Singe



GRE 蓝宝

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. ( 轻微地) 烧焦, 烫焦
• ［英］ v. ( 轻微地) 烧焦, 烫焦 ( to burn superficially or lightly;scorch)
• ［记］ 分割记忆: sing＋e -> 烧焦了还唱
• ［例］ I'm afraid I've singed the collar of your shirt.

Webster Collegiate

I. transitive verb (singed; singeing)

• Etymology: Middle English sengen, from Old English s?ncgan, sengan; akin to Old High German bisengan to singe, Old Church Slavic is?kn?ti to dry up
• Date: before 12th century
• to burn superficially or lightly ; scorch; especially to remove the hair, down, or fuzz from usually by passing rapidly over a flame

II. noun

• Date: 1658
• a slight burn ; scorch

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