parching

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The process of parching or roasting something, such as corn.
    — I have already told how we parched sunflower seed; and that I used two or three double-handfuls of seed to a parching. I used two parchings of sunflower seed for one mess of four-vegetables-mixed.
  2. The condition of being parched; absolute dryness.
    — Squalid youths with ghastly grin, In hollow bitter roots shall bring, Urine of the unsav'ry goat, To quell the parchings of thy throat.
动词 v.
  1. present participle and gerund of parch form-of,gerund,participle,present
形容词 adj.
  1. Causing something or someone to parch; extremely drying.
    — Who can unpitying see the flowery race, / Shed by the morn, their new-flush'd bloom resign, / Before the parching beam?
  2. Very thirsty; parched.
    — Proceed to nearest canteen and there annex liquor stores. March! Tramp, tramp, tramp the boys are […] parching.

词形变化

more parching comparative most parching superlative parchings plural

词汇关系

衍生词
parchingly

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
English parch
English -ing
English parching
From parch + -ing.
词源 2
Etymology tree
English parch
English -ing
English parching
From parch + -ing.
词源 3
Etymology tree
English parch
English -ing
English parching
From parch + -ing.
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