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parch

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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parch /pɑːtʃ $ pɑːrtʃ/ verb [transitive]  HBPDNif the sun or wind parches something, it makes it very dry []干;使极干燥
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parchBetween the mounds the soil was parched.Her feet ached, her mouth was parched.Suddenly the South Lawn no longer looked stately and green, just hot and parched.Do the rays of the west sun parch a certain spot?Lack of rain has left acres and acres of parched fields.It seemed to parch his mouth as he gulped it down.My limbs fail, my mouth is parched, my hair is standing on end.His mouth was parched with expectation and from the whisky of the night before.
parch verbChinese
something, sun if the or parches wind Corpus


parch
parch /pɑːtʃ $ pɑːrtʃ/ verb [transitive]
if the sun or wind parches something, it makes it very dry


parchBrE /pɑːtʃ/ 🔊NAmE /pɑːrtʃ/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they parch BrE /pɑːtʃ/ 🔊 NAmE /pɑːrtʃ/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it parches BrE /ˈpɑːtʃɪz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈpɑːrtʃɪz/ 🔊past simple parched BrE /pɑːtʃt/ 🔊 NAmE /pɑːrtʃt/ 🔊past participle parched BrE /pɑːtʃt/ 🔊 NAmE /pɑːrtʃt/ 🔊 -ing form parching BrE /ˈpɑːtʃɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈpɑːrtʃɪŋ/ 🔊~ sth (especially of hot weather 尤指炎热天气) to make an area of land very dry 使(土地)极干燥