| 词汇 | thesaurus_articles_to-make-fire-or-damage-with-fire |
| 释义 | to make fire or damage with fireThese words mean to produce flames, or to destroy something or be destroyed with fire. A fire burns. The fire was still burning after 24 hours. Things such as cars, lamps, machines, etc. can burn something as fuel to produce energy. The car burns biofuel. You can also say that something burns when it is destroyed by fire. She burned his diaries to stop the information from becoming public. The house burned to the ground. If a fire blazes, it burns strongly or brightly. Bush fires blazed across the county. If something smoulders, it burns slowly with smoke but without flames. Smoulder is the UK English spelling. The spelling in US English is smolder. UKThe fire smouldered and soon went out. If a source of heat scorches something, it makes it change colour or burn slightly. Scorch is also often used, especially in the media, to talk about land being destroyed by wildfires. You can also say that something scorches, but this is less frequent. The sun had scorched the grass and turned it brown. The land was scorched by wildfires. The paper was starting to scorch in the heat of the flame. If something singes or is singed, it burns slightly at the ends or on the surface, without producing flames. The curtains were starting to singe and smoke. The branches were singed but did not catch fire. If something is seared, the surface is burned with sudden very strong heat. His lungs were seared in the intense heat of the blaze. If something chars or is charred, it burns and becomes black. Blacken can have the same meaning. The branches started to char. The beams were charred, but the roof remained intact. The fire blackened the beams in the barn, but they were still sound. If something is incinerated it is badly burned. Things can also be incinerated in a special machine that burns them at a very high temperature, in order to destroy them. All my clothes were incinerated in the blaze. Medical waste has to be incinerated at extremely high temperatures. Related articlesto start burning to burn down or burn something down a burning building, vehicle, etc. to burn yourself or part of your body to burn food |
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