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English - Vietnamese Dictionary
scorch /skɔ:tʃ/- danh từ
- sự thiêu sém, sự cháy sém
- (từ lóng) sự mở hết tốc lực (ô tô, xe đạp)
- ngoại động từ
- (quân sự) đốt sạch phá, phá sạch, tiêu thổ
- (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) làm đau lòng, xỉ vả làm đau lòng, đay nghiến làm đau lòng, nói mỉa làm đau lòng
- nội động từ
- (từ lóng) mở hết tốc lực (ô tô...)
Concise Dictionary
scorches|scorched|scorchingskɔrtʃ /skɔːtʃ
noun
+a surface burn
+a plant disease that produces a browning or scorched appearance of plant tissues
+a discoloration caused by heat
verb
+make very hot and dry
+become superficially burned
+destroy completely by or as if by fire
+burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color
+become scorched or singed under intense heat or dry conditions
Thesaurus Dictionary
v.
sear, blacken, burn, roast, singe, char:
Though scorched in the fire, the papers were saved intact.
Advanced English Dictionary
+ verb
1 to burn and slightly damage a surface by making it too hot; to be slightly burned by heat: [VN] I scorched my dress when I was ironing it. + [V] Don't stand so near the fire-your coat is scorching! [also VN-ADJ]
2 to become or to make sth become dry and brown, especially from the heat of the sun or from chemicals: [VN] scorched grass + [V] The leaves will scorch if you water them in the sun.
3 [V +adv./prep.] (BrE, informal) to move very fast: The car scorched off down the road. + She scorched to victory in the sprint final.
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