Word · Frequency #23266
scorching
灼热的；炙热的
核心释义
Very hot.
- 1.
极热的；灼热的。
Very hot.
- 2.
尖酸刻薄的；辛辣的；使人难堪的。
Bitterly sarcastic; scathing; withering.
- 3.
性感的；迷人的。
Sexy, sexual, attractive.
- 4.
(速度)极快的,极高的。
Of speed when driving, running, etc.: Very high.
辛辣的；尖刻的；挖苦的；性感迷人的；火辣的；（速度）极快的；飞快的；极热的；灼热的。；尖酸刻薄的；辛辣的；使人难堪的。
用法In use
The scorching sun made it impossible to walk on the beach without shoes.
用法提示：作为形容词，描述太阳的酷热程度。
Farmers are worried about the scorching heat damaging their crops.
用法提示：作为形容词，修饰heat，强调高温的破坏性。
After a scorching day, we finally enjoyed a cool evening breeze.
用法提示：作为形容词，修饰day，表示一天中天气极其炎热。
scorching + noun
scorching 用作定语，修饰名词，表示极端炎热。
We had scorching weather all week.
整个星期我们都有灼热的天气。
be + scorching
scorching 用作表语，描述天气或环境。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- scorching heat
- 酷热；灼热的高温
- The scorching heat forced us to stay indoors.酷热迫使我们待在室内。
- scorching sun
- 烈日；灼热的太阳
- The scorching sun beat down on the desert travelers.烈日炙烤着沙漠中的旅人。
- scorching summer
- 酷热的夏天；炎夏
- We escaped to the beach during the scorching summer.炎夏期间我们逃到海滩去了。
- scorching temperatures
- 酷热的气温；灼热温度
- Scorching temperatures are expected across the region tomorrow.预计明天该地区将出现酷热气温。
- scorching pace
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把 scorching 记成“烤(scorch)到烫手”——天热得像火烤，灼热难耐；由此联想：言语灼人即尖刻，速度快得像烧起来。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：weather forecasts、everyday talk about hot summer days、describing hot surfaces scorching 表示“极热”时，通常形容天气、阳光或物体温度很高，多用于天气预报和日常口语，语气比 very hot 更强烈；正式写作中也可使用，但日常表达更常见。
语法说明Grammar Note
常用于描述天气或温度
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Genuine rhyme: torching (/ˈtɔːrtʃɪŋ/), which has the same stressed /ɔːr/ and ending /tʃɪŋ/. Words that start with /skɔːr/ (scorch, score, scorn, scorpion) are useful spelling lookalikes but do not rhyme because their endings differ. Searching looks similar in spelling (-rching) but has /ɜːr/, not /ɔːr/.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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