charred
charred — adjective
- charredpositive
- charredercomparative
- charredestsuperlative
1. blackened by fire or strong heat, often with a dry, burnt surface.
blackened by fire or strong heat, often with a dry, burnt surface.
The campers found only a charred table beside the fire ring.
charred + noun after a fire
A charred loaf sat on the oven rack after lunch.
Firefighters carried a charred door out of the smoke-filled hall.
We scraped the charred skin off the peppers before dinner.
- unburned
shows no heat damage
文法句型
charred + noun
be charred after/in + fire
用法筆記
Often describes objects left after a fire, but it is also common for food whose outside has turned black from too much heat.
常見錯誤
charred — verb
- charredpresent simple I / you / we / they
- charreds3rd person singular
- charreding-ing form
- charrededpast simple
1. to burn something so badly that it turns black and brittle, or for that kind of
to burn something so badly that it turns black and brittle, or for that kind of fire damage to happen.
The blast charred the wooden stairs and cracked the front wall.
charred + object after intense heat
A falling candle charred the curtains before Mina woke up.
The factory fire charred several beams until they broke apart.
By dawn, the shed had been charred into a weak black frame.
- protect
keep something from serious heat damage
文法句型
charred + object
be charred in/by + fire
charred into + damaged state
用法筆記
Stronger than sense 2: this sense suggests major fire damage, often after a blaze or explosion. It can describe either the action itself or the final damaged state in passive clauses.
常見錯誤
2. to burn only the outside layer of something so that it looks dark, while the ins
to burn only the outside layer of something so that it looks dark, while the inside is not fully destroyed.
The grill charred the corn but left the inside sweet.
charred food but left the inside + adjective
Too much sugar charred the sauce along the pan edge.
Rosa charred the burger buns while answering her phone.
The torch charred the paint without burning through the wood.
文法句型
charred + food/surface
charred + object + along/on + edge
用法筆記
Usually about a surface only, especially food, paint, or another outer layer near strong heat. Unlike sense 1, the inside often remains usable.