Scorching means extremely hot — hot enough to burn, or almost.

Scorching means extremely hotScorching 的意思是極度炎熱—— hot enough to burn, or almost熱到快要把東西燒焦的程度。

We use it first for weather: a scorching afternoon, scorching temperatures. The pavement can be scorching. A seatbelt buckle left in the sun can be scorching. It is stronger than “hot” and more physical than “warm.” Casual “boiling” (“it’s boiling today”) is a cousin, but scorching keeps the picture of dry heat and burning, not water.

We use it first for weather我們最先是拿它來形容天氣： a scorching afternoon, scorching temperaturesscorching afternoon(酷熱的下午)、scorching temperatures(酷熱的氣溫)。The pavement can be scorching人行道也可能燙得像要燒起來。A seatbelt buckle left in the sun can be scorching放在太陽下的安全帶扣環也可能燙得驚人。It is stronger than hot它比 hot 更強烈， and more physical than warm也比 warm 更帶有身體感受的那種熱。 Casual boiling (it's boiling today) is a cousin口語的 boiling(「it's boiling today」)是它的近親， but scorching keeps the picture of dry heat and burning, not water不過 scorching 保留的是乾熱、燒焦的畫面，不是水的那種熱。

People also stretch it: scorching criticism really stings, and a scorching pace is so fast it hurts. Those are extra. The weather-and-heat use is the common one.

People also stretch it大家也會把它延伸出去： scorching criticism really stingsscorching criticism(尖銳的批評)真的很刺痛， and a scorching pace is so fast it hurtsscorching pace(飛快的速度)快到讓人吃不消。Those are extra那些是延伸出去的用法。The weather-and-heat use is the common one形容天氣和高溫的用法才是常見的那個。

You can say “scorching hot” for extra force, though that is a little padded.

You can say scorching hot for extra force你可以說「scorching hot」來加強語氣， though that is a little padded不過那樣講有點多餘。