| 单词 | sun scorch |
| 释义 | > as lemmassun scorch sun scorch n. †(a) drying or superficial burning (of wood, skin, etc.) by the sun (obsolete rare); (b) browning of the edges of leaves in a plant experiencing water stress (= leaf scorch n. at leaf n.1 Compounds 2); (also) sun scald, esp. of trees. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > heating or making hot > subjection or exposure to heat or fire > [noun] > exposure to injurious heat or fire > of the sun insolation1758 sun scorch1860 1860 G. W. Thornbury in All Year Round 17 Mar. 491/1 The caïque..is lined inside with clean-shaved planks of plane-tree, grey with perpetual sun-scorch. 1907 W. De Morgan Alice-for-Short xix. 208 With her hair shaken out and only the least little shade of sun-scorch from long exposure on the inexhaustible sands. 1916 Jrnl. N.Y. Bot. Garden 17 177 ‘Sun-scorch’, a term given to designate the burning of foliage, generally occurs in summer during periods when the soil is dry, and also is common to evergreens during warm windy days in spring before the frost is out of the grounds. 1917 Amer. Jrnl. Bot. 4 503 Sun-scorch is usually confined to trees that have not yet reached the rough-bark age. 1950 N.Z. Jrnl. Agric. Jan. 5/2 Do not place them [sc. unripe tomatoes] at a window exposed to strong sunlight, as this will induce sun scorch and render the skin tough. 2016 Times (Nexis) 23 July (Weekend section) 20 Try to choose a west-facing aspect so that the emerging flower buds are protected from frost damage or early morning sun scorch. < as lemmas |
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