char

Word family

Related topics: Cleaning

char1 /tʃɑː $ tʃɑːr/ verb (charred, charring)

1 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]BURN to burn something so that its outside becomes black （把…）烧焦

Roast the peppers until the skin begins to char and blister.

把这些辣椒烤到表皮发黑起泡为止。

→ charred

2. [intransitiveI]DHCWORK/DO WORK British EnglishBrE old-fashioned to work as a cleaner in a house, office, public building etc 〔在家庭、办公室、公共建筑等〕当清洁工

Examples from the Corpus

char• Beams of brilliant light jerked across the far wall and, slowly, the bars began to char.• Marc's body was badly charred in the fire.• The fire had charred most of the inside of the house.• Car and bodies had been so badly charred that it was some time before they could be identified.• The gases seeped several inches into seams between segments of insulation, charring the material.

Related topics: Occupations, Cleaning, Drink

char2 noun British EnglishBrE old-fashioned

1. [countableC]BODHC a charwoman 清洁女工

2 [uncountableU]DFD tea 茶

a cup of char

一杯茶

Examples from the Corpus

char• Naturally she switched to being a char!• Mum was a char, dad a dustman.• The residue, a carbon-based char, can be used instead of activated carbon in, for instance, sewage works.• Exit char, foaming at the mouth.• As the temperature rose, the bitumen was further cooked into a solid char containing graphite.

Origin char

(1600-1700) charcoal

char1 verbchar2 noun

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