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.
我在熨燙衣服時把它燒焦了。
To become or make something dry and brown, usually from the sun or chemicals.
Wildfires have scorched over two million acres of forest.
野火已經燒毀了超過兩百萬英畝的森林。
To move very quickly.
The car scorched off down the road.
汽車在馬路上疾馳而去。