scorch 音标拼音: [sk'ɔrtʃ]
n . 烧焦,枯黄
vt .
vi . 烧焦,拷焦,(使)枯萎,讽刺
烧焦,枯黄烧焦,拷焦,(使)枯萎,讽刺
scorch n 1 :
a surface burn [
synonym : {
scorch }, {
singe }]
2 :
a plant disease that produces a browning or scorched appearance of plant tissues 3 :
a discoloration caused by heat v 1 :
make very hot and dry ; "
The heat scorched the countryside "
[
synonym : {
sear }, {
scorch }]
2 :
become superficially burned ; "
my eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames " [
synonym : {
scorch }, {
sear }, {
singe }]
3 :
destroy completely by or as if by fire ; "
The wildfire scorched the forest and several homes "; "
the invaders scorched the land "
4 :
burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color ; "
The cook blackened the chicken breast "; "
The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece "; "
the flames scorched the ceiling " [
synonym : {
char }, {
blacken }, {
sear }, {
scorch }]
5 :
become scorched or singed under intense heat or dry conditions ; "
The exposed tree scorched in the hot sun "
Scorch \
Scorch \,
v .
i .
1 .
To be burnt on the surface ;
to be parched ;
to be dried up .
[
1913 Webster ]
Scatter a little mungy straw or fern amongst your seedlings ,
to prevent the roots from scorching .
--
Mortimer .
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2 .
To burn or be burnt .
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He laid his long forefinger on the scarlet letter ,
which forthwith seemed to scorch into Hester '
s breast ,
as if it had been red hot . --
Hawthorne .
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1913 Webster ]
3 .
To ride or drive at great ,
usually at excessive ,
speed ; --
applied chiefly to automobilists and bicyclists . [
Colloq .]
-- {
Scorch "
er },
n . [
Colloq .]
Scorch \
Scorch \ (
sk [^
o ]
rch ),
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Scorched };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Scorching }.] [
OE .
scorchen ,
probably akin to scorcnen ;
cf .
Norw .
skrokken shrunk up ,
skrekka ,
skr ["
o ]
kka ,
to shrink ,
to become wrinkled up ,
dial .
Sw .
skr [*
a ]
kkla to wrinkle (
see {
Shrug });
but perhaps influenced by OF .
escorchier to strip the bark from ,
to flay ,
to skin ,
F .
['
e ]
corcher ,
LL .
excorticare ;
L .
ex from cortex , -
icis ,
bark (
cf . {
Cork });
because the skin falls off when scorched .]
1 .
To burn superficially ;
to parch ,
or shrivel ,
the surface of ,
by heat ;
to subject to so much heat as changes color and texture without consuming ;
as ,
to scorch linen .
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1913 Webster ]
Summer drouth or sing [`
e ]
d air Never scorch thy tresses fair . --
Milton .
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2 .
To affect painfully with heat ,
or as with heat ;
to dry up with heat ;
to affect as by heat .
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Lashed by mad rage ,
and scorched by brutal fires .
--
Prior .
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3 .
To burn ;
to destroy by ,
or as by ,
fire .
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Power was given unto him to scorch men with fire .
--
Rev .
xvi .
8 .
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The fire that scorches me to death . --
Dryden .
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224 Moby Thesaurus words for "
scorch ":
abrade ,
abrasion ,
air -
dry ,
anhydrate ,
assail ,
attack ,
attaint ,
bake ,
ball the jack ,
bark ,
barrel ,
be in heat ,
bedaub ,
besmear ,
besmirch ,
besmoke ,
bestain ,
blacken ,
blaze ,
blemish ,
blister ,
bloody ,
bloom ,
blot ,
blur ,
boil ,
boom ,
bowl along ,
brand ,
break ,
breeze ,
breeze along ,
broil ,
brush ,
burn ,
burn in ,
burn off ,
cast ,
castigate ,
cauterize ,
chafe ,
char ,
check ,
chip ,
choke ,
claw ,
clip ,
coal ,
combust ,
concussion ,
cook ,
crack ,
crackle ,
craze ,
cupel ,
cure ,
cut ,
cut along ,
darken ,
daub ,
dehumidify ,
dehydrate ,
desiccate ,
dirty ,
discolor ,
drain ,
dry ,
evaporate ,
excoriate ,
exsiccate ,
fire ,
flame ,
flame up ,
flare ,
flare up ,
flash burn ,
flay ,
fleet ,
flicker ,
flit ,
flush ,
fly ,
fly low ,
foot ,
found ,
fracture ,
fray ,
frazzle ,
fret ,
fry ,
fustigate ,
gall ,
gash ,
gasp ,
glow ,
go fast ,
highball ,
hurt ,
incandesce ,
incise ,
incision ,
injure ,
injury ,
insolate ,
kiln ,
lacerate ,
laceration ,
lash ,
lesion ,
maim ,
make knots ,
make mincemeat of ,
mark ,
mat burn ,
maul ,
melt ,
mortal wound ,
mummify ,
mutilate ,
mutilation ,
nip ,
outstrip the wind ,
oxidate ,
oxidize ,
pant ,
parch ,
pierce ,
plot ,
pour it on ,
puncture ,
pyrolyze ,
radiate heat ,
rend ,
rent ,
rip ,
roast ,
rub ,
run ,
rupture ,
savage ,
scald ,
scarify ,
scathe ,
scotch ,
scourge ,
scrape ,
scratch ,
scuff ,
sear ,
second -
degree burn ,
seethe ,
shimmer with heat ,
shrivel ,
simmer ,
singe ,
sizzle ,
skim ,
skin ,
skin alive ,
slash ,
slit ,
slubber ,
slur ,
smear ,
smirch ,
smoke ,
smolder ,
smother ,
soak up ,
soil ,
solder ,
sore ,
spark ,
speed ,
sponge ,
sprain ,
stab ,
stab wound ,
stain ,
steam ,
stew ,
stick ,
stifle ,
stigmatize ,
storm along ,
strain ,
suffocate ,
sun ,
sun -
dry ,
sunburn ,
sunscald ,
swab ,
sweat ,
sweep ,
swelter ,
swinge ,
taint ,
tarnish ,
tear ,
tear along ,
third -
degree burn ,
thunder along ,
toast ,
torrefy ,
towel ,
trauma ,
traumatize ,
trounce ,
vesicate ,
vulcanize ,
weazen ,
weld ,
whisk ,
whiz ,
windburn ,
wipe ,
wither ,
wizen ,
wound ,
wounds immedicable ,
wrench ,
zing ,
zip ,
zoom
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SCORCH Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of SCORCH is to burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture How to use scorch in a sentence
SCORCH Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com SCORCH definition: to affect the color, taste, etc , of by burning slightly See examples of scorch used in a sentence
SCORCH | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary SCORCH definition: 1 to (cause to) change colour with dry heat, or to burn slightly: 2 (especially of motorcycles… Learn more
SCORCH definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary To scorch something means to burn it slightly The bomb scorched the side of the building [VERB noun]
scorch - Wiktionary, the free dictionary Noun scorch (countable and uncountable, plural scorches) A slight or surface burn A discolouration caused by heat (phytopathology) Brown discoloration on the leaves of plants caused by heat, lack of water or by fungi
Scorch - definition of scorch by The Free Dictionary To burn superficially so as to discolor or damage the texture of See Synonyms at burn 1 2 To dry out or wither with intense heat: The sun scorched the plains 3 To destroy (land and buildings) by fire or military action so as to leave nothing salvageable to an enemy army 4 To subject to severe censure; excoriate 1
scorch - WordReference. com Dictionary of English scorch skɔrtʃ v to burn slightly so as to affect color, taste, etc : [~ + object] The hot iron scorched the shirt [no object] The shirt will scorch if your iron is too hot
scorch - definition and meaning - Wordnik To scorch is to burn superficially or slightly, but so as to change the color or injure the texture; sometimes, from the common effect of heat, the word suggests shriveling or curling, but not generally
Scorch - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com 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
What does scorch mean? - Definitions. net Scorch generally refers to burn or discolor from heat, usually on the surface It can also mean to heat something to high temperature or to damage or destroy by or as if by heat