"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).
实用例句
1. a scorcher of a free kick
一记精准的任意球来自《权威词典》
2. Whew ! It's a real scorcher today!
哟! 今天可太热了!来自辞典例句
3. Well, the Wednesday of their wedding turned out to be an ` autumn'tiger ,'a real scorcher.
