| 单词 | scald |
| 释义 | scald (once / 1671 pages) 1vn 2v You could scald yourself if your bathwater is too hot. To scald something is to burn it with hot liquid. However, if a recipe tells you to “scald the milk,” it means to heat it to the moment just before it boils. The verb scald comes from the Late Latin word excaldare, meaning “bathe in hot water.” For example, if you scald a tomato in boiling water for one minute, it will be easy to peel. In medieval times, or any era when people protected their castles by pouring hot oil from the turrets, they scalded their enemies. Nice. WORD FAMILYscald: scalded, scalding, scalds USAGE EXAMPLESThey wound up in an apartment for the homeless, where their daughters were scalded by radiator steam. New York Times(Dec 21, 2016) The pain of contact was so pure, so scalding, I felt nothing for a second. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Purple Hibiscus(2003) Scalding liquids are the most common cause of burns in children. Seattle Times(Nov 20, 2016) 1 1v burn with a hot liquid or steam She scalded her hands when she turned on the faucet and hot water came out Hyper burn burn with heat, fire, or radiation 2v treat with boiling water scald tomatoes so that they can be peeled Hyper process, treat subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition 3v heat to the boiling point scald the milk Hyper heat, heat up make hot or hotter 4n the act of burning with steam or hot water Hyper burn damage inflicted by fire 5n a burn cause by hot liquid or steam 2Hyper burn an injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation v subject to harsh criticism Syn|Hyper blister, whip assail, assault, attack, lash out, round, snipe attack in speech or writing |
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