scorch
verb/skɔːtʃ/
/skɔːrtʃ/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they scorch | /skɔːtʃ/ /skɔːrtʃ/ |
he / she / it scorches | /ˈskɔːtʃɪz/ /ˈskɔːrtʃɪz/ |
past simple scorched | /skɔːtʃt/ /skɔːrtʃt/ |
past participle scorched | /skɔːtʃt/ /skɔːrtʃt/ |
-ing form scorching | /ˈskɔːtʃɪŋ/ /ˈskɔːrtʃɪŋ/ |
- [transitive, intransitive] to burn and slightly damage a surface by making it too hot; to be slightly burned by heat
(把…)烫坏,烧煳;烤焦(物体表面) - scorch (something) I scorched my dress when I was ironing it.
我把自己的连衣裙熨焦了。 - Don't stand so near the fire—your coat is scorching!
别站得离火那么近,你的外衣都快烤焦了! - scorch something + adj. The buildings around us were scorched black by the fire.
我们周围的建筑物都被大火烧焦了。
Synonyms burnburnchar ▪ scald ▪ scorch ▪ singeThese words all mean to damage, injure, destroy or kill somebody/something with heat or fire.burn to damage, injure, destroy or kill somebody/something with fire, heat or acid; to be damaged, etc. by fire, heat or acid:- She burned all his letters.
她把他的信全部付之一炬。 - The house burned down in 1995.
1995年,这所房子被烧毁。
- The bodies had been charred beyond recognition.
这些尸体已烧焦,无法辨认。
- I scorched my dress when I was ironing it.
我把自己的连衣裙熨焦了。
- He singed his hair as he tried to light his cigarette.
他点烟时把头发给燎了。
- to burn/scald yourself/your hand
- to burn/scorch/singe your hair/clothes
- burnt-out/charred/scorched remains/ruins/buildings
- scorch (something) I scorched my dress when I was ironing it.
- [transitive, intransitive] scorch (something) to become or to make something become dry and brown, especially from the heat of the sun or from chemicals
(使)枯黄,枯萎(尤指因暴晒或化学品的作用) - scorched grass
枯草 - The leaves will scorch if you water them in the sun.
在太阳底下浇水,叶子会枯。 - Wildfires have scorched over two million acres of forest.
野火已经烧毁超过200万英亩森林。
- scorched grass
- [intransitive] + adv./prep. (British English, informal) to move very fast
疾驰;飞驰 - The car scorched off down the road.
汽车沿公路飞驰而去。 - She scorched to victory in the sprint final.
她在冲刺决赛中取得了胜利。
- The car scorched off down the road.
Word OriginMiddle English (as a verb): perhaps related to Old Norse skorpna ‘be shrivelled’.