scorch

• 名词，指因燃烧或高温造成的痕迹或损伤，包括表面烧伤、导致植物组织褐变的病害，或受热引起的变色。

A noun referring to a mark or injury caused by burning or intense heat, including a surface burn, a plant disease causing browning of tissues, or a heat-induced discoloration.

1. Surface burnB2formal

   A mark or area on a surface that has been burned or discolored by heat.

   焦痕

   • The iron left a scorch on the shirt.
   • There was a scorch on the wooden table from the hot pan.
   • The fire left a scorch on the wall.

   同义词burncharsinge

2. C1formalscientific

   A plant disease that causes browning or a scorched appearance of plant tissues, often due to fungal infection or environmental stress.

   植物灼病

   • The tomato plants were affected by leaf scorch.
   • Scorch disease can reduce crop yields significantly.
   • The gardener identified the scorch on the rose bushes.

   同义词blightburnscald

3. Heat discolorationB2formal

   A discoloration or damage caused by excessive heat, not necessarily resulting in fire.

   焦痕

   • The scorch on the carpet was from a dropped cigarette.
   • The paint showed a scorch from the nearby radiator.
   • The scorch on the metal surface indicated overheating.

   同义词burncharsearsinge

• 动词，指烧焦或烫焦某物的表面，使其变色或受损；也指快速移动。

A verb used to indicate the act of burning the surface of something, causing discoloration or damage, or to move very fast.

1. Make very hot and dryB2formal

   To become or cause something to become extremely hot and dry, often due to sun or fire.

   烤焦

   • The summer sun scorched the fields, leaving them cracked and barren.
   • The desert heat scorched the landscape for miles.
   • The drought scorched the once-green hills.

   同义词desiccatedry upparchsearwither

   反义词drenchmoistensaturatesoak

2. Become superficially burnedB2formal

   To burn the surface of something slightly, causing discoloration or damage.

   烧焦表面

   • I scorched the shirt while ironing it.
   • The toast was scorched black on one side.
   • The flames scorched the wooden floorboards.

   同义词burncharsearsinge

3. Destroy completely by or as if by fireB2formal

   To burn something completely, leaving nothing behind.

   烧毁

   • The wildfire scorched the entire forest.
   • The enemy army scorched the village to the ground.
   • The intense heat scorched all vegetation in its path.

   同义词burncharconsumeincinerate

   反义词douseextinguishpreserveprotectquenchsmother

4. Burn slightly and superficially so as to affect colorB2formal

   To burn the surface of something just enough to change its color.

   烧焦表面

   • The chef scorched the steak to give it a nice crust.
   • The sun scorched her skin, turning it a deep red.
   • The candle flame scorched the paper, leaving a brown mark.

   同义词blackencharsearsinge

5. Become scorched or singed under intense heat or dry conditionsB2formal

   To become damaged or discolored due to prolonged exposure to intense heat or dryness.

   烧焦

   • The leaves of the plant scorched in the relentless sun.
   • The grass scorched during the heatwave.
   • The paint on the car's hood scorched from the engine's heat.

   同义词blackenburncharsearshrivelsingewither