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scald·ing /ˈskɔːldɪŋ $ ˈskɒːl-/ adjective 1 HOT (also scalding hot) extremely hot 滚烫的；灼热的 a bowl of scalding water 一碗滚烫的水 a cup of scalding hot tea 一杯滚烫的茶2 literary scalding tears feel hot on your skin 〔泪水〕热的，滚烫的 Scalding tears poured down her face. 行行热泪从她的脸颊上滚落。Examples from the Corpusscalding• Enrique released the bonnet, standing back as the scalding cloud of steam escaped.• a cup of scalding coffee• The coffee cup lurched in his fingers and he felt two scalding drops on his hand.• From behind the scenes, a scalding eruption sends the poor receptionist scuttling out again.• A thousand pinpricks of scalding steam grew to knife-points and the knives twisted.• Against her will, hot scalding tears burst from her eyes and down her cheeks.• Pictures of her parents, memories, flashed through her mind bringing hot scalding tears to her eyes.• He put two spoonfuls of tea into the teapot, then poured in the scalding water from the kettle.scald·ing adjectiveChineseSyllable Corpus hot extremely |