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词组 melt away
释义
Idiom
melt away
to disappear.
The polls show him with a big lead now, but his support could melt away before the election.
Usage notes: sometimes used in the form melt something away:
She put on some music that's meant to melt your tension away.
Etymology: from the literal meaning of melt (= to change or cause something to change from solid to liquid)
phrasemelt away1. melt away to gradually disappear: Harman saw her hopes of promotion slowly melt away. He laughed suddenly, and all the irritation in his face melted away.+ into The high rocky cliffs melted away into long stretches of silvery beach. Olivia saw his hard look melt away into tenderness. SIMILAR TO: fade away2. melt away if people melt away, they gradually move away from someone or somewhere, often until they have completely disappeared: By the time the police appeared, most of the crowd had melted away.+ into He looked back briefly, but Coleman had already melted away into the darkness.3. melt awaymelt away sthmelt sth away to melt or to make something melt completely or until it has disappeared: The next day it was a surprise to wake up and find that the snow had melted away. The hot steam melts away the sticky oils and greases in the carpet releasing dirt which can be vacuumed up later.

melt away

1. To change from a solid state into a liquid; to melt. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "melt" and "away." The sun should melt away some of this snow. The ice melted away in a matter of minutes.
2. To lessen and disappear. My nerves just melted away as soon as I stepped on the stage and started to sing.
3. To cause something to lessen and disappear. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "melt" and "away." That massage was great—it totally melted all of my tension away.

melt something away

to cause something to melt into a liquid. The sun melted the ice away. The sun melted away the ice.

melt away

to melt into a liquid. The ice cubes melted away quickly in the intense heat. When the wax candles melted away, they ruined the lace tablecloth.

melt away

v.
1. To dissipate or fade away by or as if by melting: As the sun rose, the fog melted away.
2. To cause something to dissipate or fade away by or as if by melting: The medication melted my anxiety away. The soothing words melted away the child's fears.
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