scorch
v
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(a) [Tn] burn or discolour (a surface) by dry heat 将(物体表面)烫焦、 烫 胡或烫得变色
I scorched my shirt when I was ironing it. 我把衬衫烫 胡了.
(b) [I] (of a surface) be burned or discoloured in this way (指物体表面)烧焦、 烫 胡或烫得变色
The meat will scorch if you don't lower the gas. 你不把煤气调小一点肉就 胡了.
2 [Tn] cause (a plant) to dry up and wither 使(植物)枯萎
The lawn looked scorched after days of sunshine. 草坪晒了几天以後好像有些枯萎了.
3 (phr v) scorch off, away, down, etc (sl 俚) go in the direction specified at a very high speed 疾驶
motor-cyclists scorching down the road 沿路疾驶的摩托车手. scorch (also scorch-mark), n mark made on a surface (esp cloth) by scorching 焦痕(尤指布上的).
This is because the surface of the earth is not flat but round.
因为地球表面不是平的,而是圆的。
During my years in school, Annie sat beside me in every class.
在我求学期间,安妮每堂课都坐在我身旁。
I am sorry that you have a disagreement with your father. Personally, I think it is important to follow your interests and your abilities, and it sounds as though you have plenty of both of these already.