vt. & vi.熔化；融合；合并(cause to) melt in great heat; make into one whole

　fuse　用作动词的基本意思是指固体或气体液化，也可指通过加热慢慢转化成流体，尤指由于或仿佛由于加高温而使两种或更多种物质熔合，强调各组成部分均失去其各自的特性。引申则可指“合并”。

　～ skillfully　巧妙地合并
　～ together　熔合在一起
　～ at temperature　熔化温度
　～ into　联合成
　～ with　与…粘在一起

　The wax from the two candles fused as they burned.　两根蜡烛上的蜡燃烧时熔化在一起。
　They disagreed at first but eventually their ideas fused.　起初他们各持己见，但最终意见一致起来。
　The intense heat fused the rocks together.　高温使石头熔化在一起了。
　A photographer had fused the lights, engulfing the entire house darkness.　一位摄影师把电灯的保险丝烧断了，使整栋房子陷于黑暗当中。
　Copper and zinc are fused to make brass.　铜与锌熔化制成黄铜。

 ♣ fuse into　(v.+prep.)
　与…熔合成，接合成　melt under heat then to link sth
　The burning hearts of the revolutionaries fused into one.　革命者火热的心融合在一起。
　We can fuse the various ingredients into glass.　我们可以把各种成分熔合成玻璃。
　The author skillfully fuses these fragments into a cohesive whole.　作者将这些片断巧妙地结合成一个连贯的整体。
 ♣ fuse with　(v.+prep.)
　熔合，接合　combine with sth, as by melting under heat
　The end of the wire had become accidentally fused with the switch.　电线末端意外地与开关接合在一起。
　The broken part must fuse with the rest of the bone before you can walk again.　必须等断骨长合以后，你方能走路。
　The bottom of the candle is fused with its holder.　蜡烛的底部和烛台熔合在一起。

1. U 保险丝，熔丝　short piece of wire that melts and breaks the circuit if the current exceeds a safe level
2. C 导火线；引信　piece of easily burnt material along which a spark moves to ignite a firework, bomb, etc. so that it explodes

　This is the right fuse for the refrigerator.　这是电冰箱上使用的保险丝。
　The bomb had a long fuse that delayed the explosion.　这种炸弹有很长的导火线延迟爆炸。

　［同义词］ v. merge, unite
　［词源］拉丁语fusus（熔化）