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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary dis·solve
ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Latin dissolvere, from dis- + solvere to loosen — more at solve DATE 14th century transitive verb 1. a. to cause to disperse or disappear : destroy do not dissolve and deface the laws of charity — Francis Bacon b. to separate into component parts : disintegrate c. to bring to an end : terminate dissolve parliament d. annul dissolve an injunction 2. a. to cause to pass into solution dissolve sugar in water b. melt , liquefy c. to cause to be emotionally moved d. to cause to fade in or out in a dissolve 3. archaic : detach , loosen 4. to clear up dissolve a problem intransitive verb 1. a. to become dissipated or decomposed b. break up, disperse c. to fade away 2. a. to become fluid : melt b. to pass into solution c. to be overcome emotionally dissolved into tears d. to resolve itself as if by dissolution hate dissolved into fear e. to change by a dissolve the scene dissolves to a Victorian parlor • dis·solv·er noun
noun DATE 1916 : a gradual superimposing of one motion-picture or television shot upon another on a screen English Etymology dissolve late 14c., from L. dissolvere "to loosen up, break apart," from dis- "apart" + solvere "to loose, loosen" (see solve). Related: Dissolved; dissolving. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 ☞ dissolve dis·solve / di5zClv; NAmE -5zB:lv / verb1. [V] ~ (in sth) (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。 2. [VN] ~ sth (in sth) 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。 3. [VN] 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。 4. to disappear; to make sth disappear 消除；(使)消失,消散: ▪ [V] When the ambulance had gone, the crowd dissolved. 救护车离开后人群便散开了。 ▪ [VN] His calm response dissolved her anger. 他平静的回答化解了她的怒气。 5. [V] ~ 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,孩子们不禁格格笑起来。 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. ~ (sth) (away) to remove or destroy sth, especially by a chemical process; to be destroyed in this way (以化学手段)除去,分散；(被)破坏: ▪ [VN] a new detergent that dissolves stains 新型去污洗涤剂 ▪ [V] All the original calcium had dissolved away. 所有原始钙都被破坏了。 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English dissolve verb 1 become/make sth liquid ADV. completely The tablet hasn't dissolved completely yet. | gradually, slowly | away The limestone has simply dissolved away. PREP. in Dissolve the sugar in water. 2 end sth officially ADV. formally, officially Their marriage was formally dissolved last year. OLT dissolve verb ⇨ disappear (a crowd dissolves)⇨ melt (dissolve in water) Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged Search result show the entry is found in: lap dissolve dis·solve I. \də̇ˈz]älv, ]ȯlv also ]ä(u̇)v or ]ȯv sometimes də̇ˈs]\ verb Etymology: Middle English dissolven, from Latin dissolvere, from dis- dis- (I) + solvere to loosen, release, dissolve — more at solve transitive verb 1. a. : to cause to disperse or disappear : get rid of : do away with : destroy < a direct hit had dissolved one of the destroyers — R.L.Schwartz > < poetry dissolves traditional preconception — Harold Rosenberg > < help to dissolve some of the rancor — Edward Shils > b. obsolete : to cause the death of : kill c. : undo , end < dissolved their alliance > : break the continuity of : disconnect , disunite < dissolve a marriage > < dissolve a bond > d. : to separate into component parts : disintegrate , decompose < the American Tobacco Company was dissolved into smaller units — American Guide Series: North Carolina > < this would dissolve a vocabulary into an infinite number of nonce words — Weston La Barre > e. : to bring to an end by dispersal or by causing the dissociation of : terminate < the king's former power to dissolve parliament > < he had dissolved army courts — Farmer's Weekly (South Africa) > < dissolve a partnership > f. : to destroy the influence or effect of by counteracting : annul , abrogate < dissolve an injunction > 2. a. : to cause to pass into solution < the difference in content of dissolved gases in cold and warm waters — R.E.Coker > b. : melt , liquefy < the heat dissolved the candles into opaque pools of wax > c. : to cause to be emotionally moved : melt emotionally < the news dissolved her so completely she ran from the room weeping > also : to unstring emotionally and totally — used especially in the phrase dissolved in tears d. : to totally occupy : immerse < his life was dissolved in a round of frivolities > e. : to fade out (a shot in a motion-picture or television sequence) in a dissolve 3. archaic : to set free : release , detach 4. : to clear up : solve < dissolve the mystery > intransitive verb 1. a. : to waste away or become dissipated : become broken up or decomposed : vanish , disappear < the mist … dissolved as it touched the valleys — Han Suyin > < she would simply have dissolved like a slug with salt poured on it — Jean Stafford > < our goals themselves were in flux and … we should only find them dissolving in our hands — Brand Blanshard > b. : to break up : disperse < the assembly dissolved > < orders … direct the soldiers to dissolve before a stronger force — W.O.Douglas > < the interim committees dissolved as soon as the regular committees returned from vacation > c. : to fade away : fall to nothing : lose power < his strength dissolved before her irresistible charm > < the solidity of the main characters seems almost to dissolve — John Lehmann > 2. a. : to become fluid : melt , liquefy < ice cream dissolving in the sun > b. : to pass into solution < sugar dissolves in liquid > c. : to melt or be overcome emotionally < the father dissolved in grief > also : to become totally unstrung emotionally — used especially in the phrase dissolve into tears d. : to resolve itself as if by dissolution < on closer inspection the street riot dissolved into a mob of students struggling to get into an empty store building to see an exhibition of books — Robert Payne > • dis·solv·er \-və(r)\ noun II. noun (-s) : a superimposing of one motion-picture or television shot upon another on a screen in which the overlapped shot is gradually darkened as the emergent shot is brightened usually to indicate a lapse of time or change of scene — called also lap dissolve; compare fade , wipe |
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