scorcher
名词 n.
英 /ˈskɔː.t͡ʃə(ɹ)/
美 /ˈskɔɹ.t͡ʃɚ/
英文释义
名词 n.
- One who, or that which, scorches.
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A very hot day.
— Tomorrow will be a scorcher, so carry water and use sunscreen if you're going out.
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A very good goal, notably made with a very hard shot.
— What a scorcher! See the net reverberate!
- A caustic rebuke or criticism.
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A bad person.
— `Yes, sir - of course, sir, that's just what he said they was - 'cautions, downright scorchers' - sir, and I'm sure I don't doubt it, seeing what I know of them, and their hot-potting ways,' went on Job sadly.
- One who rides a bicycle furiously on a public highway.
词形变化
词汇关系
词源
From scorch + -er (agent noun suffix) or -er (descriptive suffix).
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