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单词 char
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char

noun
/tʃɑː(r)/
/tʃɑːr/
(British English, old-fashioned)
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  1. [countable]
    (also charwoman, charlady)
    a woman whose job is to clean a house, an office building, etc.
  2. [uncountable] (informal) tea
    • a cup of char
    3. Word Originnoun sense 2 late 16th cent. (as cha; rare before the early 20th cent.): from Chinese (Mandarin dialect) chá.

char

verb
/tʃɑː(r)/
/tʃɑːr/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they char
/tʃɑː(r)/
/tʃɑːr/
he / she / it chars
/tʃɑːz/
/tʃɑːrz/
past simple charred
/tʃɑːd/
/tʃɑːrd/
past participle charred
/tʃɑːd/
/tʃɑːrd/
-ing form charring
/ˈtʃɑːrɪŋ/
/ˈtʃɑːrɪŋ/
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  1. [intransitive, transitive] char (something) to become black by burning; to make something black by burning it
    • The flame licked through the paper, which charred and crinkled.
    • The bodies were charred beyond recognition.
    • The tables had been pocked and charred by cigarettes.
    see also charred
    Synonyms burnburn
    • char
    • scald
    • scorch
    • singe
    These words all mean to damage, injure, destroy or kill somebody/​something with heat or fire.
    • burn to damage, injure, destroy or kill somebody/​something with fire, heat or acid; to be damaged, etc. by fire, heat or acid:
      • She burned all his letters.
      • The house burned down in 1995.
    • char [usually passive] to make something black by burning it; to become black by burning:
      • The bodies had been charred beyond recognition.
    • scald to burn part of your body with very hot liquid or steam.
    • scorch to burn and slightly damage a surface by making it too hot:
      • I scorched my dress when I was ironing it.
    • singe to burn the surface of something slightly, usually by mistake; to be burnt in this way:
      • He singed his hair as he tried to light his cigarette.
    scorch or singe?Things are scorched by heat or fire. Things can only be singed by fire or a flame.Patterns
    • to burn/​scald yourself/​your hand
    • to burn/​scorch/​singe your hair/​clothes
    • burnt-out/​charred/​scorched remains/​ruins/​buildings
  2. [intransitive] (old-fashioned, British English) to work as a cleaner in a house
    • She went out charring in the mornings.
    3. Word Originverb sense 1 late 17th cent.: apparently a back-formation from charcoal.
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