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scald1/skɔ:ld/ v. & n.●v. tr. 1 burn (the skin etc.) with hot liquid or steam (用沸水或蒸汽)烫伤(皮肤等) 2 heat (esp. milk) to near boiling point 煮熟(牛奶等) 3 (usu. foll. by 通常后跟 out) clean (a pan etc.) by rinsing with boiling water (用沸水)烫洗(锅、盘等) 4 treat (poultry etc.) with boiling water to remove feathers etc. (用沸水)烫煺(家禽的毛等) 5 (as 作 scalding adj.) produce an effect or sensation like that of scalding 滚烫的；辛辣的 scalding tears 热泪; scalding truths 无情的真相 ●n. 1 a burn etc. caused by scalding 烫伤 2 a disease of fruit marked by browning etc., caused esp. by air pollution etc. (尤指空气污染等造成的水果)灼枯病 □ like a scalded cat moving unusually fast 移动异常迅速 [Middle English via Anglo-French, Old Norman French escalder, Old French eschalder from Late Latin excaldare (as EX-1, Latin calidus ‘hot’)] |