parch

verb · nounA2

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Động từ

verb

V_es/s

parches

V_ing/Gerund

parching

V_ed/pp

parched

1.
(transitive)To burn the surface of, to scorch.
The sun today could parch cement.
2.
(transitive)To roast, as dry grain.
3.
(transitive)To dry to extremity; to shrivel with heat.
The patient’s mouth is parched from fever.
4.
(colloquial, transitive)To make very thirsty.
We're parched, hon. Could you send up an ale from the cooler?
5.
(archaic, transitive)To boil something slowly (Still used in Lancashire in parched peas, a type of mushy peas).
6.
(intransitive)To become superficially burnt; to become sunburned.
The locals watched, amused, as the tourists parched in the sun, having neglected to apply sunscreen or bring water.

Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

parches

1.
The condition of being parched.

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parcher unparch

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Nguồn gốc từ

From Middle English parchen, paarchen (to parch; dry; roast), of uncertain origin. Perhaps a variant of Middle English perchen (to roast).