parched
adj. 炎热的
v. (使)焦干, (使)干透( parch的过去式和过去分词 ); 使(某人)极口渴
If something, especially the ground or a plant, is parched, it is very dry, because there has been no rain.
The clouds gathered and showers poured down upon the parched earth.
乌云聚涌,倾盆大雨落在焦干的大地上。
...a hill of parched brown grass.
满山的褐色枯草
If your mouth, throat, or lips are parched, they are unpleasantly dry.
If you say that you are parched, you mean that you are very thirsty.
1. dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight;
2. toasted or roasted slightly;
My mouth was parched and my tongue scorched with speaking.
我说得口干舌燥.
California is shaken by earthquakes, parched by drought, and then drenched by storms.
加里佛尼亚地震频频, 土地干旱, 而后又遭受洪水冲洗.
The parched soil drank in the rain.
干透了的土地吸收雨水.
A sweet rain falls on the parched seedlings.
久旱的禾苗逢甘雨.
She spoke until her mouth was parched.
她说得口焦舌燥.