Sear



GRE Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. ( 以烈火) 烧灼
• ［英］ v. ( 以烈火) 烧灼 ( to burn or scorch with intense heat)
• ［类］ trickle : gush / warm : sear ( 程度: 滴流对喷涌 / 温暖对灼烧)
• ［例］ He seared his hand on a hot steam pipe.

Webster Collegiate

I. *variant of sere II. verb

• Etymology: Middle English seren, from Old English sēarian to become dry, from sēar sere
• Date: before 12th century
• intransitive verb
  • to cause withering or drying
• transitive verb
  • 1. to make withered and dry ; parch
  • 2.
    • a. to burn, scorch, mark, or injure with or as if with sudden application of intense heat
    • b. to cook the surface of quickly with intense heat <sear a steak>

III. noun

• Date: 1874
• a mark or scar left by searing

IV. noun

• Etymology: probably from Middle French serre grasp, from serrer to press, grasp, from Old French, from Late Latin serare to bolt, latch, from Latin sera bar for fastening a door
• Date: 1596
• the catch that holds the hammer of a gun's lock at cock or half cock

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