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 burn
burnchar ▪ 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。
char [usually passive] to make something black by burning it; to become black by burning:
The bodies had been charred beyond recognition.这些尸体已烧焦，无法辨认。
scald to burn part of your body with very hot liquid or steam.scorch to burn and slightly damage a surface by making it too hot:
I scorched my dress when I was ironing it.我把自己的连衣裙熨焦了。
singe to burn the surface of something slightly, usually by mistake; to be burnt in this way:
He singed his hair as he tried to light his cigarette.他点烟时把头发给燎了。
scorch or singe?Things are scorched by heat or fire. Things can only be singed by fire or a flame.Patterns
- to burn/scald yourself/your hand
- to burn/scorch/singe your hair/clothes
- burnt-out/charred/scorched remains/ruins/buildings
[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。
[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。

Word OriginMiddle English (as a verb): perhaps related to Old Norse skorpna ‘be shrivelled’.