| 词汇 | thesaurus_articles_burning-building-vehicle-etc |
| 释义 | a burning building, vehicle, etc.These words describe something that is producing flames. Burning is a common word for this and used before a noun. He entered a burning house to rescue a child. You can say that something is on fire or in flames. The whole block was in flames. Ablaze, aflame, and alight all mean burning. They are not used before nouns. Ablaze is usually used of buildings or vehicles, while aflame and alight can be used in most contexts. These words are mainly used in fiction and news reports. By nightfall dozens of buildings were ablaze. Shops and vehicles were set aflame. Soon the neighbouring houses were alight. Related articlesto make fire or damage with fire to start burning to burn down or burn something down to burn yourself or part of your body to burn food |
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