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sear/siə/ v. & adj.●v. tr. 1a scorch, esp. with a hot iron; cauterize, brand (尤指用烙铁)烫焦;烧蚀;打烙印 b (as 作 searing adj.) scorching, burning 灼焦的;烧灼的 searing pain 烧灼的疼痛 2 cause (esp. emotional) pain or great anguish to (尤指精神上)使遭受巨大痛苦 3 brown (meat) quickly at a high temperature so that it will retain its juices in cooking 轻烤(肉) (指用高温快速烤肉使之保持水分) 4 make (one's conscience, feelings, etc.) no longer sensitive 使(良心、情感等)麻木 5 archaic blast, wither [古义]干枯;枯萎 ●adj. (also 亦作 sere) literary (esp. of a plant etc.) withered, dried up [文学用语] (尤指植物等)枯萎的;干枯的 [Old English sēar (adj.), sēarian (v.), from Germanic] |