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 English
scorchingother
=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.

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