"scorch" in Chinese (Traditional)
烤焦燒焦
Definition
用熱量燒焦物體表面，使其變成棕色或黑色，通常沒有完全燒毀。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
通常指表面被燒焦，而非完全燒毀。多用於火、熱、太陽或高溫物體。常見搭配如“scorched earth”(焦土)、“the sun scorched”(被太陽曬焦)。也可比喻嚴厲批評。
Examples
Be careful not to scorch your shirt with the iron.
小心別用熨斗把襯衫**燒焦**了。
The sun can scorch the plants in the garden.
陽光會**燒焦**花園裡的植物。
She accidentally scorched the paper while lighting a candle.
她點蠟燭時不小心把紙**燒焦**了。
The road was scorched by last summer's heatwave.
去年夏天的熱浪把路面**燒焦**了。
My toast got a little scorched, but it still tastes good.
我的吐司有點**燒焦**了，但還是很好喫。
The chef likes to scorch the top of the crème brûlée for extra crunch.
廚師喜歡把烤布蕾的頂部**燒焦**，這樣更脆。