scorches

英 [ˈskɔːtʃɪz]

美 [ˈskɔːrtʃɪz]

v. (把…)烫坏，烧煳; 烤焦(物体表面); (使)枯黄，枯萎(尤指因曝晒或化学品的作用); 疾驰; 飞驰
scorch的第三人称单数

VERB (轻微地)烫坏，烧糊，烧焦
To scorch something means to burn it slightly.
1. The bomb scorched the side of the building.
  炸弹烧焦了建筑物的一侧。
V-ERG (因过热或化学品的作用)(使)变色,(使)留有标记
If something scorches or is scorched, it becomes marked or changes colour because it is affected by too much heat or by a chemical.
1. The leaves are inclined to scorch in hot sunshine...
  叶子在酷热的阳光下容易枯黄。
2. If any of the spray goes onto the lawn it will scorch the grass.
  这种喷雾剂向草坪上轻轻一喷，就会使草枯黄。
VERB 疾驰;飞奔
If you scorch round a place, you move round it very quickly, either in a car or on foot.
1. Many people dream of scorching round a racetrack.
  许多人梦想能绕着跑道飞奔。

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Hot water scorches and drowns the roots of trees encroaching on the valleys.
热水流淌并淹没了盘桓于整个山谷的树根。
Most years there is a long dry season that shrivels and scorches plants.
大多数的年份旱季漫长，把植物弄得又枯又焦。
Suddenly he swallows up the pipe and accidently scorches the beauty and the beast and suffocates to death.
突然它吞下笛子，又不小心把公主与我们的英雄烧成了炭，然后它自己噎死了。
I have heard the taste that something scorches.
我闻到了什么东西烧焦的味道。