singe
gb/sˈɪnd͡ʒ/ us/sˈɪnd͡ʒ/
B2
انگلیسی
megperzsel, megtépáz, égésnyom
فعل
B2
1
megperzsel
B2
الگوی کاربرد:
singe [something]
I singed the tablecloth when the candle tipped over.
Megperzseltem az abroszt, amikor felborult a gyertya.
Be careful not to singe the paper when you use the lighter.
Vigyázz, nehogy megperzseld a papírt, amikor öngyújtót használsz.
The toast was slightly singed around the edges.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
I singed my shirt with a hot pan.
Egy forró serpenyővel megperzseltem az ingemet.
The bread is singed.
A kenyér megperzselődött.
اشتباه رایج:
Do not confuse singe with sing. The past tense is singed (pronounced /sɪndʒd/).
معنی
burn lightly on the surface
ترکیبهای رایج
singe the edges
|singe the surface
|singe the fabric
|singe paper
|singe the crust
|singe a towel
|singe a curtain
|slightly singed
|badly singed
|get singed
هممعنیها
scorch (Often suggests stronger heat marks than singe.)
|
burn (More general; singe implies only slight burning.)
متضادها
extinguish (To stop burning rather than cause burning.)
|
cool (To reduce heat, the opposite condition of burning.)
موضوعها
daily_life
|food
|home
|safety
تعریف
To burn something a little.
To burn something slightly, usually just on the surface or at the edges, without setting it on fire.
فعل
B2
2
megperzsel
B2
الگوی کاربرد:
singe [someone]'s hair/eyebrows/eyelashes | singe [something]'s feathers/fur
He leaned too close to the grill and singed his eyebrows.
Túl közel hajolt a grillhez, és megperzselte a szemöldökét.
The candle flame singed the ends of her hair.
A gyertyaláng megperzselte a haja végét.
The heat from the fire singed the bird’s feathers.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
The fire singed his hair.
A tűz megperzselte a haját.
I singed my eyebrows.
Megperzseltem a szemöldökömet.
اشتباه رایج:
Learners may overuse burn; singe is especially common with hair, eyebrows, eyelashes, and feathers.
معنی
burn hair or feathers slightly
ترکیبهای رایج
singe your eyebrows
|singe your eyelashes
|singe your hair
|singe the ends of your hair
|singe feathers
|singe fur
|get your hair singed
|accidentally singe
|nearly singe
|singe at the tips
هممعنیها
scorch (Can imply more visible damage than singe.)
متضادها
trim (To cut hair rather than burn it.)
موضوعها
daily_life
|animals
|body
|safety
تعریف
To burn hair or feathers a little.
To burn the hair, feathers, or fur of someone or something slightly, often accidentally, so it smells burnt or looks damaged.
فعل
C1
3
megtépáz
C1
الگوی کاربرد:
singe [someone]'s reputation/confidence | singe [something] (e.g., an image, a relationship)
The controversy singed his reputation but didn’t end his career.
A botrány megtépázta a hírnevét, de nem vetett véget a karrierjének.
A few mistakes in the interview singed her confidence.
Néhány hiba az interjún megtépázta az önbizalmát.
The data leak singed the company’s image with customers.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
The scandal singed his reputation.
A botrány megtépázta a hírnevét.
اشتباه رایج:
This is a metaphor from fire; it usually suggests minor but noticeable damage, not total destruction.
معنی
slightly harm or damage (figurative)
ترکیبهای رایج
singe a reputation
|singe your image
|singe investor confidence
|singe a relationship
|slightly singe
|badly singe
|politically singed
|singed by scandal
هممعنیها
tarnish (Specifically about making a reputation seem less good.)
|
damage (More general and less metaphorical.)
متضادها
enhance (To improve rather than harm.)
|
restore (To bring back to a better condition after damage.)
موضوعها
business
|emotions
|social
|media
تعریف
To damage something a little (like a reputation).
To cause slight harm to something abstract, such as a reputation, confidence, or relationship, without completely ruining it.
اسم
C1
4
égésnyom
B1
الگوی کاربرد:
a singe (on [something])
There was a singe on the curtain where the heater touched it.
Volt egy égésnyom a függönyön ott, ahol hozzáért a fűtőtest.
The jacket had a singe near the cuff from the bonfire.
A kabáton volt egy égésnyom a mandzsetta közelében a tábortűztől.
I noticed a singe on the page after the candle sputtered.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
There is a singe on my shirt.
Van egy égésnyom az ingemen.
اشتباه رایج:
This noun use is less common than the verb; learners often use burn mark instead.
معنی
a slight burn mark
ترکیبهای رایج
a singe on the fabric
|a singe on the sleeve
|a slight singe
|a small singe
|leave a singe
هممعنیها
scorch mark (More explicit about a visible mark.)
|
burn mark (More general and common.)
موضوعها
daily_life
|home
|safety
تعریف
A small burn mark.
A slight burn or scorched area caused by brief contact with heat or flame.
دستور زبان
صورت پایه
singe
IPA
GB/sˈɪnd͡ʒ/
US/sˈɪnd͡ʒ/
هجاها و تکیه
singe (۱ هجا)
Stress on 1st syllable (singe)
صورتهای واژه
Noun
- Base: singe
- Plural: singes
Verb
- Base: singe
- 3rd Person Singular: singes
- Present Participle: singeing
- Past: singed
- Past Participle: singed
عبارتها
get/have your fingers singed
1/d͡ʒˈɛʃhˈeɪv jˈʊɹ fˈɪŋɡɚz sˈɪnd͡ʒd/
idiom
suffer for taking a risk
To get hurt because you took a risk.
نمونهها
- A few investors got their fingers singed when the stock dropped.
- He had his fingers singed once before, so he’s cautious now.
- If you keep lending him money, you’ll get your fingers singed.
singe off
1/sˈɪnd͡ʒ ˈɔf/
phrasal verb
burn off hair or edges
To burn something so it comes off.
نمونهها
- The flame singed off a bit of hair from his arm.
- You can use a blowtorch to singe off the stray feathers.
- The heat singed the plastic off the wire.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- The fire singed his hair off.
singe someone's eyebrows
1/sˈɪnd͡ʒ sˈʌmwˌʌnz ˈaɪbɹˌaʊz/
fixed phrase
burn or nearly burn eyebrows
To burn (or almost burn) someone’s eyebrows.
نمونهها
- Stand back—you’ll singe your eyebrows if you lean in like that.
- He opened the oven too fast and nearly singed his eyebrows.
- The fireworks shot up so close they could have singed our eyebrows.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- Be careful, or you will singe your eyebrows.