scorch
英 [skɔːtʃ]
美 [skɔrtʃ]
- vt. 燒焦；使枯萎；挖苦
- vi. 燒焦；枯萎
- n. 燒焦；焦痕
助記提示
1. 區分：scotch, scorch: scotch => Scotch（n 蘇格蘭人），曾經被英格蘭鎮壓。scorch => 中間的r既像花兒也像火苗。
2. “死烤之”
中文詞源
scorch 烤焦，枯萎可能來自古諾斯語 skorpna,使枯萎，使枯幹，來自 Proto-Germanic*skrimp,收縮，來自 PIE*sker, 彎，轉，詞源同 shrink,shrimp.後引申詞義燒焦。
英文詞源
- scorch (v.)
- "to burn superficially or slightly, but so as to change the color or injure the texture," early 14c., perhaps an alteration of scorrcnenn "make dry, parch" (c. 1200), of obscure origin, perhaps from Old Norse skorpna "to be shriveled," cognate with Old English scrimman "to shrink, dry up." Or perhaps from Old French escorchier "to strip off the skin," from Vulgar Latin excorticare "to flay," from ex- (see ex-) + Latin cortex (genitive corticis) "cork;" but OED finds this not likely. Scorched earth military strategy is 1937, translation of Chinese jiaotu, used against the Japanese in a bid to stem their advance into China.
雙語例句
- 1. The leaves are inclined to scorch in hot sunshine.
- 葉子在酷熱的陽光下容易枯黃。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. If any of the spray goes onto the lawn it will scorch the grass.
- 這種噴霧劑向草坪上輕輕一噴，就會使草枯黃。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. I could not wash away the mark of the scorch.
- 我洗不掉這焦痕.
來自辭典例句
- 4. This material will scorch easily if it is too near the fire.
- 這種材料如果太靠近爐火很容易烤焦.
來自辭典例句
- 5. Young drivers often scorch on the street.
- 年輕司機常在大街上開快車.
來自辭典例句