scorch·er /ˈskɔrʧɚ/
燒焦者;非常炙熱之物
Scorch, v. i.
1. To be burnt on the surface; to be parched; to be dried up.
Scatter a little mungy straw or fern amongst your seedlings, to prevent the roots from scorching. --Mortimer.
2. To burn or be burnt.
He laid his long forefinger on the scarlet letter, which forthwith seemed to scorch into Hester's breast, as if it had been red hot. --Hawthorne.
3. To ride or drive at great, usually at excessive, speed; -- applied chiefly to automobilists and bicyclists. [Colloq.] -- Scorch*er, n. [Colloq.]
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scorcher
n 1: an extremely hot day
2: a very hard hit ball [syn: screamer]