"scald" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 燙傷
• 燙 (用熱液體)

Definition

用熱液體或蒸氣燙傷某物或某人。也可指加熱液體（通常是水或牛奶）到很熱但不沸騰。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常用於指熱液體或蒸氣造成的燙傷，不用於乾熱（會用「burn」）。做菜時，‘scald’是加熱液體至接近沸騰又不沸騰。常見短語：'scalding hot'。

Examples

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

小心別被熱水**燙傷**手。

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

在加入食譜前需要先把牛奶**燙一下**。

The soup was so hot it could scald your tongue.

湯非常燙，可以**燙傷**你的舌頭。

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

哎呀！我被水壺裡的蒸汽**燙傷**了。

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

有些食譜會建議先**燙**番茄，這樣更容易去皮。

"Be careful, that tea is scalding hot!"

小心，這茶**燙得**不得了！