vt.

1. 把……烧焦，把……烤焦
   The iron scorched the tablecloth.

   熨斗烫焦了桌布。

2. 使枯萎
   The grass was scorched by the hot sun.

   草被炎热的太阳晒枯了。

3. 挖苦，用话刺痛
4. 【化】使（橡胶）过早硫化

vi.

1. 烧焦，烤焦
   This material will scorch easily if it is too near the fire.

   这种材料如果太靠近炉火很容易烤焦。

2. 枯萎
3. 挖苦，刺痛人
4. 【英】【口】高速疾驶[Q]

n.

1. 烧焦；焦痕[C]
   I could not wash away the mark of the scorch.

   我洗不掉这焦痕。

2. 【植】灼伤[U]
3. 【英】【口】高速疾驶

v.

1. become burnt or cause to become burnt on the surface or edges.
   ▸ [often as adj. scorched] cause to become dried out and withered as a result of extreme heat.
2. informal move very fast.

n.

1. the burning or charring of the surface of something.
2. Botany  a form of plant necrosis marked by browning of leaf margins.