sear 音标拼音: [s'ɪr]
a . 枯萎的,烤焦的
vt . 烤焦,使枯萎
vi . 凋谢,干枯
枯萎的,烤焦的烤焦,使枯萎凋谢,乾枯
sear adj 1 : (
used especially of vegetation )
having lost all moisture ;
"
dried -
up grass "; "
the desert was edged with sere vegetation "; "
shriveled leaves on the unwatered seedlings "; "
withered vines " [
synonym : {
dried -
up }, {
sere },
{
sear }, {
shriveled }, {
shrivelled }, {
withered }]
v 1 :
make very hot and dry ; "
The heat scorched the countryside "
[
synonym : {
sear }, {
scorch }]
2 :
become superficially burned ; "
my eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames " [
synonym : {
scorch }, {
sear }, {
singe }]
3 :
burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color ; "
The cook blackened the chicken breast "; "
The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece "; "
the flames scorched the ceiling " [
synonym : {
char }, {
blacken }, {
sear }, {
scorch }]
4 :
cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat ; "
The sun parched the earth " [
synonym : {
parch }, {
sear }]
Sear \
Sear \,
Sere \
Sere \ (
s [=
e ]
r ),
a . [
OE .
seer ,
AS .
se ['
a ]
r (
assumed )
fr .
se ['
a ]
rian to wither ;
akin to D .
zoor dry ,
LG .
soor ,
OHG .
sor [=
e ]
n to wither ,
Gr .
a "
y `
ein to parch ,
to dry ,
Skr . [,
c ]
ush (
for sush )
to dry ,
to wither ,
Zend hush to dry .
[
root ]
152 .
Cf . {
Austere }, {
Sorrel },
a .]
Dry ;
withered ;
no longer green ; --
applied to leaves .
--
Milton .
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I have lived long enough ;
my way of life Is fall '
n into the sear ,
the yellow leaf . --
Shak .
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Sear \
Sear \,
n . [
F .
serre a grasp ,
pressing ,
fr .
L .
sera .
See {
Serry }.]
The catch in a gunlock by which the hammer is held cocked or half cocked .
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{
Sear spring },
the spring which causes the sear to catch in the notches by which the hammer is held .
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Sear \
Sear \,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Seared };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n .
{
Searing }.] [
OE .
seeren ,
AS .
se ['
a ]
rian .
See {
Sear },
a .]
1 .
To wither ;
to dry up . --
Shak .
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2 .
To burn (
the surface of )
to dryness and hardness ;
to cauterize ;
to expose to a degree of heat such as changes the color or the hardness and texture of the surface ;
to scorch ;
to make callous ;
as ,
to sear the skin or flesh .
Also used figuratively .
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I '
m seared with burning steel . --
Rowe .
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It was in vain that the amiable divine tried to give salutary pain to that seared conscience . --
Macaulay .
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The discipline of war ,
being a discipline in destruction of life ,
is a discipline in callousness .
Whatever sympathies exist are seared . --
H .
Spencer .
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Note :
Sear is allied to scorch in signification ;
but it is applied primarily to animal flesh ,
and has special reference to the effect of heat in marking the surface hard .
Scorch is applied to flesh ,
cloth ,
or any other substance ,
and has no reference to the effect of hardness .
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{
To sear up },
to close by searing . "
Cherish veins of good humor ,
and sear up those of ill ." --
Sir W .
Temple .
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1913 Webster ]
178 Moby Thesaurus words for "
sear ":
Sanforize ,
Sanforized ,
adust ,
air -
dry ,
anhydrate ,
attaint ,
attenuate ,
attenuated ,
bake ,
baked ,
barbecue ,
baste ,
bedaub ,
besmear ,
besmirch ,
besmoke ,
bestain ,
blacken ,
blanch ,
blaze ,
blister ,
blot ,
blur ,
boil ,
braise ,
brand ,
brew ,
broil ,
brown ,
brush ,
burn ,
burn in ,
burn off ,
burn up ,
burnt ,
cast ,
cauterize ,
char ,
coal ,
coddle ,
consume ,
consumed ,
cook ,
corky ,
crack ,
cupel ,
cure ,
curry ,
darken ,
daub ,
dehumidify ,
dehydrate ,
dehydrated ,
desiccate ,
desiccated ,
devil ,
diminish ,
dirty ,
discolor ,
do ,
do to perfection ,
drain ,
dried ,
dried -
up ,
droop ,
dry ,
dry up ,
emacerate ,
emacerated ,
emaciate ,
emaciated ,
evaporate ,
evaporated ,
exsiccate ,
exsiccated ,
fade ,
fade away ,
fire ,
flag ,
flame ,
found ,
fricassee ,
frizz ,
frizzle ,
fry ,
griddle ,
grill ,
heat ,
insolate ,
kiln ,
languish ,
macerate ,
mark ,
mat burn ,
mummified ,
mummify ,
oven -
bake ,
oxidate ,
oxidize ,
pan ,
pan -
broil ,
parboil ,
parch ,
parched ,
pine ,
poach ,
prepare ,
prepare food ,
preshrink ,
preshrunk ,
pyrolyze ,
roast ,
rub ,
saute ,
scald ,
scallop ,
scorch ,
scorched ,
seared ,
second -
degree burn ,
sere ,
shirr ,
shrink ,
shrivel ,
shriveled ,
shriveled up ,
shrunk ,
shrunken ,
simmer ,
singe ,
sizzle ,
slubber ,
slur ,
smear ,
smirch ,
smoke ,
soak up ,
soil ,
solder ,
sponge ,
stain ,
steam ,
stew ,
stigmatize ,
stir -
fry ,
sun ,
sun -
dried ,
sun -
dry ,
sunbaked ,
sunburn ,
sunscald ,
swab ,
swinge ,
taint ,
tarnish ,
thin ,
third -
degree burn ,
toast ,
torrefy ,
towel ,
vesicate ,
vulcanize ,
waste ,
waste away ,
wasted ,
wasted away ,
weazen ,
weazened ,
weld ,
wilt ,
wind -
dried ,
windburn ,
wipe ,
wither ,
withered ,
wizen ,
wizen -
faced ,
wizened
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