| 单词 | parched |
| 释义 | parched (once / 1433 pages) adj Something parched is excessively dry and hot, in extreme need of water, like a desert, a neglected plant, or your throat after a five-kilometer run. Some foods, like corn, beans, or grains, may be parched, or toasted, to bring out their flavor and help preserve them. American Indians parched corn to make it keep and remain edible over the winter. They taught this to the new colonists, and parched corn later became a staple of explorers like Lewis and Clark, as well as soldiers during the Civil War. Laura Ingalls Wilder wrote of parched corn, "It crackled and crunched, and its taste was sweet and brown." WORD FAMILYparch: parched, parches, parching USAGE EXAMPLESAs the parched beige hilltops fill with red-tiled homes, decades of international efforts to achieve a two-state solution are unraveling. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) The parched branches of big banks are still fortunate. Economist(Dec 01, 2016) In Alabama, the weather system dumped more than 2 inches of rain in areas that had been parched by months of choking drought. Time(Nov 30, 2016) 1adj dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight parched soil Syn adust, baked, scorched, sunbaked dry free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet 2adj toasted or roasted slightly parched corn was a staple of the Indian diet Syn cooked having been prepared for eating by the application of heat |
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