adj. 滚烫的,灼热的 v. (沸水等)烫伤(皮肤)( scald的现在分词 );把(尤指牛奶)加热到接近沸腾
中文词源
scalding 滚烫的,灼热的
来自 scale,加热,使滚烫,-ing,形容词后缀。
scalding 用法和例句
When she refused , her mother poured scalding water over her arms .
当她拒绝的时候,她的妈妈讲滚烫的水淋在她的手臂上。
In practice , headline-grabbing awards are often reduced by judges : the notorious $ 2.7m in punitive damages for a woman who spilled scalding mcdonald 's coffee on her lap in 1994 ended up at $ 480000 .