| 单词 | scorch |
| 释义 | scorch (once / 844 pages) vn To scorch is to burn something fiercely, to the point where its surface — your face, prairie grass, a steak on the grill — chars or otherwise changes color. Although scorch usually refers to burning something (whether it's the sun or a blowtorch doing the burning), that's not always the case. An army can scorch an enemy territory — meaning raze everything in sight, without technically setting it on fire. Scorch can also mean to quickly overpower something or somebody, as in: "We're gonna scorch the other team tomorrow." WORD FAMILYscorch: scorched, scorcher, scorches, scorching+/scorcher: scorchers/scorching: scorchingly, scorchings USAGE EXAMPLESKeep an eye on the sugar while you're heating the cream to keep it from scorching. Los Angeles Times(Dec 29, 2016) The Cottonwood fire scorched 65 square miles of land between Interstate 90 and U.S. Washington Times(Dec 25, 2016) But this year, firefighters couldn't stop the flames, which eventually scorched 75 square miles and turned 280 homes into tangled rubble. Los Angeles Times(Dec 22, 2016) 1v burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color the flames scorched the ceiling Syn|Hypo|Hyper blacken, char, sear singe, swinge burn superficially or lightly burn burn with heat, fire, or radiation 2v become scorched or singed under intense heat or dry conditions The exposed tree scorched in the hot sun Hyper dry, dry out become dry or drier 3v become superficially burned Syn|Hyper sear, singe burn, combust undergo combustion 4v make very hot and dry The heat scorched the countryside Syn|Hypo|Hyper sear sizzle burn or sear with a sizzling sound heat, heat up make hot or hotter 5v destroy completely by or as if by fire The wildfire scorched the forest and several homes the invaders scorched the land Hyper burn, burn down, fire destroy by fire 6n a surface burn Syn|Hyper singe burn an injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation 7n a discoloration caused by heat Hyper discoloration, discolouration, stain a soiled or discolored appearance 8n a plant disease that produces a browning or scorched appearance of plant tissues Hypo|Hyper leaf scorch plant disease causing a burned or scorched appearance of the foliage plant disease a disease that affects plants |
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