vt.

1. 把……燒焦，把……烤焦
   The iron scorched the tablecloth.

   熨斗燙焦了桌布。

2. 使枯萎
   The grass was scorched by the hot sun.

   草被炎熱的太陽曬枯了。

3. 挖苦，用話刺痛
4. 【化】使（橡膠）過早硫化

vi.

1. 燒焦，烤焦
   This material will scorch easily if it is too near the fire.

   這種材料如果太靠近爐火很容易烤焦。

2. 枯萎
3. 挖苦，刺痛人
4. 【英】【口】高速疾駛[Q]

n.

1. 燒焦；焦痕[C]
   I could not wash away the mark of the scorch.

   我洗不掉這焦痕。

2. 【植】灼傷[U]
3. 【英】【口】高速疾駛

v.

1. become burnt or cause to become burnt on the surface or edges.
   ▸ [often as adj. scorched] cause to become dried out and withered as a result of extreme heat.
2. informal move very fast.

n.

1. the burning or charring of the surface of something.
2. Botany  a form of plant necrosis marked by browning of leaf margins.