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TORCHED

/tɔːrtʃt/B2

縱火焚燒 (v. past)

口語裡常用來表示把某地或物點燃。句中 `THEY THINK I TORCHED MY OWN PLACE` 表示別人懷疑他自己放火。詞根 `torch`。

"HOW DO YOU COUNT TO ONE?" "WHAT'S AIR?" [laughs]
THEY THINK I TORCHED MY OWN PLACE. YOU KNOW I WOULDN'T DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT, RIGHT?
YEAH, OF COURSE. BUT CAN YOU THINK OF ANYBODY WHO MIGHT'VE DONE IT?