scorched

[US]/skɔ:tʃt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. na kikomo cha mtu kimechomwa na kimechomwa
v. kuburnua chibadili au kuchomwa
adj. ambacho limewekwa na kichomaji au kichumwa
Word Forms
Past Tensescorched
Past Participlescorched

Phrases & Collocations

scorched earth

moyo uliochomwa

scorched skin

moyo uliochomwa

scorched landscape

mazingira uliochomwa

scorched paper

mipango ya kifupi uliochomwa

scorched earth policy

mipango ya moyo uliochomwa

Example Sentences

The hot iron scorched the tablecloth.

Mkadi mrefu ulikamkama mizani.

a desolate, scorched landscape.

Eneo lenye uchoyo na kuchomwa.

a scorched earth policy

mamlaka ya mchana mrefu

The hot sun scorched the flowers.

Mkali mrefu ulikamkama mizani.

The grass was scorched by the sun.

Mvua ilikuwa imewekwa na mkali.

The hot weather scorched the grass.

Mwelewa mrefu ulikamkama mvua.

I scorched my dress with the iron.

Nimewekwa mizani na mkadi.

surrounding houses were scorched by heat from the blast.

nyumba zilikuwa zimewekwa na mwelewa kutoka kwa mchana.

trees that were scorched in a forest fire.

mizani ambayo zilikuwa zimewekwa na mchana mrefu.

a lawyer renowned for his scorched earth policy in matrimonial cases.

mshirika mkuu ambaye amekuwa mshirika mkuu wa mchana mrefu katika vitukuo vya matokeo.

The minute the door opened, I felt too stunned to open my mouth, staring at her scorched and toilworn face under the glaring lamp, as if an ancient thread-bound book.

Sikukaa kwa muda mrefu kama punda ilifungua, niliyakamkama kwa mchana mrefu na mwelewa mrefu ya mke yake chini ya mizani ya mchana mrefu, kama ambayo ina mchana mrefu ya mwelewa mrefu.

Real-world Examples

By this morning, it had already scorched 4,000 acres.

Kwa mchana huu, ile kipimo ilikuwa tayari ilimwagilia 4,000 akeri.

Source: PBS Interview Environmental Series

The hot sun scorched the flowers in the garden.

Mwelekeo mwa jua ulimwagilia mizani ya miguu.

Source: IELTS vocabulary example sentences

So you may be asking, how are large parts of it being scorched by wildfires?

Hakika unafanya suli, jinsi ya mipangi ya miji ya mizigo yana mwagilia sehemu makubwa ya hili?

Source: CNN 10 Student English Compilation August 2019

The blaze scorched about 30 square miles.

Mizigo ilimwagilia takrini ya 30 mila makundi.

Source: NPR News August 2013 Compilation

For example, I would not say I scorched dinner.

Kwa mifano, nitakiona kusema niliwagilia makanisa.

Source: VOA Slow English - Word Stories

He abandoned theories like scorched earth in the forest.

Alikuwa amepungua mazoea kama mizigo ya mizigo kwenye miguu.

Source: The Economist - Comprehensive

More than 72,000 fires have scorched the country this year.

Zaidi ya 72,000 miji yaliyowagilia nchi hili karibu mwa mwezi huu.

Source: CNN 10 Student English Compilation August 2019

An explosive wildfire in northern California has scorched several homes.

Miji ya mizigo ya miji ya mwelekeo ya mji mwa California miguu ilimwagilia makumbukumbu makubwa.

Source: AP Listening August 2018 Collection

Regardless of where the records are, there are a number of organizations that replant areas that have been scorched.

Kwa mwinga wa wakati wao, kuna namba ya mazoea ya kushughulikia miji ya mizigo.

Source: CNN 10 Student English December 2020 Collection

And she scorched Mr. Trump for his erratic posts on Twitter.

Na alimwagilia Mzee Trump kwa mipango yake ya mizigo kwenye Twitter.

Source: New York Times

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