及物动词

1. 烧掉…的表面;烧焦
To sear something means to burn its surface with a sudden intense heat.

2. 烧灼;灼伤;灼痛
If something sears a part of your body, it causes a painful burning feeling there.

3. see also: searing

1. cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat

e.g. The sun parched the earth

Synonym: parch

2. make very hot and dry

e.g. The heat scorched the countryside

Synonym: scorch

3. burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color

e.g. The cook blackened the chicken breast
The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece
the flames scorched the ceiling

Synonym: charblackenscorch

4. become superficially burned

e.g. my eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames

Synonym: scorchsinge