English Dictionary

scorch

IPA（発音記号）

/skɔːtʃ/

動詞

他動詞 作格 自動詞 口語 古風

(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

日本語の意味

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

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

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。

意味（1）

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

意味（2）

(transitive) To wither, parch or destroy something by heat or fire, especially to make land or buildings unusable to an enemy

Lashed by mad rage, and scorched by brutal fires.

意味（3）

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

意味（4）

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

Men on cycles, lean-faced, unkempt, scorched along every country lane, shouting of unhoped deliverance, shouting to gaunt, staring figures of despair.

意味（5）

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

Power was given unto him to scorch men with fire.

意味（6）

(transitive) To attack with bitter sarcasm or virulence.

意味（7）

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

scorches （ present singular third-person ）

scorching （ participle present ）

scorched （ participle past ）

scorched （ past ）