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单词 scorched
释义

scorched

adjective

ˈskȯrcht How to pronounce scorched (audio)
: parched or discolored by scorching

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Little remained but a scorched vehicle on a property near Hemet, Calif. BostonGlobe.com, 6 Sep. 2022 Make sure your indoor plants don't overdo it on sunlight and end up scorched and sad. Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Aug. 2022 CBS Los Angeles also captured footage of crews pulling the scorched and mangled vehicle out of the home's driveway. CBS News, 8 Aug. 2022 Flagstaff residents on both sides of the Pipeline Fire burn scar have been dealing with weeks of sustained rains and flooding that have brought with them sediment and debris from the scorched mountainside. Lacey Latch, The Arizona Republic, 7 Aug. 2022 CBS Los Angeles also confirmed the scorched vehicle pulled from the home was owned by Heche. Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2022 Photos from inside the Olenivka complex show rows of scorched bunk beds that, though warped by heat, have mostly remained upright. Sebastien Roblin, Forbes, 1 Aug. 2022 The Gallinas River has resulted in thousands of acres of scorched forest, flooding, ash and fire debris. ABC News, 29 July 2022 And while Kenya continues to face a punishing drought, the United States and the United Kingdom are also battling rising temperatures and scorched landscapes amid record heat. Jennifer Hassan, Washington Post, 28 July 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1566, in the meaning defined above

scorched 1 of 2

adjective

as in burned

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • burned
  • charred
  • singed
  • burnt
  • seared
  • incinerated
  • scorching
  • sizzling
  • broiling
  • scalding
  • searing
  • smoldering
  • roasting
  • hot
  • aglow
  • burning
  • blazing
  • flickering
  • flaring
  • piping hot
  • aflame
  • red-hot
  • ignited
  • glowing
  • live
  • afire
  • smouldering
  • flaming
  • inflamed
  • lit
  • ablaze
  • kindled
  • alight
  • fiery
  • combusting
  • enflamed
  • lighted
  • conflagrant

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • smothered
  • extinguished
  • dead
  • choked
  • quenched
  • doused
  • damped
  • suffocated
  • stamped (out)
  • dowsed
  • snuffed (out)
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scorched

2 of 2

verb

past tense of scorch
1
as in charred
to burn on the surface the picnickers kept scorching their marshmallows, deliberately sticking their skewers into the licking flames of the campfire

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • charred
  • singed
  • baked
  • seared
  • lit
  • ignited
  • incinerated
  • lighted
  • inflamed
  • kindled
  • fired
  • enflamed
  • scathed
  • scalded
  • cremated
2
as in dried
to make dry weeks of drought had badly scorched the soil

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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