Tra từ scald - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

scald [scald scalds scalded scalding] verb, noun BrE [skɔːld] NAmE [skɔːld]
verb ~ sth/yourself
to burn yourself or part of your body with very hot liquid or steam
•Be careful not to scald yourself with the steam.
• (figurative)Tears scalded her eyes.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Middle English (as a verb): from Anglo-Norman French escalder, from late Latin excaldare, from Latin ex- ‘thoroughly’ + calidus ‘hot’. The noun dates from the early 17th cent.

Collocations:
Injuries
Being injured
have a fall/an injury
receive/suffer/sustain a serious injury/a hairline fracture/(especially BrE) whiplash/a gunshot wound
hurt/injure your ankle/back/leg
damage the brain/an ankle ligament/your liver/the optic nerve/the skin
pull/strain/tear a hamstring/ligament/muscle/tendon
sprain/twist your ankle/wrist
break a bone/your collarbone/your leg/three ribs
fracture/crack your skull
break/chip/knock out/lose a tooth
burst/perforate your eardrum
dislocate your finger/hip/jaw/shoulder
bruise/cut/graze your arm/knee/shoulder
burn/scald yourself/your tongue
bang/bump/hit/ (informal) bash your elbow/head/knee (on/against sth)
Treating injuries
treat sb for burns/a head injury/a stab wound
examine/clean/dress/bandage/treat a bullet wound
repair a damaged/torn ligament/tendon/cartilage
amputate/cut off an arm/a finger/a foot/a leg/a limb
put on/ (formal) apply/take off (especially NAmE) a Band-Aid™/(BrE) a plaster/a bandage
need/require/put in/ (especially BrE) have (out)/ (NAmE) get (out) stitches
put on/rub on/ (formal) apply cream/ointment/lotion
have/receive/undergo (BrE) physiotherapy/(NAmE) physical therapy

Synonyms:
burn
char • scald • scorch • singe
These words all mean to damage, injure, destroy or kill sb/sth with heat or fire.
burn • to damage, injure, destroy or kill sb/sth with fire, heat or acid; to be damaged, etc. by fire, heat or acid: ▪ She burned all his letters. ◇ ▪ The house ▪ burned down ▪ in 1995.
char • [usually passive] to make sth black by burning it; to become black by burning: ▪ The bodies had been charred beyond recognition.
scald • to burn part of your body with very hot liquid or steam.
scorch • to burn and slightly damage a surface by making it too hot: ▪ I scorched my dress when I was ironing it.
singe • to burn the surface of sth slightly, usually by mistake; to be burnt in this way: ▪ He singed his hair as he tried to light his cigarette.
scorch or singe?
Things are scorched by heat or fire. Things can only be singed by fire or a flame.
to burn/scald yourself/your hand
to burn/scorch/singe your hair/clothes
burned out/charred/scorched remains/ruins/buildings

noun
an injury to the skin from very hot liquid or steam
•For minor burns and scalds, cool the affected area under running water.

Word Origin:
Middle English (as a verb): from Anglo-Norman French escalder, from late Latin excaldare, from Latin ex- ‘thoroughly’ + calidus ‘hot’. The noun dates from the early 17th cent.