"scorch" in Chinese (Simplified)
烤焦烧焦
Definition
用热量烧焦物体表面,使其变成棕色或黑色,通常没有完全烧毁。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
通常指表面被烧焦而不是完全烧毁。多用于火、热、太阳、高温物体。常出现搭配如 'scorched earth'(焦土)、'the sun scorched'(被太阳晒焦)。也可用于比喻,如形容尖锐批评。
Examples
Be careful not to scorch your shirt with the iron.
小心别用熨斗把衬衫**烤焦**了。
The sun can scorch the plants in the garden.
阳光会**烤焦**花园里的植物。
She accidentally scorched the paper while lighting a candle.
她点蜡烛时不小心把纸**烤焦**了。
The road was scorched by last summer's heatwave.
去年夏天的热浪把路面**烤焦**了。
My toast got a little scorched, but it still tastes good.
我的吐司有点**烤焦**了,但还是很好吃。
The chef likes to scorch the top of the crème brûlée for extra crunch.
厨师喜欢把烤布蕾的顶部**烤焦**,这样更脆。