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singed

/sinj/US // sɪndʒ //UK // (sɪndʒ) //

被唱的,被唱衰的,被唱过的,被唱了

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Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    singed, singe·ing.

    • : to burn superficially or slightly; scorch.
    • : to burn the ends, projections, nap, or the like, of.
    • : to subject to flame in order to remove hair, bristles, feathers, etc.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a superficial burn.
    • : the act of singeing.

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Examples

  • Should you prefer a more subtle singe, you can remove the ribs and seeds when dicing the pepper.

  • Their bodies were found singed in the burnt-out car in which they were killed.

  • I may not have burned bridges,” Romney told Scott, “but a few of them were singed and smoking.

  • His perfect pedigree was singed by stories in The New York Times that he exaggerated his Vietnam War record.

  • Stunned and singed, you went below decks and helped jettison bombs.

  • Red-hot cinders he highly relished, though in obtaining them he frequently singed off his moustaches.

  • An odor of singed flesh drifted up from the ashes on the sand.

  • Drake sailed into Cadiz harbour, and "singed the don's whiskers," but the vast preparations went on.

  • The damage amounted to two blankets singed and dirtied, Jones's face scorched and hair singed, and Kennedy, one finger jammed.

  • If this fail to extort a confession, he is singed to death with red-hot stones.