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单词 parch
释义 parch
I. \ˈpärch, ˈpȧch\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-es)
Etymology: Middle English perchen, parchen, perhaps from Old North French perchier to pierce, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin pertusiare — more at pierce
transitive verb
1. : to toast under dry heat : burn or roast superficially : scorch
 < parched the kernels of sweet corn >
2. : to dry to extremity : shrivel with heat
 < cheekbones showed clearly under tightly drawn skin, which was tanned and parched — K.M.Dodson >
3. : to dry or shrivel with cold
 < busy restoring complexions that were parched by winter weather — New Yorker >
intransitive verb
: to lose moisture : become dry or scorched
 < the skin … parches and wrinkles early in life — Russell Lord >
Synonyms: see dry
I. noun
(-es)
: a drying out
 < areas hit by the parch of drought >
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