singe

英 [sɪndʒ]

美 [sɪndʒ]

v.  (尤指不小心)烤焦，烫煳

过去式：singed　过去分词：singed　现在分词：singeing　第三人称单数：singes　

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BNC.24556 / COCA.21246

牛津词典

verb

• （尤指不小心）烤焦，烫煳
  to burn the surface of sth slightly, usually by mistake; to be burnt in this way
  1. He singed his hair as he tried to light his cigarette.
     他点烟时把头发给燎了。
  2. the smell of singeing fur
     毛皮烧焦的气味

柯林斯词典

• V-ERG (使)烧焦;(使)烫糊
  If yousingesomething or if itsinges, it burns very slightly and changes colour but does not catch fire.
  1. The electric fire had begun to singe the bottoms of his trousers...
     电暖炉的火刚开始烧着他的裤腿。
  2. Her hair was singed and her anorak was burnt...
     她头发烧焦了，带风帽的夹克也烧掉了。
  3. Toast the dried chillies in a hot pan until they start to singe.
     将干辣椒放在烧热的平底锅里煸至微焦。

英英释义

noun

• a surface burn
  Synonym:scorch

verb

• burn superficially or lightly
  1. I singed my eyebrows
  Synonym:swinge
• become superficially burned
  1. my eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames
  Synonym:scorchsear

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