"烫"的英文是"scald"。

来源："烫"是由拉丁语"escalder"演变而来，意思是"用沸水烫伤"。

例句：

Be careful not to scald yourself with the hot water.（小心不要用热水烫伤自己。）

He scalded his hand when he accidentally spilled hot coffee on it.（他不小心把热咖啡洒在手上，结果烫伤了。）

The soup is too hot, let me add some cold water to scald it down.（汤太烫了，让我加点冷水来烫一下。）