scorch
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(a) [Tn] burn or discolour (a surface) by dry heat 将(物体表面)烫焦、 烫 胡或烫得变色
I scorched my shirt when I was ironing it. 我把衬衫烫 胡了.
(b) [I] (of a surface) be burned or discoloured in this way (指物体表面)烧焦、 烫 胡或烫得变色
The meat will scorch if you don't lower the gas. 你不把煤气调小一点肉就 胡了.
2 [Tn] cause (a plant) to dry up and wither 使(植物)枯萎
The lawn looked scorched after days of sunshine. 草坪晒了几天以後好像有些枯萎了.
3 (phr v) scorch off, away, down, etc (sl 俚) go in the direction specified at a very high speed 疾驶
motor-cyclists scorching down the road 沿路疾驶的摩托车手. scorch (also scorch-mark), n mark made on a surface (esp cloth) by scorching 焦痕(尤指布上的).
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