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scorch

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Source Word

scorch

IPA(Pronunciation)

/skɔːtʃ/

Verb

transitive ergative intransitive colloquial dated

(transitive) To burn the surface of something so as to discolour it / (transitive) To wither, parch or destroy something by heat or fire, especially to make land or buildings unusable to an enemy

Japanese Meaning

火や熱によって表面を焦がし、変色させる / 火や熱によって物（特に土地や建物）をしぼませる、焼失させる、または破壊する

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The intense heat can scorch the vegetables, leaving dark, discoloured patches on their skin.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

強い熱は野菜の表面を焦がし、皮に黒ずんだ斑点を残すことがある。

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Sense（1）

(transitive) To burn the surface of something so as to discolour it

Sense（2）

Lashed by mad rage, and scorched by brutal fires.

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Sense（3）

(ergative) (To cause) to become scorched or singed

Sense（4）

(intransitive) To move at high speed (so as to leave scorch marks on the ground, physically or figuratively).

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Sense（5）

To burn; to destroy by, or as by, fire.

Power was given unto him to scorch men with fire.

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Sense（6）

(transitive) To attack with bitter sarcasm or virulence.

Sense（7）

(intransitive, colloquial, dated) To ride a bicycle furiously on a public highway.

scorches

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scorching

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scorched

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scorched

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