasing in most cases.
3. The amount of a substance that is melted at one time in a furnace or container.
單批熔煉量
一次熔煉的物質總量
The amount of a substance that is melted at one time in a furnace or container.
At the copper refinery, each melt produces roughly two hundred kilos of high-grade copper for wiring.
在銅精煉廠，每批熔煉大約生產兩百公斤用於電線的高純度銅。
countable noun: a single batch or run
The factory logbook showed that the morning melt produced over four hundred kilos, the largest of the day.
工廠日誌顯示，上午那批熔煉生產了超過四百公斤，是當天最大的一批。
"The quality of this melt is better than the one we ran last week," said the plant supervisor.
「這批熔煉的品質比上週做的那批要好，」廠房主管說。
用法筆記
Technical term used in industrial manufacturing, especially metalworking and glassmaking. Refers to a specific production batch rather than the material in general.
4. The period or season during which a substance, especially ice or snow, changes f
融化期；溶解過程
固體化為液體的行為或持續時間
The period or season during which a substance, especially ice or snow, changes from a solid to a liquid state — often used for the spring thaw or a cyclic melting event.
The melt of the polar ice caps is accelerating faster than scientists predicted.
極地冰蓋的融化速度比科學家預測的還要快。
referring to the process over time
During the spring melt, rivers swell with water from the mountain snow.
在春季融冰期間，河流因山上的積雪融水而暴漲。
The melt of the aluminium takes about forty minutes in the factory's newest furnace.
在工廠最新的熔爐中，鋁的熔化過程約需四十分鐘。
- thaw
specifically for ice and snow; more common in everyday language
- liquefaction
formal scientific term for the change of state
- freeze
the process of turning from liquid to solid
用法筆記
The focus is on the seasonal or operational time window of melting, not on the resulting condition of the material. Common in environmental writing (spring melt, glacier melt) and industrial settings (furnace melt time).
5. A hot sandwich made with bread and melted cheese, often with other ingredients s
烤起司三明治；熱三明治
內含融化起司的烤三明治
A hot sandwich made with bread and melted cheese, often with other ingredients such as meat or vegetables.
Elena ordered a tuna melt with extra cheese and a side of fries.
Elena 點了一份鮪魚烤三明治，多加起司，外加一份薯條。
common compound: tuna melt
The diner serves the best patty melt in town with grilled onions.
那家小餐館的漢堡排烤三明治加了烤洋蔥，是鎮上最好吃的。
Jack made himself a quick melt for lunch using two thick slices of sourdough and sharp cheddar.
Jack 用兩片厚厚的酸種麵包和濃味切達起司給自己做了一份快速的烤三明治當午餐。
This cafe offers three kinds of melts — ham and cheese, turkey, and veggie.
這家咖啡店提供三種烤三明治——火腿起司、火雞和蔬菜口味的。
- toasted sandwich
more common in British English
- grilled cheese
a simpler melt with just cheese and bread
用法筆記
Standalone noun 'melt' for a sandwich is most common in American English. Types include 'tuna melt', 'patty melt', and 'grilled cheese melt'. In British English, 'toasted sandwich' or 'toastie' is more common.
常見錯誤
melted — 動詞
1. When a solid substance changes into a liquid because of heat.
融化；熔化
固體受熱變成液體
When a solid substance changes into a liquid because of heat.
The chocolate began to melt in the hot car within just a few minutes.
巧克力在炎熱的車裡幾分鐘就開始融化了。
melt + preposition: melt in [heat source]
The snow on the roof melted when the sun came out after lunch.
屋頂上的積雪在午後陽光出來時融化了。
Rosa cut the butter into small cubes so it would melt quickly in the warm frying pan.
Rosa 把奶油切成小塊，這樣才能在熱煎鍋中快速融化。
At the beach picnic, Keiko's ice cream cone started to melt within minutes of the hot afternoon sun.
在海灘野餐時，Keiko 的冰淇淋在午後炎熱的陽光下幾分鐘就開始融化了。
The plastic handle of the pan melted when Grace left it on the burner too long.
Grace 把鍋子留在爐子上太久，塑膠手柄都融化了。
文法句型
melt (no object)
用法筆記
This is the basic intransitive sense. The subject undergoes a physical change of state from solid to liquid. Do not confuse with 'dissolve' (mixing into a liquid rather than becoming one).
常見錯誤
2. To heat a solid substance until it becomes liquid.
使融化；熔化
加熱使固體變成液體
To heat a solid substance until it becomes liquid.
Omar melted the butter in a small saucepan before adding the flour.
Omar 在小鍋中融化了奶油，然後加入麵粉。
melt + object (food ingredient)
The factory melts scrap metal and turns it into new steel bars.
這家工廠將廢金屬熔化，製成新的鋼條。
Layla melted some cheese on top of the burger using a kitchen torch.
Layla 用廚房噴槍將起司融化在漢堡上。
You should melt the chocolate slowly over hot water, not directly on the fire.
你應該隔水加熱慢慢融化巧克力，而不是直接在火上烤。
The morning sun melted the thin layer of ice that had formed on the car window.
清晨的陽光融化了車窗上形成的薄冰。
文法句型
melt + object
用法筆記
The transitive sense requires a direct object — the thing being heated. Subject can be a person (cook melts butter), a machine (furnace melts metal), or natural phenomena (sun melts ice).
3. To fade, vanish, or disperse slowly from sight until nothing is left — like fog
消散；逐漸消失
如溶解般慢慢消失或散去
To fade, vanish, or disperse slowly from sight until nothing is left — like fog in the morning sun, a crowd after a show, or abstract feelings such as fear and anger.
The morning fog melted away as the sun rose over the hills.
晨霧在太陽升上山丘時逐漸消散了。
melt + away: gradual disappearance
Kwame felt his anger melt when he heard his daughter's apology.
Kwame 聽到女兒的道歉時，感覺自己的怒氣消了。
The crowd melted into the side streets after the concert ended.
演唱會結束後，人群逐漸分散到旁邊的小巷中。
The moment Lin stepped onto the warm sand, all her work-related worries simply melted away.
Lin 一踏上溫暖的沙灘，所有工作上的煩惱就都煙消雲散了。
文法句型
melt (away/into) — no object
用法筆記
Often used with adverbs 'away' or 'into' to emphasise gradual disappearance. Common with abstract subjects: doubts melt, fears melt, tension melts. The melting is metaphorical, not literal.
4. To make something gradually disappear or go away, as if dissolving it.
使消散；消除
讓某事物漸漸消失不見
To make something gradually disappear or go away, as if dissolving it.
A kind word from the manager melted all the tension in the meeting room.
經理一句貼心的話語消除了會議室裡所有的緊張氣氛。
abstract object: tension, doubts, fear
The warm smile from the old woman melted the boy's shyness in seconds.
老婦人溫暖的笑容瞬間消融了男孩的羞怯。
Over the years, time had slowly melted the sharp edges of Chidi's most painful memories.
多年來，時間慢慢磨平了 Chidi 最痛苦的記憶中尖銳的稜角。
The afternoon rain slowly melted the chalk drawings that little Mila and her cousin had drawn on the pavement.
午後的大雨慢慢沖掉了小 Mila 和表姐在人行道上畫的粉筆畫。
文法句型
melt + object + (away)
用法筆記
The object is usually an abstract quality (tension, shyness, suspicion, resistance) or something that dissolves in water (chalk, salt). The subject is often a person's action or a natural process.
5. To become gentle, kind, or full of sympathy and affection, especially after bein
心軟；變溫柔
從嚴厲冷漠轉為溫和憐憫
To become gentle, kind, or full of sympathy and affection, especially after being angry, cold, or distant.
Amara melted when she saw the puppy shivering in the rain outside.
Amara 看到在雨中發抖的小狗時，心都軟了。
melt when/at: triggered by a pitiful scene
His stern expression melted as soon as his granddaughter ran into his arms.
孫女一跑進懷裡，他嚴肅的表情就融化了。
The judge melted with sympathy after hearing the young mother's story.
法官聽了那位年輕母親的故事後，充滿同情地軟了心。
Sophie's heart melted when she read the love letter her husband had written.
Sophie 讀到丈夫寫的情書時，心都融化了。
文法句型
melt (at/with) — no object
用法筆記
Often used with 'heart' as the subject: 'my heart melted'. Common triggers: seeing something cute, hearing a sad story, receiving an apology. Usually implies a sudden, involuntary change of feeling.
常見錯誤
6. To cause a person's attitude to become warm, gentle, or less resistant — as when
使心軟；打動
讓某人的態度變得溫和
To cause a person's attitude to become warm, gentle, or less resistant — as when a sad sight or kind act softens someone's anger, coldness, or determination.
The little girl's sad eyes melted her father's resolve to say no.
小女孩悲傷的眼神讓父親拒絕的決心動搖了。
melt + possessive abstract noun: melt someone's resolve/heart
Watching his daughter wave from the school stage melted Mr. Park's cold attitude toward parent events.
看到女兒在學校舞台上揮手，融化了朴先生對家長活動的冷漠態度。
concrete scene: watching a specific action melts someone's attitude
Fatima's kind words melted the old man's loneliness bit by bit.
Fatima 溫暖的話語一點一點地消解了老人的孤獨感。
- harden
make someone tougher or less sympathetic
文法句型
melt + object
用法筆記
Transitive counterpart of sense 5. The subject (a person, action, or situation) causes someone else to become emotionally softened. Common objects: heart, resolve, coldness, anger.
7. To gradually lose clear shape, outline, or separation, so that things appear to
交融；融為一體
輪廓或界線逐漸模糊、混合
To gradually lose clear shape, outline, or separation, so that things appear to flow into one another.
The colours of the sunset melted into one another along the horizon.
夕陽的色彩沿著地平線逐漸交融在一起。
melt into one another: gradual blending
In the dim light, the edges of the buildings melted into the night sky.
在昏暗的光線中，建築物的輪廓融入了夜空。
The sound of the violin melted into the noise of the busy street outside.
小提琴的聲音漸漸融入外面喧鬧的街道聲中。
The boundaries between their two gardens melted over years of shared planting.
經過多年的共同栽種，他們兩座花園之間的界線已變得模糊。
文法句型
melt into — no object
用法筆記
Typically followed by 'into'. Describes a visual or sensory effect where distinct elements become hard to tell apart. Common with art, nature scenes, and metaphorical descriptions of cultural or social blending.