scorch
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/skɔːrtʃ/
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/skɔːtʃ/
To damage something by making it too hot, or to be slightly burned by heat.
I scorched my dress when I was ironing it.
我在熨烫衣服时把它烧焦了。
To become or make something dry and brown, usually from the sun or chemicals.
Wildfires have scorched over two million acres of forest.
野火已经烧毁了超过两百万英亩的森林。
To move very quickly.
The car scorched off down the road.
汽车在路上疾驰而去。