(charred, charring)with obj.(一般作be charred)
1- partially burn (an object) so as to blacken its surface烧焦…的表面：
their bodies were badly charred in the fire
他们的身体在火灾中严重烧伤
as adj. charred charred remains.烧焦的残骸。
1.1
- no obj.(of an object) come blackened as a result of partial burning（物体因不完全燃烧而）被烧焦：
the exposed surfaces of the beams may char in a fire.
裸露的横梁在大火中会被烧焦。
词源
late 17th cent.: apparently a back-formation from CHARCOAL.
(亦作cha /tʃɑː/ 或chai /tʃaɪ/ )
词源
late 16th cent. （as cha; rare before the early 20th cent.）： from Chinese (Mandarin dialect) chá.