parch
/pɑːtʃ/verb
1- make or become dry through intense heat(使)干透; 烤:
with obj. a piece of grassland parched by the sun太阳灼烤下的一片草地
no obj. his crops parched during the last two summers.他的庄稼在过去的两个夏天都旱死了。
1.1
- with obj. roast (corn, peas, etc.) lightly微烤, 烘(玉米、豌豆等)。
词源
late Middle English: of unknown origin.