| 单词 | char |
| 释义 | char char1 /chahr/, v. , charred, charring, n. v.t. 1. to burn or reduce to charcoal: The fire charred the paper. 2. to burn slightly; scorch: The flame charred the steak. v.i. 3. to become charred. n. 4. a charred material or surface. 5. charcoal. 6. a superior carbon-rich fuel, a by-product of the conversion of coal into gaseous or liquid fuel. [1670-80; appar. extracted from CHARCOAL; see CHARK] Syn. 2. singe, sear. char2 /chahr/, n. , pl. (esp. collectively) char, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) chars. any trout of the genus Salvelinus (or Cristovomer), esp. the Arctic char. [1655-65; perh. OE *ceorra lit., turner, deriv. of ceorran to turn, it being thought of as swimming to and fro time and again; see CHAR3] char3 /chahr/, n. , v. , charred, charring. Chiefly Brit. n. 1. a charwoman. 2. a task, esp. a household chore. 3. chars, odd jobs, esp. of housework, for which one is paid by the hour or day. v.i. 4. to work at housecleaning by the day or hour; hire oneself out to do odd jobs. v.t. 5. to do (housework, odd jobs, or chores); clean or repair. Also, chare. [1375-1425; late ME, OE cerr, cierr turn, time, occasion, affair, deriv. of cierran to turn] char4 /chahr/, n. Brit. Informal. tea. [1915-20; < Hindi ca TEA; for sp. with r cf. ARVO, PARCHEESI] |
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