scorched

• 形容某物被火烧过或受到强烈高温而受损、烧焦。

Describes something that has been burned or damaged by fire or intense heat.

1. Dried out by heatB1formal

   Burned or dried out due to intense heat or prolonged exposure to sunlight.

   烧焦的

   • The scorched earth cracked under the summer sun.
   • After the drought, the fields were completely scorched.
   • The scorched grass crunched beneath their feet.

   同义词desiccateddriedparchedsearedwithered

   反义词damphydratedmoistsoakedwet

2. Destroyed completelyB2formal

   Having everything destroyed or rendered unusable, often to prevent an enemy from using resources.

   焦土化的

   • The army used a scorched-earth policy to slow the invasion.
   • The retreating forces left a scorched landscape behind them.
   • The scorched village offered no shelter to the advancing troops.

   同义词destroyedobliteratedravagedrazedruined

• 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