单词 | scorching |
释义 | scorch1 of 3verb (1) ˈskȯrch scorched; scorching; scorches transitive verb 1 : to burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture 2 a : to dry or shrivel with or as if with intense heat : parch b : to afflict painfully with censure or sarcasm 3 : devastate especially : to destroy (something, such as property of possible use to an advancing enemy) before abandoning —used in the phrase scorched earth intransitive verb 1 : to become scorched 2 : to travel at great and usually excessive speed 3 : to cause intense heat or mental anguish scorching sun scorching fury scorchingly ˈskȯr-chiŋ-lē adverb scorch 2 of 3noun1 : a result of scorching 2 : a browning of plant tissues usually from disease or heat scorch 3 of 3verb (2) scorched; scorching; scorches transitive verb dialectal British : cut, slash scorching 1 of 2 adjectiveas in searing having a notably high temperature we keep indoors as much as possible during the day so as to avoid the scorching summer heat Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance
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scorching 2 of 2verb1 as in charring 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
2 as in drying to make dry weeks of drought had badly scorched the soil Synonyms & Similar Words
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