char /tʃɑː/ ( charring, charred, chars )

• 1. 

  V-T/V-I If food chars or if you char it, it burns slightly and turns black as it is cooking. 烧焦; 烤焦

  例：

  Toast hazelnuts on a baking sheet until the skins char.

  在烤盘上烤榛子直到外皮烤焦。

  例：

  Halve the peppers and char the skins under a hot grill.

  将柿子椒一分为二并在烤架下烤焦外皮。

• 2. 

  charring N-UNCOUNT

  例：

  The chops should be cooked over moderate heat to prevent excessive charring.

  肉排应以中温烹制以防过分烧焦。

• 3. 

  N any of various troutlike fishes of the genus Salvelinus, esp S. alpinus, occurring in cold lakes and northern seas: family Salmonidae (salmon) 红点鲑属 (Also charr)

• 4. 

  V-T/V-I to do housework, cleaning, etc, as a job 做家务小时工 [英国英语] [非正式]

• 5. 

  → see also charred

• 6. 

  N charwoman的缩写 [非正式] → short for charwoman

• 7. 

  N [英国英语] → a slang word for tea