Word · Frequency #22753
scorched
烧焦的;晒焦的;烤焦的
Dried, damaged or burnt by exposure to sunlight or heat.
- 1.
Dried, damaged or burnt by exposure to sunlight or heat.
因暴露于阳光或高温而干燥、损坏或烧焦的。
因暴露于阳光或高温而干燥、损坏或烧焦的。
In use
The scorched earth left nothing for the farmers to plant.
She threw away the scorched pan after trying to cook rice.
The hikers sought shade from the scorched desert landscape.
scorched + noun
用作定语,修饰名词。
The scorched earth policy left nothing behind.
焦土政策什么也没留下。
be/get + scorched
用作表语,表示状态变化。
The cake got scorched in the oven.
蛋糕在烤箱里烤焦了。
scorched by/from + noun
引出原因或施动者。
The grass was scorched by the intense sun.
草被强烈的太阳晒焦了。
Common mistakes
The bacon is scorch.The bacon is scorched.
形容词需要过去分词形式 'scorched',汉语中没有词形变化,学习者容易遗漏 -ed 结尾。
The scorched on the pan is hard to clean.The scorched area on the pan is hard to clean.
'scorched' 是形容词,不能用作名词;需要后接名词(如 area)或使用其他名词形式(如 scorch mark)。
Connections
Collocations
- scorched earth
- 烧焦的土地
- The wildfire left behind a landscape of scorched earth.野火留下了一片烧焦的土地。
- scorched land
- 焦枯的土地
- After the drought, the scorched land could not support crops.干旱过后,焦枯的土地无法种植庄稼。
- scorched grass
- 烧焦的草
- The scorched grass crunched under our feet.烧焦的草在我们脚下嘎吱作响。
- scorched skin
- 晒伤的皮肤
- His scorched skin felt hot to the touch.他晒伤的皮肤摸起来发烫。
- scorched smell
- 焦糊味
- A scorched smell wafted from the kitchen.一股焦糊味从厨房飘来。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆画面:烈日把树叶晒得卷曲发焦、边缘一碰就碎,这种‘烤焦/晒焦’的状态就是 scorched。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:新闻报道、文学描述、日常口语 本词通常用于描述因高温或阳光暴晒而变得干燥、受损或烧焦的事物,属于中性常用词,在新闻、文学作品和日常口语中都比较常见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
所列词中真正押韵的只有 torched /tɔrtʃt/(与 /ɔrtʃt/ 完全同韵)。拼写或读音易混但元音不同的有:parched /pɑrtʃt/ 和 scotched /skɑtʃt/(英式 /skɒtʃt/)在美式英语中都是 /ɑ/;searched /sɜrtʃt/ 和 perched /pɜrtʃt/ 都是 /ɜr/。orchard /ˈɔrtʃərd/ 共享 orch 的拼写和 /ɔrtʃ/ 音,但多出 /ərd/,不是整词押韵。
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