scald
verb- scald something/yourself
to burn yourself or part of your body with very hot liquid or steam 烫伤 Be careful not to scald yourself with the steam. 小心别让蒸汽把你烫着。 - (figurative)
Tears scalded her eyes. 她热泪盈眶。
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. 这些尸体已烧焦，无法辨认。
- scald
to burn part of your body with very hot liquid or steam. 指被高温液体或气体烫伤 - scorch to burn and slightly damage a surface by making it too hot:
I scorched my dress when I was ironing it. 我把自己的连衣裙熨焦了。
- 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. 他点烟时把头发给燎了。
scorch or singe? 用 scorch 还是 singe？ - to burn/scald yourself/your hand
- to burn/scorch/singe your hair/clothes
- burnt-out/charred/scorched remains/ruins/buildings
Collocations InjuriesTopics Illnessc2Injuries 身体损伤 Being injured 受伤 - have a fall/an injury
跌了一跤；受伤 - receive/suffer/sustain a serious injury/a hairline fracture/(especially British English) whiplash/a gunshot wound
受重伤／轻微骨裂／鞭伤／枪伤 - hurt/injure your ankle/back/leg
伤到脚踝／背／大腿 - damage the brain/an ankle ligament/your liver/the optic nerve/the skin
损伤大脑／脚踝韧带／肝脏／视神经／皮肤 - pull/strain/tear a hamstring/ligament/muscle/tendon
拉伤腘绳肌腱／韧带／肌肉／肌腱 - sprain/twist your ankle/wrist
扭伤脚踝／手腕 - break a bone/your collarbone/your leg/three ribs
骨折；锁骨／大腿／三根肋骨骨折 - fracture/crack your skull
头盖骨破裂 - break/chip/knock out/lose a tooth
碰断了一颗牙；使牙齿崩缺了一块；磕掉／掉了一颗牙 - 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／肩膀脱臼 - bruise/cut/graze your arm/knee/shoulder
擦伤／割破／擦破手臂／膝盖／肩膀 - burn/scald yourself/your tongue
烧伤／烫伤自己／舌头 - bang/bump/hit/ (informal) bash your elbow/head/knee (on/against something)
（在某物上）撞到肘部／头／膝盖
Treating injuries 治疗伤病 - treat somebody for burns/a head injury/a stab wound
给某人治疗烧伤／头部伤／刺伤 - examine/clean/dress/bandage/treat a bullet wound
检查／清洗／包扎／用绷带包扎／治疗枪伤 - repair a damaged/torn ligament/tendon/cartilage
修复损伤的／拉伤的韧带／肌腱／软骨 - amputate/cut off an arm/a finger/a foot/a leg/a limb
截去一只胳膊／一根手指／一只脚／一条腿；截肢 - put on/ (formal) apply/take off (especially North American English) a Band-Aid™/(British English) a plaster/a bandage
贴上／使用／撕掉创可贴；缠上／使用／解掉绷带 - need/require/put in/ (especially British English) have (out)/ (North American English) get (out) stitches
需要缝针；缝针；拆线 - put on/rub on/ (formal) apply cream/ointment/lotion
涂抹护肤霜／药膏／护肤液 - have/receive/undergo (British English) physiotherapy/(North American English) physical therapy
接受物理疗法
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.