parched /pɑːtʃt/

• 1. 

  ADJ If something, especially the ground or a plant, is parched, it is very dry, because there has been no rain. 干透的

  例：

  The clouds gathered and showers poured down upon the parched earth.

  云聚积起来，大雨倾泄在干透了的大地上。

• 2. 

  ADJ If your mouth, throat, or lips are parched, they are unpleasantly dry. 干的

  例：

  Her throat was parched, and she was exhausted from all the walking.

  她的喉咙发干，走了那么多路后筋疲力尽了。

• 3. 

  ADJ If you say that you are parched, you mean that you are very thirsty. 干渴的 [非正式] [v-link ADJ]

  例：

  When I told them I was parched, they went and got me a bottle of mineral water.

  当我跟他们说我口渴时，他们去给我拿了一瓶矿泉水来。