1.灼人的（形容詞）；2.尖刻的（形容詞）

1. (adjective) Causing the skin to blister.

2. (adjective) Painfully harsh; aggressive.

EXAMPLE 1: The blistering heat of the factory fire scarred the skin of the workers who survived.

工廠火災(zāi)中的灼人熱浪燒傷了幸存工人的皮膚。

EXAMPLE 2: The young man remained silent while listening to his angry father’s blistering criticism.

這位年輕人在聽取他生氣的父親的尖刻批評時一言不發(fā)。

以防不時之需（成語）

(IDIOM) For a future period of unexpected financial need; for a time when a person has less money that required.

EXAMPLE: My parents taught me to save some money for a rainy day, so if I lose my job, I can survive for a while until I find a new one.

父母教導(dǎo)我，要存些錢以防不時不需，所以如果我失業(yè)了，我有能力維持生活，直到找到新工作。