Word · Frequency #15433
searing
灼热的；炽热的
very hot; blistering or boiling
- 1.
very hot; blistering or boiling
非常热；灼热或沸腾的
- 2.
having a sensation of intense sudden heat
有强烈突然热感的
- 3.
unbearably intense or emotionally powerful
难以忍受的强烈或情感强烈的
- 4.
damning; critical; scathing
谴责的；批评的；尖刻的
烧灼般的；火辣辣的；强烈的；剧烈的；难以忍受的；尖刻的；严厉的；抨击性的；非常热；灼热或沸腾的；有强烈突然热感的
In use
The newspaper published a searing editorial about the government's handling of the crisis.
Her searing look made him feel ashamed of his behavior.
The former employee offered a searing account of the company's unethical practices.
searing + noun (heat/temperature)
用于描述极度炎热。
The searing heat of the desert made travel impossible.
沙漠的灼热使旅行变得不可能。
searing + noun (criticism/pain)
用于形容批评或痛苦非常强烈。
The article delivered a searing critique of the government's policies.
那篇文章对政府的政策提出了尖锐的批评。
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- searing heat
- 灼热；酷热
- The hikers struggled through the searing heat of the desert.徒步旅行者在沙漠的灼热中艰难前行。
- searing pain
- 灼痛；剧烈的疼痛
- A searing pain shot through his leg.一阵灼痛射穿了他的腿。
- searing indictment
- 严厉的控诉
- The film is a searing indictment of industrial greed.这部电影对工业贪婪进行了严厉的控诉。
- searing criticism
- 尖锐的批评
- The plan met with searing criticism from environmentalists.该计划遭到了环保人士的尖锐批评。
- searing honesty
- 直白得令人难受的坦诚
- She spoke with searing honesty about her struggles.她以令人难受的坦诚讲述了自己的挣扎。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 sear（烧焦）加 -ing，画面：滚烫的锅气扑面，既指灼热，也指批评尖刻如灼伤。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：描写高温或火焰、形容疼痛或强烈情感、形容批评或言论 该词常用于书面描写，既可指灼热的高温，也可比喻强烈的情感或尖刻的批评；正式与非正式语境中都可能出现，具体含义需结合搭配判断。
Grammar Note
通常用于定语或表语，修饰抽象批评或具体热量
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words rhyme with searing: hearing, clearing, fearing, nearing, shearing share the /iə/ sound and the spelling -earing; peering also rhymes but is spelled -eering. Beware lookalikes ending in -earing that sound different: bearing /ˈbeəriŋ/, wearing /ˈweəriŋ/, tearing (rip) /ˈteəriŋ/.
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。
Learn the forms together
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