scorch
v
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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).
When the ship finally arrived in a port, the wooden cover was opened wide and Kunta could see in daylight for the first time across the part of the ship where he had been chained.
当船终于到达一个港口时,木盖打开了,孔塔这才第一次在日光下扫视了他被拴在那儿的那一部分船舱。
Another part of me wanted this moment to continue for ever.