scald

verb

/skɔːld/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they scald	/skɔːld/ /skɔːld/
he / she / it scalds	/skɔːldz/ /skɔːldz/
past simple scalded	/ˈskɔːldɪd/ /ˈskɔːldɪd/
past participle scalded	/ˈskɔːldɪd/ /ˈskɔːldɪd/
-ing form scalding	/ˈskɔːldɪŋ/ /ˈskɔːldɪŋ/

scald something/yourself to burn yourself or part of your body with very hot liquid or steam烫伤
- Be careful not to scald yourself with the steam.小心别让蒸汽把你烫着。
- (figurative) Tears scalded her eyes.她热泪盈眶。
Synonyms burn
burn
- char
- scald
- scorch
- singe
These words all mean to damage, injure, destroy or kill somebody/something with heat or fire.
- burn to damage, injure, destroy or kill somebody/something with fire, heat or acid; to be damaged, etc. by fire, heat or acid:
  She burned all his letters.她把他的信全部付之一炬。
  The house burned down in 1995. 那房子在 1895 年烧毁了。
- char [usually passive] to make something black by burning it; to become black by burning:
  The bodies had been charred beyond recognition.这些尸体已烧焦，无法辨认。
- scald to burn part of your body with very hot liquid or steam.指被高温液体或气体烫伤
- scorch to burn and slightly damage a surface by making it too hot:
  I scorched my dress when I was ironing it.我把自己的连衣裙熨焦了。
- singe to burn the surface of something slightly, usually by mistake; to be burnt in this way:
  He singed his hair as he tried to light his cigarette.他点烟时把头发给燎了。
scorch or singe?用 scorch 还是 singe？Things are scorched by heat or fire. Things can only be singed by fire or a flame.Patterns
- to burn/scald yourself/your hand
- to burn/scorch/singe your hair/clothes
- burnt-out/charred/scorched remains/ruins/buildings
Collocations Injuries
Injuries身体损伤Being injured受伤
- have a fall/an injury跌了一跤；受伤
- receive/suffer/sustain a serious injury/a hairline fracture/(especially British English) whiplash/a gunshot wound受重伤／轻微骨裂／鞭伤／枪伤
- hurt/injure your ankle/back/leg伤到脚踝／背／大腿
- damage the brain/an ankle ligament/your liver/the optic nerve/the skin损伤大脑／脚踝韧带／肝脏／视神经／皮肤
- pull/strain/tear a hamstring/ligament/muscle/tendon拉伤腘绳肌腱／韧带／肌肉／肌腱
- sprain/twist your ankle/wrist扭伤脚踝／手腕
- break a bone/your collarbone/your leg/three ribs骨折；锁骨／大腿／三根肋骨骨折
- fracture/crack your skull头盖骨破裂
- break/chip/knock out/lose a tooth碰断了一颗牙；使牙齿崩缺了一块；磕掉／掉了一颗牙
- burst/perforate your eardrum使耳膜破裂；鼓膜穿孔
- dislocate your finger/hip/jaw/shoulder使手指／臀部／下巴／肩膀脱臼
- bruise/cut/graze your arm/knee/shoulder擦伤／割破／擦破手臂／膝盖／肩膀
- burn/scald yourself/your tongue烧伤／烫伤自己／舌头
- bang/bump/hit/ (informal) bash your elbow/head/knee (on/against something)（在某物上）撞到肘部／头／膝盖
Treating injuries治疗伤病
- treat somebody for burns/a head injury/a stab wound给某人治疗烧伤／头部伤／刺伤
- examine/clean/dress/bandage/treat a bullet wound检查／清洗／包扎／用绷带包扎／治疗枪伤
- repair a damaged/torn ligament/tendon/cartilage修复损伤的／拉伤的韧带／肌腱／软骨
- amputate/cut off an arm/a finger/a foot/a leg/a limb截去一只胳膊／一根手指／一只脚／一条腿；截肢
- put on/ (formal) apply/take off (especially North American English) a Band-Aid™/(British English) a plaster/a bandage贴上／使用／撕掉创可贴；缠上／使用／解掉绷带
- need/require/put in/ (especially British English) have (out)/ (North American English) get (out) stitches需要缝针；缝针；拆线
- put on/rub on/ (formal) apply cream/ointment/lotion涂抹护肤霜／药膏／护肤液
- have/receive/undergo (British English) physiotherapy/(North American English) physical therapy接受物理疗法
Topics Illnessc2
词源Middle English (as a verb): from Anglo-Norman French escalder, from late Latin excaldare, from Latin ex- ‘thoroughly’ + calidus ‘hot’. The noun dates from the early 17th cent.