scorching

/ˈskɔːrtʃɪŋ/· adj.

环境/气候/能源B2

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Chinese meaning

酷kù热rè难nán耐nài的de,炙zhì热rè的de

酷kù热rè难nán当dāng,极jí其qí炎yán热rè

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形xíng容róng席xí卷juǎn欧ōu洲zhōu的de致zhì命mìng酷kù热rè夏xià季jì

Example

A scorching summer that dried up rivers and killed tens of thousands across the European Union from Portugal to Hungary

从cóng葡pú萄táo牙yá到dào匈xiōng牙yá利lì,一yí个gè酷kù热rè难nán当dāng的de夏xià季jì使shǐ河hé流liú干gān涸hé,并bìng在zài整zhěng个gè欧ōu盟méng造zào成chéng数shù万wàn人rén死sǐ亡wáng。

Source: Mongabay · 16 Sep 2026

Background ✎

欧ōu盟méng委wěi员yuán会huì主zhǔ席xí冯féng德dé莱lái恩ēn表biǎo示shì,今jīn年nián欧ōu洲zhōu经jīng历lì了le一yí个gè造zào成chéng数shù万wàn人rén死sǐ亡wáng的de酷kù热rè夏xià季jì,凸tū显xiǎn欧ōu盟méng需xū要yào新xīn工gōng具jù应yìng对duì气qì候hòu变biàn化huà。她tā提tí议yì制zhì定dìng新xīn的de欧ōu洲zhōu热rè浪làng应yìng对duì计jì划huà,并bìng组zǔ建jiàn欧ōu洲zhōu消xiāo防fáng机jī队duì,应yìng对duì河hé流liú干gān涸hé和hé极jí端duān高gāo温wēn带dài来lái的de威wēi胁xié。

Roots · etymology

由 scorch 加 -ing 构成

  • scorch(烤焦,灼烧)+ -ing(形容词后缀,表性质)

Collocations

  • scorching summer / scorching heat / scorching temperatures

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