parch
verb /pɑːtʃ/
/pɑːrtʃ/
动词形式
present simple I / you / we / they parch | /pɑːtʃ/ /pɑːrtʃ/ |
he / she / it parches | /ˈpɑːtʃɪz/ /ˈpɑːrtʃɪz/ |
past simple parched | /pɑːtʃt/ /pɑːrtʃt/ |
past participle parched | /pɑːtʃt/ /pɑːrtʃt/ |
-ing form parching | /ˈpɑːtʃɪŋ/ /ˈpɑːrtʃɪŋ/ |
- parch something (especially of hot weather
) to make an area of land very dry尤指炎热天气 使(土地)极干燥 - A drought is parching much of the country.
干旱正在侵蚀这个国家的大部分地区。
词源late Middle English: of unknown origin. - A drought is parching much of the country.