charred
/tʃɑːd/ (bre, ipa) · [tʃˈɑrd] /tʃɑːrd/ (ame, ipa) · [tʃˈɑrd] /ˈchär How to pronounce char (audio)/ (ame, mw)
charred — 形容詞
- charredpositive
- charredercomparative
- charredestsuperlative
1. blackened by fire or strong heat, often with a dry, burnt surface.
焦黑的
被火燒後變黑的
blackened by fire or strong heat, often with a dry, burnt surface.
The campers found only a charred table beside the fire ring.
露營的人只在火圈旁找到一張焦黑的桌子。
charred + noun after a fire
A charred loaf sat on the oven rack after lunch.
午餐後，烤箱架上放著一條焦黑的麵包。
Firefighters carried a charred door out of the smoke-filled hall.
消防員把一扇焦黑的門從充滿濃煙的大廳裡抬了出來。
We scraped the charred skin off the peppers before dinner.
晚餐前，我們把甜椒表面焦黑的外皮刮掉了。
- 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 — 動詞
- 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
燒得焦黑
燒到整體發黑脆化
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.
爆炸把木樓梯燒得焦黑，前牆也裂開了。
charred + object after intense heat
A falling candle charred the curtains before Mina woke up.
Mina 醒來前，一根掉下來的蠟燭已把窗簾燒得焦黑。
The factory fire charred several beams until they broke apart.
工廠大火把好幾根樑柱燒得焦黑，直到它們裂開。
By dawn, the shed had been charred into a weak black frame.
到天亮時，那間小屋已被燒得焦黑，只剩脆弱的黑色骨架。
- 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
表面燒焦
只把外層稍微燒黑
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.
烤架把玉米表面燒焦了，但裡面仍然很甜。
charred food but left the inside + adjective
Too much sugar charred the sauce along the pan edge.
糖放太多，讓醬汁沿著鍋邊表面燒焦了。
Rosa charred the burger buns while answering her phone.
Rosa 一邊接電話，一邊把漢堡麵包烤到表面燒焦。
The torch charred the paint without burning through the wood.
噴燈把油漆表面燒焦了，卻沒有燒穿木頭。
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.