scorching
🇬🇧 UK/'skɒ:tʃiŋ/🇺🇸 US
GREC2
Definitions
adj.
Extremely hot; bitterly harsh or scathing in criticism
灼热的,酷热的;尖刻的,犀利的
n.
The act or result of something being scorched or burned
烧焦,焦烧
🧩 Root Breakdown
Native Englishscorchingother
=scorching
Common Collocations
- 1.scorching heat灼热
- 2.scorching sun烈日
- 3.scorching criticism尖锐的批评
- 4.scorching temperatures酷热的气温
Example Sentences
- 1.
It was a scorching afternoon, and the pavement shimmered with heat.
- 2.
The critic delivered a scorching review that left the director speechless.
- 3.
Temperatures reached scorching levels across the region during the heatwave.