parched
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++parched /pɑːtʃt $ pɑːrtʃt/ adjective 1 DNDRYvery dry, especially because of hot weather 焦干的，干枯的〔尤因天气炎热〕 the parched African landscape 焦干的非洲地貌5his parched lips他干裂的嘴唇n He raised the water bottle to his parched lips.2. be parched informalDFDTHIRSTY to be very thirsty 〔嗓子〕渴得冒烟
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parched• Give me a sip of that, I'm parched.• A few stunted thistles thrust up, parched and distorted in the crevices of the stones.• They were dirty and parched, but in remarkably good condition after the rescue.• Puddles were forming on the parched earth.• She stumbled on to the parched grass, taking in her surroundings.• Don't apply to a parched lawn, and follow the manufacturer's instructions.• Phil raised a glass of water to his parched lips.• She put her water bottle to his parched lips.• Having a parched nose and throat may lower resistance to colds, croup, sinusitis and respiratory problems.• Strong winds and high temperatures fueled dozens of fires in parched Oregon.• The earth was so parched that there were huge cracks in it.• The parched yellow landscape of Death Valley stretched out for miles in front of us.• The grass they always lay on parched yellow.parched adjectiveLDOCE OnlineChinese
because very dry, especially weather Corpus hot of
parched
parched /pɑːtʃt $ pɑːrtʃt/
adjective
1. very dry, especially because of hot weather:
the parched African landscape
He raised the water bottle to his parched lips.
2. be parched informal to be very thirsty
▪ dry having very little moisture, or no longer wet: How do plants survive in hot dry conditions? | My mouth feels dry. | The clothes should be dry. | The ground was bone dry (=completely dry).
▪parched completely dry – used about land, or about someone’s lips, throat, skin etc: The earth was so parched that there were huge cracks in it. | parched lips
▪arid extremely dry because of lack or rain and therefore difficult for growing crops: the arid landscape of the Danakil desert | an arid mountain region
parched /pɑːtʃt $ pɑːrtʃt/
adjective1. very dry, especially because of hot weather:
2. be parched informal to be very thirsty
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