parch
v[Tn esp passive尤用於被動語態]
1 make (sth) very dry and hot 使(某物)極乾極熱
earth parched by the sun 被太陽曬得乾熱的土地
the parched deserts of N Africa 北非乾熱的沙漠
parched lips, eg of a person with a fever 乾裂的嘴唇(如發燒病人的).
2 make (sb) very thirsty 使(某人)極渴
Give me a drink I'm parched. 給我點喝的--我渴死了.