scorch

skɒ:tʃ
六级托福雅思GRE Collins 1

英文释义

n. a surface burn
n. a plant disease that produces a browning or scorched appearance of plant tissues
n. a discoloration caused by heat
v. become superficially burned

中文翻译

n. 烧焦, 枯萎
v. 烧焦, 拷焦, (使)枯萎, 讽刺

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Collins 星级
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14,072
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记忆技巧

scorch 源自拉丁语 excorchare，意为“剥去皮肤”。可以联想到“烤焦”或“烧灼”的意思。

例句

1. The sun can scorch your skin if you stay outside too long.
如果你在外面待太久，太阳会灼伤你的皮肤。
2. Be careful not to scorch the food while cooking.
烹饪时要小心，不要把食物烧焦。
3. After the fire, the trees were left scorched and blackened.
大火过后，树木被烧焦，变成了黑色。

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