adj. 〔诗〕干枯的;干瘪的;枯萎的。 the sear and yellow leaf 〔比喻〕老年;老境。 vt. 1. 使干枯;使凋萎。 2.烧焦;烧灼。 3.加烙印于。 4.使憔悴。 5.使失去感觉;使麻木。 短语和例子 a countenance seared by grief and weeping 因悲伤哭泣而憔悴的脸。 a seared conscience 麻木了的良心。 vi. 1.枯萎;凋谢。 2.灼伤。 3. 变得麻木不仁。 n. 烙印;焦痕。 n. 扣机〔枪炮的一种保险装置〕。
cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat; "The sun parched the earth" 同义词:parch,
make very hot and dry; "The heat scorched the countryside" 同义词:scorch,
burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color; "The cook blackened the chicken breast"; "The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece"; "the flames scorched the ceiling" 同义词:char, blacken, scorch,
become superficially burned; "my eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames" 同义词:scorch, singe,
(used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture; "dried-up grass"; "the desert was edged with sere vegetation"; "shriveled leaves on the unwatered seedlings"; "withered vines" 同义词:dried-up, sere, shriveled, shrivelled, withered,
例句与用法
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It's slow and yet searing psychic force ! 这是慢性地摧裂心肺的力量啊!
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Then, with a bunsen burner, the surface is thoroughly seared . 然后,用本生灯彻底烧灼表面。
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You were seared by us . 你们被我们吓住了。
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This winter cold wind seared all the plants and flowers . 今年冬天的冷风使所有的花草树木都枯萎。
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The searing wind shrieks behind him, and mounting offshore swells heave him along . 凛冽的风在他身后狂啸,汹涌巨浪把他向前抛送。
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Some of the particles clog my smaller passages and some actually sear my tissues . 有些微粒堵塞我的小气道,有些甚至使我的组织凋萎。
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Mrs morel, seared with passion, shivered to find herself out there in a great white light . 莫雷尔太太气得麻木了,她发现自己沉浸在一大片白光里,不由哆嗦了一下。
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It was a colossal task in the best of circumstances; the war in vietnam turned it into a searing and anguishing enterprise . 在最后的情况下,这也是一个艰巨无比的任务;越南战争使它成为一项灼人的,令人痛苦的事业。
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The terrible experience is seared on my memory 那次可怕的经验烙印在我的记忆中。
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The cruel man must have a seared conscience 那残酷的人有个已变得槁木死灰的良心。