melt

溶ける、溶かす

普通は熱によって液体になる、または液体にする。

やさしい英語で： To become liquid, or make something liquid, usually by heating it.

• The ice will melt soon.
• She melted the butter in a pan.
• Has all the snow melted yet?

類義語： liquefy

反対語： freeze, solidify

よく使う表現： melt butter, melt chocolate, melt the ice

消える、溶け込む

徐々に消える、またはほかのものに溶け込む。

やさしい英語で： To gradually disappear or become part of something else.

• Her worries began to melt away.
• The thief melted into the crowd.
• By morning, the mist had melted away.

使い方： melt away (The tension melted away after we talked.); melt into something (His figure melted into the darkness.)

類義語： fade, disappear, vanish

反対語： appear

よく使う表現： melt away, melt into something

心が和らぐ、心がとろける

何かに心を動かされて、優しい気持ちや強い愛情が湧く。

やさしい英語で： To become gentle or feel strong affection because something touches your feelings.

• Her smile made my heart melt.
• He melted when the baby reached for him.
• That small act of kindness melted her heart.

使い方： melt at something (She melted at the sight of the sleeping puppy.)

類義語： soften

反対語： harden

よく使う表現： melt your heart, melt at something

再溶融岩

一度固まった後、再び液体になった岩石。

やさしい英語で： Rock that became liquid again after first becoming solid.

• The drill recovered impact melt from the crater.
• These melts formed when the asteroid struck.
• Scientists examined the melt for signs of rapid cooling.

よく使う表現： impact melt, rock melt, melt sample