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singe

🇬🇧 UK/sindʒ/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

v.

To burn slightly or superficially, scorching the surface or edges

烧焦，烤焦，轻微烧灼

n.

A slight or surface burn

轻微烧焦，表面烧灼

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
singeother
=singe

Common Collocations

  • 1.singe one's hair烤焦头发
  • 2.singe the edges烧焦边缘
  • 3.[singe a feather]燎羽毛
  • 4.slightly singed轻微烧焦

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    She leaned too close to the candle and singed the tips of her hair.

  • 2.

    The chef singed the chicken skin briefly to remove any remaining feathers.

  • 3.

    A stray spark from the bonfire singed a small hole in his jacket.

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