vt. 烤, 烘, 使干透

vi. 烤干, 焦干

[ verb ]
cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat
<verb.change> sear
The sun parched the earth

Parch \Parch\ (p[aum]rch), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Parched}; p. pr.
& vb. n. {Parching}.] [OE. perchen to pierce, hence used of a
piercing heat or cold, OF. perchier, another form of percier,
F. percer. See {Pierce}.]
1. To burn the surface of; to scorch; to roast over the fire,
as dry grain; as, to parch the skin; to parch corn.

Ye shall eat neither bread, nor parched corn. --Lev.
xxiii. 14.

2. To dry to extremity; to shrivel with heat; as, the mouth
is parched from fever.

The ground below is parched. --Dryden.


Parch \Parch\, v. i.
To become scorched or superficially burnt; to be very dry.
``Parch in Afric sun.'' --Shak.