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    melt down

    US /mɛlt daʊn/

    ・

    UK /melt daun/

    A1
    v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To heat a solid material, especially metal, until it becomes liquid.
    The factory melts down scrap metal to recycle it.
    v.i.Intransitive VerbTo lose control of one's emotions; to become overwhelmed or hysterical.
    The child melted down when his mother said he couldn't have any candy.

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    How to order fast food in English! ??

    13:32How to order fast food in English! ??
    • it will melt down onto the cone okay guys that's  it for today's YouTube video at McDonald's I  

      it will melt down onto the cone okay guys that's  it for today's YouTube video at McDonald's I  

    • I'm going to go ahead and lick this ice cream because if not, it will melt down onto the cone.

      I'm going to go ahead and lick this ice cream because if not, it will melt down onto the cone.

    A2

    The fight to rethink (and reinvent) nuclear power

    08:11The fight to rethink (and reinvent) nuclear power
    • We have startups building cheaper, smaller reactors that don't melt down.

      We have startups building cheaper, smaller reactors that don't melt down.

    • We have startups building cheaper, smaller reactors that don't melt down.

      We have startups building cheaper, smaller reactors that don't melt down.

    B1

    Inside Japan’s $80B Fukushima Cleanup as AI Fuels Atomic Energy’s Comeback | WSJ

    06:12Inside Japan’s $80B Fukushima Cleanup as AI Fuels Atomic Energy’s Comeback | WSJ
    • The 2011 earthquake and resulting tsunami knocked out the plant's cooling system, causing three reactors to melt down.

      The 2011 earthquake and resulting tsunami knocked out the plant's cooling system, causing three reactors to melt down.

    • あの、もともとこれ、たくさんいろんな、あのー、大型のお店があったんですけれども、今、真っ平らになってるのは全部建物壊したからですね。 The 2011 earthquake and resulting tsunami knocked out the plant's cooling system, causing three reactors to melt down.

      あの、もともとこれ、たくさんいろんな、あのー、大型のお店があったんですけれども、今、真っ平らになってるのは全部建物壊したからですね。 The 2011 earthquake and resulting tsunami knocked out the plant's cooling system, causing three reactors to melt down.

    B1

    Why Trump’s US-Japan trade deal is a DISASTER

    13:26Why Trump’s US-Japan trade deal is a DISASTER
    • Because in one country you have to put emphasis on the fact that it's a very sunny country and you have to build really great air conditioning for them and maybe to build the car in such a way that it doesn't melt down under that super sunny weather.

      Because in one country you have to put emphasis on the fact that it's a very sunny country and you have to build really great air conditioning for them and maybe to build the car in such a way that it doesn't melt down under that super sunny weather.

    • and you have to build really great air conditioning for them and maybe to build the car in such a way that it doesn't melt down under that super sunny weather.

      and you have to build really great air conditioning for them and maybe to build the car in such a way that it doesn't melt down under that super sunny weather.

    A2

    Gordon Ramsay Cooks the Perfect Pork Chop YOU Voted For!

    14:00Gordon Ramsay Cooks the Perfect Pork Chop YOU Voted For!
    • Once those red onions start to melt down, start sprinkling in that butternut squash.

      Once those red onions start to melt down, start sprinkling in that butternut squash.

    • Once those red onions start to melt down, start sprinkling in that butternut squash.

      Once those red onions start to melt down, start sprinkling in that butternut squash.

    B2

    How Recycling Works

    08:54How Recycling Works
    • While it can technically be recycled, it's not particularly practical, because a truck full of lightweight, air-filled styrofoam doesn't melt down into a lot of polystyrene.

      While it can technically be recycled, it's not particularly practical, because a truck full of lightweight, air-filled styrofoam doesn't melt down into a lot of polystyrene.

    • doesn't melt down into a lot of polystyrene.

      doesn't melt down into a lot of polystyrene.

    B1

    Power Yoga - with Adriene

    45:15Power Yoga - with Adriene
    • and slowly melt down, fingertips going up and overhead. We'll stay here for one breath

      and slowly melt down, fingertips going up and overhead. We'll stay here for one breath

    • Press into the ball joint of that front big toe as you rise up and slowly melt down.

      Press into the ball joint of that front big toe as you rise up and slowly melt down.

    B2

    fcj - falling (w/ keepitinside, alys, rosarrie)

    02:33fcj - falling (w/ keepitinside, alys, rosarrie)
    • Can you keep up when I melt down?

      Can you keep up when I melt down?

    A2

    The ROI of Ethical Leadership in Business

    56:31The ROI of Ethical Leadership in Business
    • on-camera melt down about 10 years ago. It led him to ask what in my life has prompted

      on-camera melt down about 10 years ago. It led him to ask what in my life has prompted

    A2

    DJ BBQ's Ultimate Steak

    04:45DJ BBQ's Ultimate Steak
    • it melt down and the fats from the butter is gonna give us that caramelisation on the

      it melt down and the fats from the butter is gonna give us that caramelisation on the

    • We're gonna let it melt down.

      We're gonna let it melt down.

    B1