singe
verb[IorT]
uk/sɪndʒ/us/sɪndʒ/past tense and past participlesingeingtoburnslightlyon thesurface, withoutproducingflames:
把…微微烧焦,把…烤焦Mysweaterstartedto singe when Ileanedover aburningcandle.我俯身靠向燃着的蜡烛时把套头衫烧焦了。
to make fire or damage with fire
- burnThe fire was still burning after 24 hours.
- burn (fuel)The car burns biofuel.
- burnShe burned his diaries to stop the information from becoming public.
- blazeBush fires blazed across the county.
- smoulderUKThe fire smouldered and soon went out.
- scorchThe sun had scorched the grass and turned it brown.
Burning, burnt & on fire
- ablaze
- afire
- alight
- blaze
- burn(something)down
- burn sb up
- burned out
- burnt
- burnt offering
- burnt out
- carbonize
- char
- charred
- flame
- go up in flamesidiom
- inextinguishable
- scorch
- scorched
- self-immolation
- unlit
singe
noun[C]
uk/sɪndʒ/us/sɪndʒ/aslightburnmark:
焦痕Thehotironlefta singe (mark) on mydress.热熨斗在我的连衣裙上留下了轻微的焦痕。
Burning, burnt & on fire
- ablaze
- afire
- alight
- blaze
- burn(something)down
- burn sb up
- burned out
- burnt
- burnt offering
- burnt out
- carbonize
- char
- charred
- flame
- go up in flamesidiom
- inextinguishable
- scorch
- scorched
- self-immolation
- unlit