singe

英 [sɪndʒ] 美 [sɪndʒ]

• v. (轻微)烧焦；烫焦；损伤
• n. 烧焦

英英释义

Noun:

1. a surface burn

Verb:

1. burn superficially or lightly;

   "I singed my eyebrows"
   

2. become superficially burned;

   "my eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames"
   

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. The rug singed because it was too near the fire.
   地毯太靠近壁炉已烤焦了。
2. The iron's too hot, you'll singe the dress.
   熨斗太热了，你会把衣服烫焦的。
3. The last time we agree to help that company out of its difficulty, we singe our wing quite badly.
   上次我们答应帮助那家公司摆脱困境时我们自己遭受了很大的损失。

经典引文

• It is very hot: You singe your eyebrows if you get too close.

  出自： C. Sagan

• A moth, singed by a candle-flame, falls.

  出自： V. Glendinning

词汇搭配

• singe one's wings 损害自己的名誉或利益...
• singe one's feathers 损害自己的名誉...
• singe someone's beard 侮辱某人

近反义词

【近义词】

• scorch （使）烧焦
• burn 燃烧
• sear 使 ... 干枯
• char (使)烧成炭
• bake 烤
• swinge [古]使劲打