"scald" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 烫伤
• 烫 (用热液体)

Definition

用热液体或蒸汽烫伤某物或某人。也可指加热液体（通常是水或牛奶）到很热但不沸腾。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

常用于指热液体或蒸汽造成的烫伤，不用于干热（那用“burn”）。做菜时，‘scald’是加热液体至快沸但未沸腾。常见短语：'scalding hot'。

Examples

Be careful not to scald your hand with the hot water.

小心别被热水**烫伤**手。

You need to scald the milk before adding it to the recipe.

在加入食谱前需要先把牛奶**烫一下**。

The soup was so hot it could scald your tongue.

汤非常烫，可以**烫伤**你的舌头。

"Ouch! I just scalded myself on the steam from the kettle."

哎呀！我被水壶里的蒸汽**烫伤**了。

Some recipes say to scald tomatoes so you can peel them easily.

有些做法会让你先把番茄**烫一下**，这样更容易剥皮。

"Be careful, that tea is scalding hot!"

小心，这茶**烫得**不得了！