scald
verb- scald something/yourself
to burn yourself or part of your body with very hot liquid or steam 燙傷 Be careful not to scald yourself with the steam. 小心别讓蒸汽把你燙着。 - (figurative)
Tears scalded her eyes. 她熱淚盈眶。
Synonyms burnburn- char
- scald
- scorch
- singe
- burn to damage, injure, destroy or kill somebody/something with fire, heat or acid; to be damaged, etc. by fire, heat or acid:
- char [usually passive] to make something black by burning it; to become black by burning:
The bodies had been charred beyond recognition. 這些屍體已燒焦，無法辨認。
- scald
to burn part of your body with very hot liquid or steam. 指被高溫液體或氣體燙傷 - scorch to burn and slightly damage a surface by making it too hot:
I scorched my dress when I was ironing it. 我把自己的連衣裙熨焦了。
- singe to burn the surface of something slightly, usually by mistake; to be burnt in this way:
He singed his hair as he tried to light his cigarette. 他點煙時把頭發給燎了。
scorch or singe? 用 scorch 還是 singe？ - to burn/scald yourself/your hand
- to burn/scorch/singe your hair/clothes
- burnt-out/charred/scorched remains/ruins/buildings
Collocations InjuriesTopics Illnessc2Injuries 身體損傷 Being injured 受傷 - have a fall/an injury
跌了一跤；受傷 - receive/suffer/sustain a serious injury/a hairline fracture/(especially British English) whiplash/a gunshot wound
受重傷／輕微骨裂／鞭傷／槍傷 - hurt/injure your ankle/back/leg
傷到腳踝／背／大腿 - damage the brain/an ankle ligament/your liver/the optic nerve/the skin
損傷大腦／腳踝韌帶／肝髒／視神經／皮膚 - pull/strain/tear a hamstring/ligament/muscle/tendon
拉傷腘繩肌腱／韌帶／肌肉／肌腱 - sprain/twist your ankle/wrist
扭傷腳踝／手腕 - break a bone/your collarbone/your leg/three ribs
骨折；鎖骨／大腿／三根肋骨骨折 - fracture/crack your skull
頭蓋骨破裂 - break/chip/knock out/lose a tooth
碰斷了一顆牙；使牙齒崩缺了一塊；磕掉／掉了一顆牙 - burst/perforate your eardrum
使耳膜破裂；鼓膜穿孔 - dislocate your finger/hip/jaw/shoulder
使手指／臀部／下巴／肩膀脫臼 - bruise/cut/graze your arm/knee/shoulder
擦傷／割破／擦破手臂／膝蓋／肩膀 - burn/scald yourself/your tongue
燒傷／燙傷自己／舌頭 - bang/bump/hit/ (informal) bash your elbow/head/knee (on/against something)
（在某物上）撞到肘部／頭／膝蓋
Treating injuries 治療傷病 - treat somebody for burns/a head injury/a stab wound
給某人治療燒傷／頭部傷／刺傷 - examine/clean/dress/bandage/treat a bullet wound
檢查／清洗／包紮／用繃帶包紮／治療槍傷 - repair a damaged/torn ligament/tendon/cartilage
修複損傷的／拉傷的韌帶／肌腱／軟骨 - amputate/cut off an arm/a finger/a foot/a leg/a limb
截去一只胳膊／一根手指／一只腳／一條腿；截肢 - put on/ (formal) apply/take off (especially North American English) a Band-Aid™/(British English) a plaster/a bandage
貼上／使用／撕掉創可貼；纏上／使用／解掉繃帶 - need/require/put in/ (especially British English) have (out)/ (North American English) get (out) stitches
需要縫針；縫針；拆線 - put on/rub on/ (formal) apply cream/ointment/lotion
塗抹護膚霜／藥膏／護膚液 - have/receive/undergo (British English) physiotherapy/(North American English) physical therapy
接受物理療法
Word OriginMiddle English (as a verb): from Anglo-Norman French escalder, from late Latin excaldare, from Latin ex- ‘thoroughly’ + calidus ‘hot’. The noun dates from the early 17th cent.