burn
柯林斯词典
1. V-I If there is a fire or a flame somewhere, you say that there is a fire or flame burning there. 燃烧
Fires were burning out of control in the centre of the city. 火在市中心燃烧着,失去了控制。
There was a fire burning in the fireplace. 壁炉里有火正燃着。
2. V-I If something is burning, it is on fire. 燃烧
When I arrived one of the vehicles was still burning. 我到达时,其中的一辆车还在燃烧。
The building housed 1,500 refugees and it burned for hours. 这栋楼住着1500个难民,它烧了好几个小时。
3. burningN-UNCOUNT 燃烧
When we arrived in our village there was a terrible smell of burning. 我们到达村子的时候,那里有一股难闻的燃烧的味道。
4. V-T If you burn something, you destroy or damage it with fire. 烧毁
Protesters set cars on fire and burned a building. 抗议者们焚烧汽车,烧毁了一栋建筑。
Incineration plants should be built to burn household waste. 应该建焚化厂来焚烧生活垃圾。
5. burningN-UNCOUNT 烧毁
The French government has criticized the burning of a U.S. flag outside the American embassy. 法国政府谴责了在美国大使馆外焚毁美国国旗的行为。
6. V-T/V-I If you burn a fuel or if it burns, it is used to produce heat, light, or energy. 烧; 燃烧
The power stations burn coal from the Ruhr region. 这些电厂烧产自鲁尔地区的煤。
7. V-T/V-I If you burn something that you are cooking or if it burns, you spoil it by using too much heat or cooking it for too long. 烧煳
I burned the toast. 我烤煳了面包片。
8. burntADJ 烧煳的
...the smell of burnt toast. …面包片烤煳的气味。
9. V-T If you burn part of your body, burn yourself, or are burned or burnt, you are injured by fire or by something very hot. 烧伤
Take care not to burn your fingers. 小心别烧着你的手指。
10. N-COUNT Burn is also a noun. 烧伤
She suffered appalling burns to her back. 她背部受了严重烧伤。
11. V-T If someone is burned or burned to death, they are killed by fire. 烧死[usu passive]
Women were burned as witches in the Middle Ages. 在中世纪女人被当作巫婆烧死。
12. V-I If a light is burning, it is shining. 发光[文学性]
The building was darkened except for a single light burning in a third-storey window. 除了三楼的一扇窗户透出一丝光亮,整栋楼一片漆黑。
13. V-T/V-I If you burn or get burned in the sun, the sun makes your skin become red and sore. 晒伤
Build up your tan slowly and don't allow your skin to burn. 将你的皮肤慢慢晒黑,不要让皮肤晒伤。
14. V-T/V-I If a part of your body burns or if something burns it, it has a painful hot or stinging feeling. 灼痛
My eyes burn from staring at the needle. 因为盯着针看,我的眼睛灼痛。
His face was burning with cold. 他的脸冻得灼痛。
15. V-T To burn a CD means to write or copy data onto it. 刻录[计算机]
You can use this software to burn custom compilations of your favourite tunes. 你可以用这个软件刻制你最喜欢曲子的自选曲集。
16. →see also burning
17. N a small stream; brook 小溪[SCOTTISH]
18. to burn something to the ground→see ground
19. to burn the midnight oil→see midnight
20. to have money to burn→see money
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burn /bɜːn/ (burning,burnt,burns)
剑桥词典
- She ripped up his letters and burned the pieces .
- We carted all the rubbish to the bottom of the garden and burned it.
- A fierce fire is still raging through the forest , burning everything in its path .
- She had a red mark on her arm where she'd burned herself.
- If the animals have died from a notifiable disease , their bodies must be burned.
- A bright fire was burning in the hearth .
- We banked up the fire to keep it burning all night .
- Can you smell something burning?
- This fabric burns very easily , so keep it well away from heat .
- The fire burned for eight hours before the fire crews could subdue it.
burn verb (DAMAGE)
[ 不及物动词:后面不接宾语的动词 or 及物动词:后面接宾语的动词 ]to be hurt , damaged , or destroyed by fire or extreme heat , or to cause this to happen
(把…)烧坏;(使)烧伤;(使)烧毁;(使)晒伤;(使)烫伤
He was badly burned in the blaze . 他在大火中严重烧伤。
She burned his old love letters . 她烧掉了他的旧日情书。
The brandy burned (= felt too hot on) my throat . 白兰地喝下去后我感到喉咙里火辣辣的。
On her first day in the Caribbean Josie was badly burned (= her skin became red and painful from too much sun ). 到加勒比海的第一天,乔西就晒伤了。
Fair-skinned people burn easily in the sun . 白皮肤的人很容易晒伤。
Unable to escape , six people were burned alive /burned to death (= died by burning) in the building . 由于未能逃脱,有6个人在大楼里被活活烧死。
The vegetables were burned to a crisp (= badly burned). 蔬菜烧焦了。
[ 及物动词:后面接宾语的动词 always passive ]
to cause emotional pain or damage to someone
给…造成感情伤害
burn sb at the stake
to kill someone by tying the person to a post and burning them
对…处以火刑
burn sth to the ground
to completely destroy a building by fire
彻底烧毁
The building was burned to the ground ten years ago. 这幢建筑10年前被烧毁了。
例句
burn verb (PRODUCE FLAMES)
[ 不及物动词:后面不接宾语的动词 ]to be on fire , or to produce flames
着火;烧着;燃烧
The wood was wet and would not burn. 木头湿了,烧不着。
Helplessly we watched our house burning. 我们无助地看着房子在燃烧。
A fire was burning brightly in the fireplace . 壁炉里火烧得正旺。
例句
burn verb (PRODUCE LIGHT)
[ 不及物动词:后面不接宾语的动词 ]to produce light
发光
I saw a light burning in her window . 我看见了她窗口的灯光。
burn verb (FEEL HOT)
[ 不及物动词:后面不接宾语的动词 ]If your face burns, it feels very hot .
(脸)发烧,发烫
His face burned with embarrassment /shame /anger . 他因尴尬/羞愧/愤怒而感到脸上发烫。
burn verb (WANT)
[ 动词后面接一个带to的不定式 ]to want to do something very much
迫不及待地想做…;渴望
She was burning to tell us her news . 她迫不及待想把她的消息告诉我们。
burn verb (COPY)
[ 及物动词:后面接宾语的动词 ]to copy information , recorded music , images , etc. onto a CD
把(信息、音乐、图片等)复制(到光盘上);刻录
Burn your favourite songs or your important files onto CDs. 把你最喜欢的歌曲或重要的文件刻录到光盘上。
习语
burn your boats/bridgesburn a hole in sb's pocket
burn the candle at both ends
burn the midnight oil
get/have your fingers burned
短语动词
burn (sth) downburn sth off/up
burn out
burn (yourself) out
burn sb up
burn (sth) up
burn up
burn up with sth
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