英语词汇“sear”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

sear¹ v.,

[~ + object]

to scorch or char the surface of:to sear the beef.

sear¹ v.t.

to burn or char the surface of:She seared the steak to seal in the juices.
to mark with a branding iron.
Pathologyto burn or scorch injuriously or painfully:He seared his hand on a hot steam pipe.
to make callous or unfeeling;
harden:The hardship of her youth has seared her emotionally.
to dry up or wither;
parch.

v.i.

to become dry or withered, as vegetation.

Pathologya mark or scar made by searing.

adj.

sere¹.

bef. 900; (adjective, adjectival) Middle English sere, Old English sēar; cognate with Dutch zoor; (verb, verbal) Middle English seren, Old English sēarian, derivative of sēar

1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See burn ¹.

sear² n.

a pivoted piece that holds the hammer at full cock or half cock in the firing mechanism of small arms.

Vulgar Latin *serrāre, for Late Latin serāre to bar (a door), derivative of Latin sera door-bar; Vulgar Latin -rr- unexplained
Middle French serre a grip, derivative of serrer to lock up, close
1550–60

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sear /sɪə/ vb (transitive)

to scorch or burn the surface of
to brand with a hot iron
to cause to wither or dry up
rare to make callous or unfeeling

adj

poetic dried up

Etymology: Old English sēarian to become withered, from sēar withered; related to Old High German sōrēn, Greek hauos dry, Sanskrit sōsa drought

sere¹ adj.

dry;
withered.

Also, sear.

bef. 900; Middle English seer(e), Old English sēar; see sear¹

arid, parched, desiccated, wizened.
sere² n.

Ecologythe series of stages in an ecological succession.

back formation from series 1915–20

sere, sear /sɪə/ adj

archaic dried up or withered

vb , n

a rare spelling of sear

Etymology: Old English sēar; see sear¹

sere /sɪə/ n

the series of changes occurring in the ecological succession of a particular community

Etymology: 20th Century: from series

单词	sear
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 sear¹ /sɪr/USA pronunciation v., [~ + object] to scorch or char the surface of:to sear the beef. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 sear¹ (sēr),USA pronunciation v.t. to burn or char the surface of:She seared the steak to seal in the juices. to mark with a branding iron. Pathologyto burn or scorch injuriously or painfully:He seared his hand on a hot steam pipe. to make callous or unfeeling; harden:The hardship of her youth has seared her emotionally. to dry up or wither; parch. v.i. to become dry or withered, as vegetation. n. Pathologya mark or scar made by searing. adj. sere¹. bef. 900; (adjective, adjectival) Middle English sere, Old English sēar; cognate with Dutch zoor; (verb, verbal) Middle English seren, Old English sēarian, derivative of sēar 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See burn ¹. sear² (sēr),USA pronunciation n. a pivoted piece that holds the hammer at full cock or half cock in the firing mechanism of small arms. Vulgar Latin *serrāre, for Late Latin serāre to bar (a door), derivative of Latin sera door-bar; Vulgar Latin -rr- unexplained Middle French serre a grip, derivative of serrer to lock up, close 1550–60 Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: sear /sɪə/ vb (transitive) to scorch or burn the surface of to brand with a hot iron to cause to wither or dry up rare to make callous or unfeeling adj poetic dried up Etymology: Old English sēarian to become withered, from sēar withered; related to Old High German sōrēn, Greek hauos dry, Sanskrit sōsa drought WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 sere¹ (sēr),USA pronunciation adj. dry; withered. `Also, sear.` bef. 900; Middle English seer(e), Old English sēar; see sear¹ arid, parched, desiccated, wizened. sere² (sēr),USA pronunciation n. Ecologythe series of stages in an ecological succession. back formation from series 1915–20 Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: sere, sear /sɪə/ adj archaic dried up or withered vb , n a rare spelling of sear Etymology: Old English sēar; see sear¹ sere /sɪə/ n the series of changes occurring in the ecological succession of a particular community Etymology: 20th Century: from series
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