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单词 scorch
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
scorch /skɔrtʃ/USA pronunciation  v. 
  1. to burn slightly so as to affect color, taste, etc.: [+ object]The hot iron scorched the shirt.[no object]The shirt will scorch if your iron is too hot.
  2. to parch or shrivel with heat:[+ object]The sun scorched the grass.

n. [countable]
  1. a superficial burn.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
scorch  (skôrch),USA pronunciation v.t. 
  1. to affect the color, taste, etc., of by burning slightly:The collar of the shirt was yellow where the iron had scorched it.
  2. to parch or shrivel with heat:The sun scorched the grass.
  3. to criticize severely.
  4. [Mach.]burn1 (def. 23).
  5. to destroy (crops, towns, etc.) by or as if by fire in the path of an invading army's advance.

v.i. 
  1. to become scorched:Milk scorches easily.
  2. Informal Termsto travel or drive at high speed:The car scorched along the highway.

n. 
  1. a superficial burn.
  • Scandinavian; compare Old Norse skorpna to shrivel) and torch1
  • late Middle English scorchen, perh. blend of, blended scorcnen (1400–50
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged char, blister. See burn 1.
    • 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged excoriate, condemn.
    • 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged laud.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
scorch /skɔːtʃ/ vb
  1. to burn or become burnt, so as to affect the colour, taste, etc, or to cause or feel pain
  2. to wither or parch or cause to wither from exposure to heat
  3. (intransitive) informal to be very hot: it is scorching outside
  4. (transitive) informal to criticize harshly
n
  1. a slight burn
  2. a mark caused by the application of too great heat
  3. a mark or series of marks on fruit, vegetables, etc, caused by pests or insecticides
Etymology: 15th Century: probably from Old Norse skorpna to shrivel up

ˈscorching adj
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