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scorch

verb
/skɔːtʃ/
/skɔːrtʃ/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they scorch
/skɔːtʃ/
/skɔːrtʃ/
he / she / it scorches
/ˈskɔːtʃɪz/
/ˈskɔːrtʃɪz/
past simple scorched
/skɔːtʃt/
/skɔːrtʃt/
past participle scorched
/skɔːtʃt/
/skɔːrtʃt/
-ing form scorching
/ˈskɔːtʃɪŋ/
/ˈskɔːrtʃɪŋ/
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  1. [transitive, intransitive] to burn and slightly damage a surface by making it too hot; to be slightly burned by heat(把…)烫坏,烧煳;烤焦(物体表面)
    • scorch (something) I scorched my dress when I was ironing it.我把自己的连衣裙熨焦了。
    • Don't stand so near the fire—your coat is scorching!别站得离火那么近,你的外衣都快烤焦了!
    • scorch something + adj. The buildings around us were scorched black by the fire.我们周围的建筑被大火烧焦了。
    Synonyms burnburn
    • char
    • scald
    • scorch
    • singe
    These words all mean to damage, injure, destroy or kill somebody/​something with heat or fire.
    • burn to damage, injure, destroy or kill somebody/​something with fire, heat or acid; to be damaged, etc. by fire, heat or acid:
      • She burned all his letters.她把他的信全部付之一炬。
      • The house burned down in 1995. 那房子在 1895 年烧毁了。
    • 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?Things are scorched by heat or fire. Things can only be singed by fire or a flame.Patterns
    • to burn/​scald yourself/​your hand
    • to burn/​scorch/​singe your hair/​clothes
    • burnt-out/​charred/​scorched remains/​ruins/​buildings
  2. [transitive, intransitive] scorch (something) to become or to make something become dry and brown, especially from the heat of the sun or from chemicals(使)枯黄,枯萎(尤指因暴晒或化学品的作用)
    • scorched grass枯草
    • The leaves will scorch if you water them in the sun.在太阳底下浇水,叶子会枯。
    • Wildfires have scorched over two million acres of forest.野火已经烧毁超过200万英亩森林。
  3. [intransitive] + adv./prep. (British English, informal) to move very fast疾驰;飞驰
    • The car scorched off down the road.汽车沿公路飞驰而去。
    • She scorched to victory in the sprint final.她在短跑决赛中奋力获胜。
  4. Word OriginMiddle English (as a verb): perhaps related to Old Norse skorpna ‘be shrivelled’.

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