sear /sɪə/ ( searing, seared, sears )

• 1. 

  V-T To sear something means to burn its surface with a sudden intense heat. 烧焦

  例：

  Grass fires have seared the land near the farming village of Basekhai.

  草地野火烧焦了巴斯克亥农庄附近的土地。

• 2. 

  V-T If something sears a part of your body, it causes a painful burning feeling there. 烧灼(身体某一部位) [文学性]

  例：

  I distinctly felt the heat start to sear my throat.

  我明显感到嗓子开始烧得难受。

• 3. 

  N a mark caused by searing 灼痕

• 4. 

  V-T the catch in the lock of a small firearm that holds the hammer or firing pin cocked 扣机

• 5. 

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