Old English sengan "to burn lightly, burn the edges" (of hair, wings, etc.), from Proto-Germanic *sangjanan (cognates: Old Frisian of-sendza, Middle Dutch singhen, Dutch zengen, Old High German sengan, German sengen "to singe"). The root is said to be related to that of sing (v.), on the idea of some sort of sound produced by singeing (Century Dictionary), but Klein's sources reject this. Related: Singed; singeing. Singed cat "person whose appearance does not do him justice, person who is better than he looks" is from 1827.
双语例句
1. The electric fire had begun to singe the bottoms of his trousers.
电暖炉的火刚开始烧着他的裤腿。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Toast the dried chillies in a hot pan until they start to singe.
将干辣椒放在烧热的平底锅里煸至微焦。
来自柯林斯例句
3. If the iron is too hot you'll singe that nightdress.
如果熨斗过热,你会把睡衣烫焦.
来自辞典例句
4. The iron's too hot, you'll singe the dress.
熨斗太热了, 你会把衣服烫焦的.
来自辞典例句
5. Then it might singe the backsides of some of those snotty - nosed shufflers in Parliament.
