| 单词 | sear |
| 释义 | sear sear1 /sear/, v.t. 1. to burn or char the surface of: She seared the steak to seal in the juices. 2. to mark with a branding iron. 3. to burn or scorch injuriously or painfully: He seared his hand on a hot steam pipe. 4. to make callous or unfeeling; harden: The hardship of her youth has seared her emotionally. 5. to dry up or wither; parch. v.i. 6. to become dry or withered, as vegetation. n. 7. a mark or scar made by searing. adj. 8. sere1. [bef. 900; (adj.) ME sere, OE sear; c. D zoor; (v.) ME seren, OE searian, deriv. of sear] Syn. 1. See burn1. sear2 /sear/, n. a pivoted piece that holds the hammer at full cock or half cock in the firing mechanism of small arms. [1550-60; < MF serre a grip, deriv. of serrer to lock up, close < VL *serrare, for LL serare to bar (a door), deriv. of L sera door-bar; VL -rr- unexplained] |
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