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melt something down
phrasal verb with meltverbuk /melt/ us /melt/
to heat a metal object until it turns to liquid, because you want to use the metal rather than the object: 熔化，熔毁
They melted down the gold rings and bracelets.他们将金戒指和金手镯熔化掉。
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melt down something | American Dictionary
melt down something
phrasal verb with meltverb[ I/T ]us/melt/
to heat something until it loses its shape and becomes liquid:
Spaniards melted down Aztec jewelry for its gold.
If an organization or system melts down, it loses its ability to operate in the way that it should:
The economic minister has kept the nation's economy from melting down.
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