| 单词 | scald |
| 释义 | scald scald1 /skawld/, v.t. 1. to burn or affect painfully with or as if with hot liquid or steam. 2. to subject to the action of boiling or hot liquid. 3. to heat to a temperature just short of the boiling point: to scald milk. 4. to parboil or blanch (fruit, vegetables, etc.). v.i. 5. to be or become scalded. n. 6. a burn caused by the action of hot liquid or steam. 7. any similar condition, esp. as the result of too much heat or sunlight. 8. Plant Pathol. a. a blanching of the epidermis and adjacent tissues, which turn pale or dark brown, caused by extreme heat or sun exposure. b. a condition resembling scald caused by improper conditions of growth or storage, as in apples, or by fungi, as in cranberries. [1175-1225; ME scalden (v.) < dial. OF escalder < LL excaldare to wash in hot water. See EX-, CALDARIUM] scald2 /skawld, skahld/, n. skald. scald3 /skawld/, adj. Archaic. 1. Also, scalled. scabby; scurvy. n. 2. a scab. [1490-1500; SCALL + -ED3] |
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