parch
v[Tn esp passive尤用於被动语态]
1 make (sth) very dry and hot 使(某物)极乾极热
earth parched by the sun 被太阳晒得乾热的土地
the parched deserts of N Africa 北非乾热的沙漠
parched lips, eg of a person with a fever 乾裂的嘴唇(如发烧病人的).
2 make (sb) very thirsty 使(某人)极渴
Give me a drink I'm parched. 给我点喝的--我渴死了.
🗣️ 情景例句
I left my bag of film on the ferry.
我把装底片的旅行袋遗放在渡船上了。
He might have been held up in a traffic jam.
他可能因交通阻塞而耽搁了。
Although mankind has undergone no general improvement in intelligence or morality, it has made extraordinary progress in the accumulation of knowledge.