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scald sth/sb
scald 作及物动词，宾语可以是烫伤源直接作用的人或身体部位。
The boiling water scalded his hand.
开水烫伤了他的手。
烫伤
scalds — plural of scald
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
烫伤
a burn caused by hot liquid or steam
The boiling water scalded his hand.
开水烫伤了他的手。
热液体或蒸汽引起的皮肤或肌肉烫伤。
A burn, or injury to the skin or flesh, by hot liquid or steam.
用热水或沸水与面粉调成的糊(使淀粉糊化并吸收更多水分),冷却后加入面包面团,使面包更柔软且更耐久存。
A paste, made by mixing flour with hot or boiling water (causing starches in it to gelatinize and hold more water) and allowing that mixture to sit and cool, which is added to bread dough to produce a softer bread that takes longer to stale.
Before you peel them, scald the tomatoes in boiling water for a few seconds.
剥皮之前，先用开水把西红柿烫几秒钟。
She always scalds the empty jars with hot water before filling them with jam.
她总是先用热水烫一下空罐子，再装果酱。
The cook scalded the peaches in boiling water to remove their skins.
厨师把桃子在开水里烫了一下，以便去皮。
scald 作及物动词，宾语可以是烫伤源直接作用的人或身体部位。
The boiling water scalded his hand.
开水烫伤了他的手。
被动结构强调受伤者，by 后接造成烫伤的事物。
He was scalded by the steam from the kettle.
他被水壶冒出的蒸汽烫伤了。
scald 作名词时可数，指烫伤的部位；on 后接具体位置。
The nurse treated the scald on her arm.
护士处理了她手臂上的烫伤。
此义表示用沸水烫洗以清洁或消毒，而不是烫伤。
Scald the teapot with boiling water before making tea.
泡茶前用开水烫一下茶壶。
Not this
I scalded.
Use this
I got scalded.
scald 是及物动词，必须带宾语；表示自己受到烫伤时常用 get scalded / be scalded，不能直接说 I scalded.
Not this
I scalded my hand on the hot pan.
Use this
I burned my hand on the hot pan.
scald 特指被热水或蒸汽烫伤，接触灼热固体表面应用 burn，两者不可混用.
Not this
He scalded with hot water.
Use this
He scalded himself with hot water.
scald 的宾语是被烫伤的人或部位；烫伤自己时要用反身代词 himself，不能用 with hot water 作宾语.
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
烫伤舌头
I scalded my tongue on the hot coffee.
我被热咖啡烫了舌头。
给牛奶加热至将沸
Scald the milk before adding it to the sauce.
做酱汁前先把牛奶加热到快要沸腾。
遭受烫伤
He suffered a scald on his hand from the boiling water.
他的手被开水烫伤了。
轻度烫伤
A minor scald can be soothed with cool water.
轻度烫伤可以用凉水缓解。
烧伤和烫伤
Burns and scalds need prompt first aid.
烧伤和烫伤需要及时急救。
像被烫伤的猫一样（飞快地跑开）
When the fire alarm went off, he ran out of the building like a scalded cat.
火警响起时，他像被烫伤的猫一样飞快地冲出了大楼。
被烫过的猫连冷水都怕。
An old English proverb encouraging caution after a painful experience, often compared with 'once bitten, twice shy.' It is widely quoted in literature and everyday speech.
这是一句古老的英语谚语，告诫人们遭受痛苦经历后会格外谨慎，常与‘once bitten, twice shy’相提并论，在文学作品和日常口语中广为引用。
Use scalds naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想：scald 和 cold 只差一个 s，烫伤/scald 不是 cold（冷），而是被热水烫得皮肤发红。想想‘s’像被烫出的水泡。
语域：neutral 常见场景：厨房、医疗、食品处理 通常为中性词，口语和一般书面语都常用；多用于厨房烫伤、医疗描述或食品处理等场景。正式场合与日常对话中都比较自然，没有明显的正式或俚语色彩。
真正与 scald（/skɒ:ld/）押韵的词：bald, called, walled, appalled（结尾音均为 /ɒ:ld/）。注意形近但发音不同的词：scale /skeɪl/、scold /skəʊld/、scallop /ˈskɒləp/、scalpel /ˈskælpəl/，它们都不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.