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单词 parched
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
parch•ed /pɑrtʃt/USA pronunciation   adj. 
    1. [usually: be + ~] very thirsty:I was parched after the race and drank a quart of water.
  • made completely dry:the parched desert sand.

  • WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
    parch /pɑrtʃ/USA pronunciation   v. 
      [+ object]
    1. to make (something) too dry, as heat, sun, and wind do:The hot sun soon parched the desert.
    2. to make thirsty:That hard work in the sun parched us.

    WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
    parch  (pärch),USA pronunciation v.t. 
    1. to make extremely, excessively, or completely dry, as heat, sun, and wind do.
    2. to make dry, hot, or thirsty:Walking in the sun parched his throat.
    3. to dry (peas, beans, grain, etc.) by exposure to heat without burning; to toast or roast slightly:A staple of the Indian diet was parched corn.
    4. to dry or shrivel with cold.

    v.i. 
    1. to suffer from heat, thirst, or need of water.
    2. to become parched;
      undergo drying by heat.
    3. to dry (usually fol. by up).
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    • Middle English perchen 1350–1400
    parcha•ble, adj. 
    parch•ed•ly  (pärchid lē, pärcht-),USA pronunciation adv.  parched•ness, n. 
    parching•ly, adv. 
      • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged dry, shrivel, dessicate.
      wet, moisten.

    Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
    parch /pɑːtʃ/ vb
    1. to deprive or be deprived of water; dry up: the sun parches the fields
    2. (tr; usually passive) to make very thirsty
    3. (transitive) to roast (corn, etc) lightly
    Etymology: 14th Century: of obscure origin
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