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单词 scorch
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scorch
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To scorch is to burn something fiercely, to the point where its surface — your face, prairie grass, a steak on the grill — chars or otherwise changes color.
Although scorch usually refers to burning something (whether it's the sun or a blowtorch doing the burning), that's not always the case. An army can scorch an enemy territory — meaning raze everything in sight, without technically setting it on fire. Scorch can also mean to quickly overpower something or somebody, as in: "We're gonna scorch the other team tomorrow."
WORD FAMILY
scorch: scorched, scorcher, scorches, scorching+/scorcher: scorchers/scorching: scorchingly, scorchings
USAGE EXAMPLES
Keep an eye on the sugar while you're heating the cream to keep it from scorching.
Los Angeles Times(Dec 29, 2016)
The Cottonwood fire scorched 65 square miles of land between Interstate 90 and U.S.
Washington Times(Dec 25, 2016)
But this year, firefighters couldn't stop the flames, which eventually scorched 75 square miles and turned 280 homes into tangled rubble. 
Los Angeles Times(Dec 22, 2016)
1v burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color
the flames scorched the ceiling
Syn|Hypo|Hyper
blacken, char, sear
singe, swinge
burn superficially or lightly
burn
burn with heat, fire, or radiation
2v become scorched or singed under intense heat or dry conditions
The exposed tree scorched in the hot sun
Hyper
dry, dry out
become dry or drier
3v become superficially burned
Syn|Hyper
sear, singe
burn, combust
undergo combustion
4v make very hot and dry
The heat scorched the countryside
Syn|Hypo|Hyper
sear
sizzle
burn or sear with a sizzling sound
heat, heat up
make hot or hotter
5v destroy completely by or as if by fire
The wildfire scorched the forest and several homes
the invaders scorched the land
Hyper
burn, burn down, fire
destroy by fire
6n a surface burn
Syn|Hyper
singe
burn
an injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation
7n a discoloration caused by heat
Hyper
discoloration, discolouration, stain
a soiled or discolored appearance
8n a plant disease that produces a browning or scorched appearance of plant tissues
Hypo|Hyper
leaf scorch
plant disease causing a burned or scorched appearance of the foliage
plant disease
a disease that affects plants
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