| 单词 | sear |
| 释义 | sear (once / 1065 pages) vadj To sear something is to quickly cook or burn its surface by applying intense heat. When making beef stew, the color and flavor are usually better if you sear the meat first. Sear comes from the Old English word searian which meant “dry up” or “wither.” Typically, the verb sear now refers to burning or scorching something with heat, but if you see the phrase “wind-seared,” it means that a place — or something left in that place — has been withered by exposure to the elements. An unpleasant image can be seared into your memory, meaning you can't forget it. WORD FAMILYsear: seared, searing, searingly, sears USAGE EXAMPLESIt's seared into his memory as the day his life changed forever. Los Angeles Times(Dec 30, 2016) She previously won the competition’s student division in 2014 with her citrus seared duck breast with herb goat cheese dish. Washington Times(Dec 31, 2016) The move signals Lampert remains committed to bankrolling Sears, even as the business suffers from dwindling sales and billions in red ink. Seattle Times(Dec 29, 2016) 1v become superficially burned Syn|Hyper scorch, singe burn, combust undergo combustion 2v burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color Syn|Hypo|Hyper blacken, char, scorch singe, swinge burn superficially or lightly burn burn with heat, fire, or radiation 3v cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat Syn|Hyper parch dry, dry out remove the moisture from and make dry 4v make very hot and dry Syn|Hypo|Hyper scorch sizzle burn or sear with a sizzling sound heat, heat up make hot or hotter 5adj (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture Syn dried-up, sere, shriveled, shrivelled, withered dry free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet |
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