来自古英语 sengan,轻微的烤，轻微的烧，来自 Proto-Germanic*sangijana,燃烧，来自 PIE*senk, 燃烧，可能来自拟声词，模仿物体在火烧时发出的轻微的噼啪声。

1. The electric fire had begun to singe the bottoms of his trousers.

电暖炉的火刚开始烧着他的裤腿。

2. Toast the dried chillies in a hot pan until they start to singe.

将干辣椒放在烧热的平底锅里煸至微焦。

3. If the iron is too hot you'll singe that nightdress.

如果熨斗过热,你会把睡衣烫焦.

4. The iron's too hot, you'll singe the dress.

熨斗太热了, 你会把衣服烫焦的.

5. Then it might singe the backsides of some of those snotty - nosed shufflers in Parliament.

那样也许可以把国会里一些卑鄙的 两面派 的屁股烧它一下.