英语词汇“parch”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

If you don't water your lawn all summer, the hot weather will parch the grass until it's brown and withered. To parch is to dry up or wither due to sunlight or heat.

The verb parch is often used in the context of plants and people. Crops will parch during a drought. A patient's skin will parch during an intense fever. If you're a fan of cooking shows, you may hear the word used in a less dire way. A chef may "parch some corn," which basically means she will roast it lightly. Parch can also mean "to make thirsty," as in "After running a marathon in this heat, you'll feel parched."

WORD FAMILY

parch: parched, parches, parching

USAGE EXAMPLES

As the parched beige hilltops fill with red-tiled homes, decades of international efforts to achieve a two-state solution are unraveling.

Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017)

The parched branches of big banks are still fortunate.

Economist(Dec 01, 2016)

In Alabama, the weather system dumped more than 2 inches of rain in areas that had been parched by months of choking drought.

Time(Nov 30, 2016)

v cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat

The sun parched the earth

Syn|Hyper

sear

dry, dry out

remove the moisture from and make dry

单词	parch
释义	parch (once / 1233 pages) v If you don't water your lawn all summer, the hot weather will parch the grass until it's brown and withered. To parch is to dry up or wither due to sunlight or heat. The verb parch is often used in the context of plants and people. Crops will parch during a drought. A patient's skin will parch during an intense fever. If you're a fan of cooking shows, you may hear the word used in a less dire way. A chef may "parch some corn," which basically means she will roast it lightly. Parch can also mean "to make thirsty," as in "After running a marathon in this heat, you'll feel parched." WORD FAMILY parch: parched, parches, parching USAGE EXAMPLES As the parched beige hilltops fill with red-tiled homes, decades of international efforts to achieve a two-state solution are unraveling. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) The parched branches of big banks are still fortunate. Economist(Dec 01, 2016) In Alabama, the weather system dumped more than 2 inches of rain in areas that had been parched by months of choking drought. Time(Nov 30, 2016) v cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat The sun parched the earth Syn\|Hyper sear dry, dry out remove the moisture from and make dry
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