| 词汇 | torched |
| 释义 | torched past simple and past participle oftorch torch verb[ T ] uk /tɔːtʃ/ us /tɔːrtʃ/ to burn a building or other large thing, intentionally and usually illegally: 放火烧，纵火烧（建筑物或其他大型物体） They smashed a side door to get in and then torched the warehouse when they had taken what they wanted.他们从侧门破门而入，在拿走了他们所要的东西后将仓库付之一炬。 to burn down or burn something down burn downThe family home burned down in a matter of hours. burn to the groundToday marks 400 years since the theatre burned to the ground. go upAfter the initial explosion, the building went up in a matter of minutes. go up in flamesThe precious collection went up in flames. go up in smokeAll my life's work has gone up in smoke. consumeAll her possessions were consumed in the blaze. Starting fires arsonist bellows combust fire fire starter firelighter ignite ignition kindle kindling light make match put put something out reignition set fire to something/someoneidiom set something/someone on fireidiom tinder torch Examples of torchedtorched In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The burning of the cooperative building is still shrouded in mystery, but some people believe that the building was torched by guerrillas who regarded cooperatives as symbols of colonial exploitation. This is obviously another car that has been torched. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The first time, they left; the second time, they came back and torched the barn. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Some abandoned cars are the consequence of joyriding and are torched to remove the evidence of who was involved in the theft. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Often reasonable-looking vehicles are quickly torn to pieces and sometimes torched. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I know that they will drive people out and that we will see properties boarded up, bricked up and torched. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Several cars were dismantled and torched; one caravan was gutted and dismantled. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is why club houses are torched and cricket squares are dug up. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 After a time, abandoned and vandalised vehicles are often torched, and the burned-out remains contribute to the general sense of decline. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Vegetation left in their wake was torched. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They have been boarded and bricked up or torched and left derelict and in decay because good, decent families have been driven out by crime and other inner-city problems. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Coptic homes, shops, businesses, fields and livestock were plundered and torched. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In burning the mountaintop fortress, they also torched the two churches and town. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The people watched helplessly as the raiders torched villages, ransacked pagodas, and took away captives. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. They named the settlement after the woman who torched their ships. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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