searing
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++sear·ing /ˈsɪərɪŋ $ ˈsɪr-/ adjective 1 HOTextremely hot 炽热的，灼热的 the searing heat of the desert 沙漠的灼热2. searing pain is severe and feels like a burn 灼痛的3 WORD, PHRASE, OR SENTENCEATTITUDEsearing words or attitudes criticize someone or something very strongly 〔言语、态度〕严厉的，苛刻的 Adorno’s searing analysis of mass culture 阿多诺对大众文化的辛辣分析 Emily felt a searing anger against her father. 埃米莉对父亲感到一阵强烈的愤怒。
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searing• A searing beam of high-energy protons blistered the air.• The heat of the day had been replaced by searing cold and the bus was nearly empty.• the searing heat of the desert• A searing pain exploded between her ears and she sank into blackness.• It hurts me now to realize how much I numbed myself from the searing pains of those years.• Her novel is a searing portrait of 1950s society.searing heat• The onlookers, blinded by the flash, burned by its searing heat, covered their eyes and cringed in terror.• Without hesitation he started to walk towards them, despite the searing heat of the flames now only yards off.sear·ing adjectiveChineseSyllable
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searing
sear‧ing /ˈsɪərɪŋ $ ˈsɪr-/
adjective
1. extremely hot:
the searing heat of the desert
2. searing pain is severe and feels like a burn
3. searing words or attitudes criticize someone or something very strongly:
Adorno’s searing analysis of mass culture
Emily felt a searing anger against her father.
sear‧ing /ˈsɪərɪŋ $ ˈsɪr-/
adjective1. extremely hot:
2. searing pain is severe and feels like a burn
3. searing words or attitudes criticize someone or something very strongly: