| 单词 | blistering |
| 释义 | blistering (once / 4971 pages) 1adjn 2adj 3adj Use the adjective blistering to mean extremely hot. You might love living in Georgia, except for the blistering heat in the summer time. A baker has to remove her loaves of bread carefully from the oven because of the blistering heat. You can also use blistering to mean a different kind of heat: "Her blistering criticism took him by surprise." Or a racer might set out on a track at a blistering pace, one that's incredibly fast or impressive. The original, hot meaning of blistering comes from the idea that something is "hot enough to form blisters." WORD FAMILYblistering: blisteringly, blisterings+/blister: blistered, blistering, blisters, blistery USAGE EXAMPLESTwo years ago on this date, this Staten Island rock band bade farewell to the Brooklyn D.I.Y. venue Glasslands with a blistering set. New York Times(Dec 29, 2016) It’s a knockout moment, delivered by a blistering Davis with tears and snot smeared across her face. Washington Times(Dec 21, 2016) Amid blistering bombardment, thousands of residents displaced by the offensive now shelter inside abandoned apartment blocks. Washington Post(Dec 07, 2016) 1 1adj hot enough to raise (or as if to raise) blisters blistering sun Syn blistery hot used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning 2n the formation of vesicles in or beneath the skin 2Syn|Hyper vesication, vesiculation biological process, organic process a process occurring in living organisms adj harsh or corrosive in tone 3blistering criticism Syn acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, virulent, vitriolic unpleasant disagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings adj very fast; capable of quick response and great speed a blistering pace Syn hot, red-hot fast acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly |
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