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dissolve

verb
 
🔊/dɪˈzɒlv/
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Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they dissolve
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he / she / it dissolves
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past simple dissolved
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past participle dissolved
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-ing form dissolving
🔊/dɪˈzɒlvɪŋ/
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  1.  
    [intransitive] dissolve (in something) (of a solid固体) to mix with a liquid and become part of it溶解
    • Salt dissolves in water.盐溶解于水。🔊🔊
    • Heat gently until the sugar dissolves.慢慢加热直到糖溶解为止。🔊🔊
    • The aspirin hasn't dissolved completely yet.阿司匹林还没有完全溶解。
    Wordfinder
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • completely
    • gradually
    • slowly
    • …
    preposition
    • in
    See full entry
  2.  
    [transitive] dissolve something (in something) to make a solid become part of a liquid使（固体）溶解
    • Dissolve the tablet in water.把药片溶于水中。🔊🔊
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • completely
    • gradually
    • slowly
    • …
    preposition
    • in
    See full entry
  3. [transitive] dissolve something to officially end a marriage, business agreement or parliament解除（婚姻关系）；终止（商业协议）；解散（议会）
    • Their marriage was dissolved in 1999.他们于 1999 年解除了婚姻关系。🔊🔊
    • The election was announced and parliament was dissolved.宣布选举后，议会解散了。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • The civilian government was effectively dissolved.文官政府实际上已经垮台。
    • Their marriage was formally dissolved last year.去年他们正式解除了婚姻关系。
    Topics Discussion and agreementc2, Family and relationshipsc2, Businessc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • formally
    • officially
    • effectively
    • …
    See full entry
  4. [intransitive, transitive] to disappear; to make something disappear消除；（使）消失，消散
    • When the ambulance had gone, the crowd dissolved.救护车离开后人群便散开了。🔊🔊
    • The lights in the windows faded and the house dissolved into darkness again.窗户上的灯光消失了，房子再次陷入黑暗。
    • dissolve something His calm response dissolved her anger.他平静的回答化解了她的怒气。🔊🔊
  5. [intransitive] dissolve into laughter, tears, etc. to suddenly start laughing, crying, etc.禁不住（笑起来或哭起来等）
    • When the teacher looked up, the children dissolved into giggles.教师抬头看时，孩子们不禁咯咯地笑起来。🔊🔊
    • Every time she heard his name, she dissolved into tears.每当听到他的名字时，她都禁不住泪流满面。🔊🔊
  6. [transitive, intransitive] to remove or destroy something, especially by a chemical process; to be destroyed in this way（尤以化学手段）除去，毁掉；（被）破坏
    • dissolve something (away) a new detergent that dissolves stains新型去污洗涤剂
    • dissolve (away) All the original calcium had dissolved away.所有原始钙都被破坏了。🔊🔊
    • The limestone has simply dissolved away.石灰石就这么溶解掉了。
    7. Word Originlate Middle English (also in the sense ‘break down into component parts’): from Latin dissolvere, from dis- ‘apart’ + solvere ‘loosen or solve’.