When she refused , her mother poured scalding water over her arms .

当她拒绝的时候，她的妈妈讲滚烫的水淋在她的手臂上。

In practice , headline-grabbing awards are often reduced by judges : the notorious $ 2.7m in punitive damages for a woman who spilled scalding mcdonald 's coffee on her lap in 1994 ended up at $ 480000 .

事实上，一些案值惊人的裁决常被法官人为减少，一个著名案例是，1994年，一位妇女在麦当劳腿被热咖啡烫伤，270万美元的损害赔偿最后以48万元结案。

The one thing could take a life is the scalding rouge .

这能取人性命是胭脂烫。

The coffee was scalding hot .

这咖啡是滚烫的。

Steaming hot pools and scalding undersea hydrothermal vents provide a cosy habitat for heat-loving extremists .

蒸汽缭绕的热池和海底滚烫的热液喷泉为喜好热量的极端主义者提供了温暖舒适的生存环境。