单词 | dissolve |
释义 | dissolve v. & n. --v   1. tr. & intr. make or become liquid, esp. by immersion or dispersion in a liquid.   2. intr. & tr. disappear or cause to disappear gradually.   3. a tr. dismiss or disperse (an assembly, esp. parliament). b intr. (of an assembly) be dissolved (cf. DISSOLUTION).   4. tr. annul or put an end to (a partnership, marriage, etc.).   5. intr. (of a person) become enfeebled or emotionally overcome (completely dissolved when he saw her; dissolved into tears).   6. intr. (often foll. by into) Cinematog. change gradually (from one picture into another). --n Cinematog. the act or process of dissolving a picture. Derivatives dissolvable adj. Etymology: ME f. L dissolvere dissolut- (as DIS-, solvere loosen) |
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