sear /sɪə/ (searing,seared,sears)

• 1.  

  V-T（及物动词） To sear something means to burn its surface with a sudden intense heat. 烧焦

  例：

  Grass fires have seared the land near the farming village of Basekhai.

  草地野火烧焦了巴斯克亥农庄附近的土地。

• 2.  

  V-T（及物动词） If something sears a part of your body, it causes a painful burning feeling there. 烧灼(身体某一部位) [文学性]

  例：

  I distinctly felt the heat start to sear my throat.

  我明显感到嗓子开始烧得难受。

• 3.  

  N（名词） a mark caused by searing 灼痕
• 4.  

  V-T（及物动词） the catch in the lock of a small firearm that holds the hammer or firing pin cocked 扣机
• 5.  

  （） → see also searing