Char

(noun.) any of several small trout-like fish of the genus Salvelinus.

(noun.) a charred substance.

(verb.) burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color; 'The cook blackened the chicken breast'; 'The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece'; 'the flames scorched the ceiling'.

(verb.) burn to charcoal; 'Without a drenching rain, the forest fire will char everything'.

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• The char-woman, after the manner of her kind, stood with her arms folded in her shawl. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
• There was no one in sight, however, but a char-woman who was scrubbing the stairs. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
• Lily looked at the char-woman in surprise. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
• Thi s attitude of strict criticism is char acteristic of the scientific mind. 李贝. 西洋科学史.
• Lily stood motionless, keeping between herself and the char-woman the greatest distance compatible with the need of speaking in low tones. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
• Half way down the next flight, she smiled to think that a char-woman's stare should so perturb her. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
• Char-Lee was filled with remorse and, as he walked about among the ruins of his home, he felt that the gods of Good Luck had indeed turned their backs on him. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• As she sat with the paper folded between her hands, the charred log fell asunder. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• You can see that it is quite charred all down one side. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯回忆录.
• It had charred as leather chars, but no part of the surface had dissolved. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• In her right hand was found the charred stump of a match, and in her left a match-box. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.
• In one picture a still more astonishing appearance was produced, by the change of the interior of a beautifully painted and decorated church into a mass of charred ruins. 弗雷德里克·科利尔·贝克维尔. 伟大的事实.
• The pieces of cork are flattened out by heat or by weights, and are slightly charred on the surface to close the pores. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• But you cannot light it at a lamp without getting the bowl charred. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯回忆录.
• It had charred as leather chars, but no part of the surface had dissolved. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.

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