parching

基本解释

The parching threatens a quarter of the country’s crop.
龟裂的土地威胁着这个国家四分之一的收成。
You shall blow in the parching heat of your sister, the Sun, and wither and blast all that you touch.
你将在你太阳姐姐的灼热里刮起风来，你所碰触到的万物都将凋谢枯萎。
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The very hot surfaces of steam heating cause a parching effect on the air , often accompanied by a disagreeable odor of burnt dust .
蒸汽表面的高温在空气中产生了烘烤的效果，并常常伴随着燃烧的飘尘的令人讨厌的气味。

In an effort to tackle the drought which was parching the rivers and their adjacent wetlands, it took control of the basin's water from the states and gave it to the newly established Murray-Darling Basin Authority.
ECONOMIST: Australia's water war