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melt down [phrasal verb] 1 a of a nuclear reactor : to heat up accidentally, melt, and release radiation(核反应堆)遇热熔毁 The reactor's core melted down.反应堆核心熔毁。 b : to experience a very fast collapse or failure迅速垮掉;很快失败 The stock market has melted down.股市急速走低。 — see also meltdown 2 melt (something) down or melt down (something) : to melt (something) so that it can be used for another purpose熔化(金属) melt down a coin熔化硬币 The stolen gold has probably already been melted down.被盗黄金大概已经被熔化了。 melt |