Old English searian (intransitive) "dry up, to wither," from Proto-Germanic *saurajan (cognates: Middle Dutch soor "dry," Old High German soren "become dry"), from root of sear "dried up, withered" (see sere). Meaning "cause to wither" is from early 15c. Meaning "to brand, to burn by hot iron" is recorded from c. 1400, originally especially of cauterizing wounds; figurative use is from 1580s. Related: Seared; searing.
中文解释
1. s- (烧，烧伤) + ear => sear : 烧耳朵，烧伤了耳朵。
实用例句
1. I distinctly felt the heat start to sear my throat.
我分明感觉到嗓子开始烧得难受。来自辞典例句
2. Do you think just paying money entitles you to sear a man's flesh?
