scald

skɒ:ld

GRE

n. a burn cause by hot liquid or steam
n. the act of burning with steam or hot water
v. treat with boiling water

n. 烫伤, 烫洗
v. 烫伤, 烫洗

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BNC 频率

19,697

使用频率

scald 由词根 scald 组成，表示“烫伤”或“用热水烫”。可以联想到与热有关的词汇，如 scalding（烫的），帮助理解。

例句

1. Be careful not to scald yourself with the hot water.

小心不要被热水烫伤。

2. She accidentally scalded her hand while cooking.

她在做饭时不小心烫伤了手。

3. The child screamed when he got scalded by the steam from the kettle.

当孩子被水壶的蒸汽烫到时他尖叫了。