dissolve

verb

/dɪˈzɒlv/

/dɪˈzɑːlv/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they dissolve	/dɪˈzɒlv/ /dɪˈzɑːlv/
he / she / it dissolves	/dɪˈzɒlvz/ /dɪˈzɑːlvz/
past simple dissolved	/dɪˈzɒlvd/ /dɪˈzɑːlvd/
past participle dissolved	/dɪˈzɒlvd/ /dɪˈzɑːlvd/
-ing form dissolving	/dɪˈzɒlvɪŋ/ /dɪˈzɑːlvɪŋ/

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[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
- absorb
- condense
- dilute
- dissolve
- evaporate
- filter
- immerse
- liquid
- rinse
- saturated
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- completely
- gradually
- slowly
- …
preposition
- in
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[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 Dictionary
adverb
- completely
- gradually
- slowly
- …
preposition
- in
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[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 Dictionary
adverb
- formally
- officially
- effectively
- …
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[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.窗户上的灯光暗了下来，房子又消失在黑暗中。
- dissolve something His calm response dissolved her anger.他平静的回答化解了她的怒气。
[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。
[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。

Word Originlate Middle English (also in the sense ‘break down into component parts’): from Latin dissolvere, from dis- ‘apart’ + solvere ‘loosen or solve’.