请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 parched
释义

parched

adjective

ˈpärcht How to pronounce parched (audio)
: deprived of natural moisture
parched land
also : thirsty
He was parched after the long hike.

Example Sentences

Could I have some water? I'm parched.
Recent Examples on the Web In the parched desert communities near Palm Springs, some local roads closed briefly due to flooding from rain, the Desert Sun reported. Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2022 But beavers also store lots of water for free, which is increasingly crucial in the parched American West. The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 Sep. 2022 Crews installed an emergency rental pump at a water plant in Jackson, Mississippi, on Wednesday in hope of restoring more service to the parched residents of the capital city, who may still be days away from reliable water service, officials said. David K. Li, NBC News, 31 Aug. 2022 The parched conditions have led environmentalists and agriculture groups to question whether new private pools should be banned, as safe drinking water is in short supply in some areas and crops are dying in the fields. Rachel Pannett, Washington Post, 30 Aug. 2022 In southeast London’s Brockley Hill Park, opera singer Tristan Hambleton has been using a watering can to sustain a rowan sapling amid a parched meadow. Luke Vargas, WSJ, 29 Aug. 2022 This plant-derived, pH balanced bomb will refresh and hydrate even the most parched body. Ava Darrin, ELLE, 26 Aug. 2022 The parched, lackadaisical days of late summer in Northern California bring into season an abundant variety of tomatoes in a stunning range of hues and flavors. Adahlia Cole, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 Aug. 2022 But Horseherder doesn't see much movement from governments to bring water to the parched nation. AZCentral.com, 8 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1552, in the meaning defined above

parched 1 of 2

adjective

as in dehydrated

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • dehydrated
  • sunbaked
  • baked
  • bone-dry
  • desert
  • hyperarid
  • rainless
  • droughty
  • arid
  • desertic
  • sere
  • waterless
  • desertlike
  • thirsty
  • dry
  • ultradry
  • sear
  • xerothermic
  • air-dry

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • moist
  • wet
  • humid
  • damp
  • sodden
  • drenched
  • watered
  • saturated
  • waterlogged
  • soaked
  • soggy
  • watery
  • flooded
  • dripping
  • dank
  • soaking
  • bathed
  • washed
  • sopping
  • drowned
  • awash
  • submerged
  • overflowed
  • hydrated
  • soused
  • soppy
  • doused
  • inundated
  • dowsed
  • deluged
  • swamped
See More

parched

2 of 2

verb

past tense of parch
as in dried
to make dry the heat has really parched my throat

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • dried
  • scorched
  • desiccated
  • dehydrated
  • drained
  • baked
  • seared
  • shriveled
  • evaporated
  • withered
  • shrivelled
  • dehumidified
  • wizened
  • mummified
  • air-dried

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • watered
  • wet
  • wetted
  • drenched
  • flooded
  • hydrated
  • saturated
  • washed
  • soaked
  • drowned
  • inundated
  • moistened
  • bathed
  • overflowed
  • waterlogged
  • deluged
  • doused
  • dampened
  • soused
  • sopped
  • submerged
  • damped
  • swamped
  • dowsed
  • humidified
  • rehydrated
  • dipped
  • dunked
See More
随便看

 

英语词典包含469781条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2025/1/24 13:12:44