单词	singe
释义	singe1 verbsinge2 noun singesinge1 /sɪndʒ/ verb (past tense and past participle singed, present participle singeing) [intransitive, transitive] Word Origin WORD ORIGINsinge Origin: Old English sengan Verb Table VERB TABLE singe Simple Form Present I, you, we, they singe he, she, it singes Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they singed Present perfect I, you, we, they have singed he, she, it has singed Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had singed Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will singe Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have singed Continuous Form Present I am singeing he, she, it is singeing you, we, they are singeing Past I, he, she, it was singeing you, we, they were singeing Present perfect I, you, we, they have been singeing he, she, it has been singeing Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been singeing Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be singeing Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been singeing Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES The flames were hot enough to singe your eyebrows. The heat was so intense that it singed our hair. The rug was singed by a piece of burning coal that had fallen from the fire. Thesaurus THESAURUSto burn something► burn to damage or destroy something with fire or heat: · She lit a fire and burned his letters one by one. ► set fire to something (also set something on fire) to make something start burning so that it gets damaged: · Vandals set fire to an empty warehouse.· Teresa wondered if the burning log might set fire to the curtains.· The Vikings attacked villages along the coast and set them on fire.· Sparks from the fireplace could easily set the curtains on fire. ► scorch to damage the surface of something by burning it so that a dark mark is left on it: · Having the iron on a very high heat can scorch the fabric.· The heater was left on all night and it scorched the wall. ► singe to damage hair, wool, paper etc by burning it slightly so that the ends or edges are burnt: · The flames were hot enough to singe your eyebrows. ► scald to burn your skin with very hot liquid or steam: · The coffee was so hot it nearly scalded his tongue.· It’s easy to knock a pan off the stove and scald yourself.· He was scalded by steam escaping from the broken pipe. ► ignite technical to make something start to burn, especially something that burns easily such as a gas or chemical: · The gas is ignited by an electrical spark.· It appears he threw away a lit cigarette which ignited the petrol spilt on the ground. Longman Language Activatorto burn something► burn to damage or destroy something with fire or heat: · She lit a fire and burned his letters one by one.burn a hole in something (=make a hole by burning it): · Someone had dropped a cigarette and burned a hole in the carpet.burn something to a crisp/cinder (=destroy something completely by burning it): · Most of his possessions had been burnt to a cinder. ► burn down to completely destroy a building by burning it: burn down something: · Police believe students are responsible for burning down the school.burn something down: · Her ex-husband threatened to burn the house down with her and the kids inside. ► incinerate to destroy unwanted things by burning them in a special machine: · Household waste is usually incinerated after it has been collected.· All the clothes that were affected by radiation had to be incinerated. ► scorch to burn the surface of something and leave a dark mark on it: · The heater was left on all night and it scorched the wall.· Having the iron on a very high heat can scorch the fabric. ► singe to damage something such as hair, wool, or paper by burning it slightly so that the ends or edges are burnt: · The flames were hot enough to singe your eyebrows.· The rug was singed by a piece of burning coal that had fallen from the fire. ► charred wood, sticks, bones etc that are charred are black because they have been damaged by burning: · In the cave they found some charred animal bones.· It was nearly impossible to recognize the charred bodies. to burn the surface of something slightly, or to be burned slightly:  The flames had singed her hair.► see thesaurus at burn singe1 verbsinge2 noun singesinge2 noun [countable] a mark on the surface of something where it has been burned slightly
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