scald
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++scald1 /skɔːld $ skɒːld/ verb [transitive] MIto burn your skin with hot liquid or steam 〔滚烫的液体或蒸汽〕烫伤〔皮肤〕 Don’t scald yourself with that kettle! 小心别让水壶烫着！► see thesaurus at burn→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
scald• I wish I could tell you that I poured scalding coffee in his lap!• Born in the scalding heat of the equator, she had, after all, been named after snow.• For the second time tears scalded her eyes.• The hot coffee nearly scalded his tongue.• A man who'd been scalded in the kitchens by cooking oil.• They were going to scald it, Scald it and scour it like a doorstep.• A scalding liquid stopped up his throat when he tried to speak.• Dressed, he walks out there, into sun which pours over him like a thick, scalding soup.• She turned her head away, scalding tears coursing down her cheeks and on to the pillow which had absorbed her earlier grief.• Scald the milk and add it to the bowl.• He was badly scalded when a cup of hot coffee spilled on him.• If you're not careful you'll scald yourself on/with that kettle.scald2 noun [countable] MIa burn on your skin caused by hot liquid or steam 〔滚烫的液体或蒸汽造成的〕烫伤Examples from the Corpus
scald• I opened my mouth and felt the scalds on the mucous membrane inside my throat.Origin scald1 (1100-1200) Old North French escalder, from Late Latin excaldare “to wash in warm water”, from Latin calidus “warm”scald1 verbscald2 nounChinese
Corpus to skin hot liquid your burn or with steam
scald
scald1 /skɔːld $ skɒːld/ 
verb [transitive]
Don’t scald yourself with that kettle!
■ to burn something
▪burn to damage or destroy something with fire or heat: She lit a fire and burned his letters one by one.
▪set fire to something (also set something on fire ) to make something start burning so that it gets damaged: Vandals set fire to an empty warehouse. | Teresa wondered if the burning log might set fire to the curtains. | The Vikings attacked villages along the coast and set them on fire. | Sparks from the fireplace could easily set the curtains on fire.
▪scorch to damage the surface of something by burning it so that a dark mark is left on it: Having the iron on a very high heat can scorch the fabric. | The heater was left on all night and it scorched the wall.
▪singe /sɪndʒ/ to damage hair, wool, paper etc by burning it slightly so that the ends or edges are burnt: The flames were hot enough to singe your eyebrows.
▪scald to burn your skin with very hot liquid or steam: The coffee was so hot it nearly scalded his tongue. | It’s easy to knock a pan off the stove and scald yourself. | He was scalded by steam escaping from the broken pipe.
▪ignite technical to make something start to burn, especially something that burns easily such as a gas or chemical: The gas is ignited by an electrical spark. | It appears he threw away a lit cigarette which ignited the petrol spilt on the ground.
scald2 noun [countable]
a burn on your skin caused by hot liquid or steam
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verb [transitive] Date: 1100-1200
Language: Old North French
Origin: escalder, from Late Latin excaldare 'to wash in warm water', from Latin calidus 'warm'
to burn your skin with hot liquid or steam:Language: Old North French
Origin: escalder, from Late Latin excaldare 'to wash in warm water', from Latin calidus 'warm'
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noun [countable]a burn on your skin caused by hot liquid or steam
burn to damage, injure, destroy or kill sb/sth with fire, heat or acid; to be damaged, etc. by fire, heat or acid 指烧（或灼）坏、烧（或灼）伤、烧（或灼）死 ：◆ She burned all his letters. 她把他的信全部付之一炬。 ◆ The house burned down in 1995.那所房子在 1995 年烧毁了。 char [ 指（使）烧黑、烧焦 ：◆ The bodies had been charred beyond recognition. 这些尸体已烧焦，无法辨认。 scald to burn part of your body with very hot liquid or steam 指被高温液体或气体烫伤 scorch to burn and slightly damage a surface by making it too hot 指把物体表面烫坏、烧煳、烤焦 ：◆ I scorched my dress when I was ironing it. 我把自己的连衣裙熨焦了。 singe to burn the surface of sth slightly, usually by mistake; to be burnt in this way 尤指不小心把物体表面烤焦、烫煳 ：◆ He singed his hair as he tried to light his cigarette. 他点烟时把头发给燎了。
scorch or singe? 用 scorch 还是 singe？
Things are scorched by heat or fire. Things can only besinged by fire or a flame.* scorch 指高温烫坏或火烧煳；singe 仅指火或火舌烧焦。
Patterns
to burn/scald yourself/your hand to burn/scorch/singe your hair/clothes burnt out/charred/scorched remains/ruins/buildings
Being injured 受伤
have a fall/an injury跌了一跤；受伤 receive/suffer/sustain a serious injury/a hairline fracture/( whiplash/a gunshot woundespecially
BrE 受重伤／轻微骨裂／鞭伤／枪伤 hurt/injure your ankle/back/leg伤到脚踝／背／大腿 damage the brain/an ankle ligament/your liver/the optic nerve/the skin损伤大脑／脚踝韧带／肝脏／视神经／皮肤 pull/strain/tear a hamstring/ligament/muscle/tendon拉伤腘绳肌腱／韧带／肌肉／肌腱 sprain/twist your ankle/wrist扭伤脚踝／手腕 break a bone/your collarbone/your leg/three ribs骨折；锁骨／大腿／三根肋骨骨折 fracture/crack your skull头盖骨破裂 break/chip/knock out/lose a tooth碰断了一颗牙；使牙齿崩缺了一块；磕掉／掉了一颗牙 burst/perforate your eardrum使耳膜破裂；鼓膜穿孔 dislocate your finger/hip/jaw/shoulder使手指／臀部／下巴／肩膀脱臼 bruise/cut/graze your arm/knee/shoulder擦伤／割破／擦破手臂／膝盖／肩膀 burn/scald yourself/your tongue烧伤／烫伤自己／舌头 bang/bump/hit/ ( bash your elbow/head/knee (on/against sth)（在某物上）撞到肘部／头／膝盖
Treating injuries 治疗伤病
treat sb for burns/a head injury/a stab wound给某人治疗烧伤／头部伤／刺伤 examine/clean/dress/bandage/treat a bullet wound检查／清洗／包扎／用绷带包扎／治疗枪伤 repair a damaged/torn ligament/tendon/cartilage修复损伤的／拉伤的韧带／肌腱／软骨 amputate/cut off an arm/a finger/a foot/a leg/a limb截去一只胳膊／一根手指／一只脚／一条腿；截肢 put on/ ( apply/take off ( a Band-Aid™/especially
NAmE ( a plaster/a bandageBrE 贴上／使用／撕掉创可贴；缠上／使用／解掉绷带 need/require/put in/ ( especially
BrE have (out)/ ( NAmE get (out) stitches需要缝针；缝针；拆线 put on/rub on/ ( apply cream/ointment/lotion涂抹护肤霜／药膏／护肤液 have/receive/undergo ( physiotherapy/BrE ( physical therapyNAmE 接受物理疗法