parch

英 [pɑːtʃ] 美 [pɑːrtʃ]

• v. 烘；烤干；炙烤

英英释义

Verb:

1. cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat;

   "The sun parched the earth"
   

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. These grains may parch, but they will not pop.
   这些谷类只能被烤干，却不可能爆开。
2. But you can parch the clothes with the gas in the kitchen.
   你用煤气火烤干衣服吧。
3. The fierce sun parched the bare earth.
   灼热的阳光炙烤着光秃秃的大地。

经典引文

• For very many days the intense heat had parched the Weald.

  出自： H. Belloc

• Once ashore, they managed to light a fire and parch corn.

  出自： S. E. Morison

词汇搭配

• parch crack 干裂
• parch blight 冻枯

近反义词

【近义词】

• scorch （使）烧焦
• roast 烤肉
• dry 干的
• dry out (使)干透
• dehydrate 脱水
• desiccate （使）干
• sear 使 ... 干枯