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scald; heat up; hot; perm hair
Meanings
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scald; burn with hot object
Refers to accidental or intentional contact with hot substances that cause skin pain or injury.
Be careful not to get scalded by boiling water.
I burned my finger picking up a hot steamed bun.
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Kids shouldn't play with lighters, you could easily burn yourself.
Hot oil splashed on my arm and left a blister burn.
Don't touch the just-unsteeled iron pan, it will burn your skin.
verb
heat; iron; warm with hot object
Covers a range of heating or reshaping actions using high temperature, including warming drinks and ironing clothes.
I like to warm wine with hot water in winter.
Mom irons clothes with an electric iron every day.
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You can heat up a towel with hot water before wiping the table.
This restaurant cooks steak on a hot stone plate, it tastes really good.
Please help me iron this shirt to be nice and flat.
adjective
hot; very warm
Describes objects that have a high, potentially uncomfortable temperature.
This soup is too hot, let it cool down a bit before drinking.
The freshly sunned quilt feels very warm to the touch.
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The asphalt road in summer is so hot from the sun that it burns your feet.
The coffee is too hot for me to drink right away.
The water in this thermos is still warm/hot.
verb
perm hair
Short for 烫发, refers to the beauty treatment of styling hair with heat or chemicals.
She went to the hair salon to get a perm.
I plan to get a perm next month.
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Korean style perms are very popular these days.
Mom got a curly perm last year, she looks much younger now.
Do you know how long a perm takes to finish?