"scalding" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 灼热的
• 滚烫的

Definition

非常热，尤其指可以烫伤皮肤的液体或蒸汽。'Scalding' 常用于形容开水、饮料及其它能灼伤的热物品。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多用于描述极烫的液体，如“scalding water”、“scalding coffee”。比“hot”更热，比“boiling”稍弱。偶尔也可形容尖锐批评，如“scalding criticism”。很少用于固体。

Examples

Be careful, the soup is scalding hot.

小心，汤**烫得要命**。

He burned his hand with scalding water.

他被**滚烫的**水烫伤了手。

The tea was scalding and hard to drink quickly.

茶**烫得要命**，没法快喝。

She dropped her cup when the scalding coffee spilled.

**烫人的**咖啡洒出来时，她把杯子掉了。

A scalding wind blew from the desert, making it hard to breathe.

沙漠吹来一阵**灼热的**风，让人难以呼吸。

He responded to the question with a scalding remark.

他用一句**尖锐**的话回答了那个问题。