scorcher

英 [ˈskɔː.tʃər]      美 [ˈskɔːr.tʃɚ]
  • n. 大热天;炎热的天;以飞快速度驾车的人;尖酸刻薄的话
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scorcher 大热天,精彩射门

来自 scorch,烧焦,-er,名词后缀。引申词义大热天,比喻义精彩射门等。

scorcher (n.)
"very hot day," 1874, agent noun from scorch (v.). It also means or has meant "stinging attack" (1842), "pretty girl" (1881), "line drive in baseball" (1900).
1. a scorcher of a free kick
一记精准的任意球
2. Whew ! It's a real scorcher today!
哟! 今天可太热了!
3. Well, the Wednesday of their wedding turned out to be an ` autumn'tiger ,'a real scorcher.
偏偏结婚的那个星期三, 天气是秋老虎, 热得利害.
4. What her friend say to her is a real scorcher.
她朋友的挖苦令她羞愧难当.
5. Today is a real scorcher.
今天真像火烧的一样热.