dissolve
verb uk/dɪˈzɒlv/ us/dɪˈzɑːlv/
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C2 [ I or T ]（使）溶解
(of a solid) to be absorbed by a liquid, especially when mixed, or (of a liquid) to absorb a solid
Dissolve two spoons of powder in warm water. 将两勺粉末溶解在温水中。
Nitric acid will dissolve most animal tissue. 硝酸能溶解大部分动物组织。
- More examples
- Pour the powder into the solution and stir it gently until the powder has dissolved.
- Drop two tablets into a glass of water and leave them to dissolve.
- We have to keep stirring until all the cubes of jelly have dissolved.
- Sugar is a soluble substance, which means that it dissolves in water.
- This all-purpose fertilizer comes in the form of blue granules that dissolve easily.
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C1 [ T often passive ]解散;解除;终止
to end an official organization or a legal arrangement
Parliament has been dissolved. 议会已被解散。
Their marriage was dissolved in 1968. 他们的婚姻于1968年走到了尽头。
[ I ]消失
to disappear
The tension in the office just dissolves when she walks out. 她出去之后，办公室里的紧张气氛顿时烟消云散。
Idiom
dissolve into tears/laughteridiom 情不自禁地哭／笑了起来
to suddenly start to cry or laugh
When she saw his picture, she dissolved into tears. 看见他的照片，她情不自禁地哭了起来。