動詞 sear:

1. make very hot and dry
   同義詞：scorch
2. become superficially burned
   同義詞：scorch, singe
3. burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color
   同義詞：char, blacken, scorch
4. cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat
   同義詞：parch

形容詞 sear:

1. (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture
   同義詞：dried-up, sere, shriveled, shrivelled, withered

1. "I have lived long enough; my way of life is falling into the sear, the yellow leaf."
   "我已經(jīng)活得夠久的了; 我的生命已經(jīng)日益枯萎，像片凋謝的黃葉。"
2. A cloth was seared by the heat of the oven.
   一塊布被烤箱燒焦了。
3. The novel is a searing indictment of urban poverty.
   這部小說是對城市貧困的震撼心靈的控訴。
4. The terrible experience is seared into my memory.
   那次可怕的經(jīng)歷銘刻在我的記憶中。