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词汇 burn
释义 burn
verb
uk /bɜːn/ us /bɝːn/burnt or burned | burnt or burned

burnverb (DAMAGE)


B1[ I or T ]
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。
be burned aliveUnable to escape, six people were burned alive (= died by burning) in the building.
burn to deathIf someone falls into that firepit, they could burn to death.
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

to make fire or damage with fire
burnThe fire was still burning after 24 hours.
burn (fuel)The car burns biofuel.
burnShe burned his diaries to stop the information from becoming public.
blazeBush fires blazed across the county.
smoulderUKThe fire smouldered and soon went out.
scorchThe sun had scorched the grass and turned it brown.
[ I or T ]
to damage food by cooking it for too long or with too much heat, or to be damaged in this way:
I've burnt the sausages.
If the top of the cake starts to burn, cover it with foil.
Is something burning in the kitchen?
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

to burn food
burnI burned the toast.
burn to a crispThe sausages were burned to a crisp.
charI'll have the pasta with charred Mediterranean vegetables.
searThe steak is seared to seal the flavour.
overcookI've overcooked the sprouts.
burntI was served burnt toast.
[ I or T ]
If the sun burns you or if you burn, your skin becomes red and damaged because of the sun's heat. :
Use sun cream or you'll burn.
I've burned the tops of my shoulders.
[ Talways passive ]
to cause emotional pain or damage to someone给…造成感情伤害
 burn someone at the stake
to kill someone by tying the person to a post and burning them: 对…处以火刑
He refused to convert and was burned at the stake.
 burn (something) 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。
 burn something to a crisp
to burn something badly so that it is black and very dry:
I forgot about the lasagne and it was burned to a crisp.
She ripped up his letters and burned the pieces.她把他的信撕成碎片烧了。
They took all the rubbish to the bottom of the garden and burned it.
People used to be able to burn trash in their backyards, but that's not allowed now.
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.她胳膊上烧伤的地方留下了红色的疤痕。
If the animals have died from a notifiable disease, their bodies must be burned.如果动物死于应上报的疾病,其尸体必须焚化。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Burning, burnt & on fire
afire
aflame
alight
blaze
burn (something) down
burn sb up
burned out
burnt out
combustible
consume
flare
frazzled
incinerate
inflammable
on fireidiom
post-burn
reignite
scald
self-immolation
unburnable

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Preparing food using heat
Damaging and spoiling
Skin complaints & blemishes
Injuring and injuries
Making people sad, shocked and upset

burnverb (PRODUCE FLAMES)


B1[ I ]
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。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

to make fire or damage with fire
burnThe fire was still burning after 24 hours.
burn (fuel)The car burns biofuel.
burnShe burned his diaries to stop the information from becoming public.
blazeBush fires blazed across the county.
smoulderUKThe fire smouldered and soon went out.
scorchThe sun had scorched the grass and turned it brown.
A bright fire was burning in the hearth.壁炉里熊熊的炉火在燃烧。
We banked up the fire to keep it burning all night.
Can you smell something burning?你闻到烧焦味了吗?
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.大火烧了8个小时后,消防队才控制住了火势。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Burning, burnt & on fire
afire
aflame
alight
blaze
burn (something) down
burn sb up
burned out
burnt out
combustible
consume
flare
frazzled
incinerate
inflammable
on fireidiom
post-burn
reignite
scald
self-immolation
unburnable

burnverb (USE ENERGY)


to use something such as fuel or energy:
The refrigerated trucks that carry the produce burn a lot of fossil fuel.
Racers can burn 10,000 calories and lose two gallons of sweat while competing.
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

to make fire or damage with fire
burnThe fire was still burning after 24 hours.
burn (fuel)The car burns biofuel.
burnShe burned his diaries to stop the information from becoming public.
blazeBush fires blazed across the county.
smoulderUKThe fire smouldered and soon went out.
scorchThe sun had scorched the grass and turned it brown.
Most of the fuel we are burning is used vegetable oil.
The more drag on a car, the more energy it needs to move and the more fuel it burns.
Check your pulse and track the calories you're burning with this watchlike device.
When athletes train, they train hard and burn a lot of energy.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Effort and expending energy
assiduity
assiduous
assiduously
assiduousness
be running on emptyidiom
effort
effortful
effortfully
elbow grease
fight
hamster wheel
kill
perseverance
plough
plough through something
push
put something in/put something into something
rearguard action
struggle
swing

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Physics: energy, force & power

burnverb (PRODUCE LIGHT)


[ I ]
to produce light: 发光
I saw a light burning in her window.我看见了她窗口的灯光。
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Giving out light
afire
albedo
aura
backlit
beam
beamy
bioluminescence
gleam
glimmer
glitter
glow
luminescent
luminously
noctilucent
non-glare
non-luminous
out-glitter
reflected ray
shine
wink

burnverb (FEEL HOT)


[ I or T ]
If your face or skin burns or if something burns it, it feels very hot: (脸)发烧,发烫
His face burned with embarrassment/shame.
The brandy burned my throat.白兰地喝下去后我感到喉咙里火辣辣的。
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Hot & heat
airless
bake
baking
beat down
blisteringly
boiling
boiling hot
fug
haze
haze over
mirage
overheat
scorchingly
stifling
stiflingly
stuffiness
suffocatingly
superhot
thermo-
torrid

burnverb (WANT)


[ + to infinitive ]
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。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Wanting things
ache for something
acquisitive
ambitious
ambitiously
angle for something
desperate
expense
have your eye on somethingidiom
hunger
hunger after/for something
hungrily
impulse
pine
seeker
set your heart on something/doing somethingidiom
set your sights on somethingidiom
shook
shopping list
sight
someone's heart's desireidiom

burnverb (COPY)


B2[ T ]
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。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Copying and copies
anti-counterfeiting
anti-piracy
ape
biomimicry
blueprint
emulatively
emulous
emulously
faux
forge
pattern yourself on someone/something
photocopiable
photocopy
photostat
photostatic
transcript
unduplicated
virtualization
warmed-over
Xerox

Idioms


burn your boats/bridges
burn a hole in someone's pocket
burn the candle at both ends
burn the midnight oil
get/have your fingers burned

Phrasal verbs


burn (something) down
burn something off/up
burn out
burn (yourself) out
burn sb up
burn (something) up
burn up
burn up with something
burn with something
burn
noun[ C ]
uk /bɜːn/ us /bɝːn/

burnnoun[C] (DAMAGE)


a place where fire or heat has hurt or damaged something: 烧伤(的痕迹);烫伤(的痕迹)
One rescue worker caught in the explosion sustained severe burns.一名营救人员在爆炸中身上多处严重烧伤。
I noticed a cigarette burn in the carpet.我注意到地毯上有烟头烫出的痕迹。
See also
heartburn
sunburn
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

damage to the body
injuryHe was treated for minor injuries.
woundMost of the casualties had gunshot wounds.
cutHe walked away from the car crash with only cuts and bruises.
gashHe was bleeding profusely from a deep gash in his leg.
scratchShe had little scratches all over her arms.
lacerationA doctor's report said the laceration had cut the jugular vein.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Burning, burnt & on fire
afire
aflame
alight
blaze
burn (something) down
burn sb up
burned out
burnt out
combustible
consume
flare
frazzled
incinerate
inflammable
on fireidiom
post-burn
reignite
scald
self-immolation
unburnable

burnnoun[C] (STREAM)


Scottish English
a small stream小溪
 
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Watercourses & waterfalls
amazon
arroyo
bourne
brook
canalization
cascade
Congo
crick
flume
gorge
gulch
maelstrom
Panama Canal
plunge pool
raceway
rapids
rill
riverbed
waterfall
waterway

burnnoun[C] (INSULT)


slang
an insult or criticism, usually a clever and funny one: (带幽默的嘲讽用语。)真惨!糗大了!
She said you were too old for her? Ooh, burn!她说你对她来说太老了?噢,糗大了!
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Linguistics: intensifying expressions
annoy, frighten, scare, etc. the hell out of someoneidiom
anything
as... as anythingidiom
at leastidiom
bare
come
doubt
end
load
long
mile
on steroidsidiom
pants
pestilential
price
pure
rattling
rattlingly
shit
to the boneidiom

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Informal words for bad

burn | American Dictionary


burn
verb
us/bɜrn/past tense and past participleburnedus/bɜrnd, bɜrnt/burntus/bɜrnt/

burnverb (BE IN FLAMES)


[ I/T ]
to produce flames and heat:
[ I ]A fire still burned in the fireplace.
[ I/T ]
If something burns a fuel, it uses that fuel to produce energy:
[ I ]Some new fuels burn more efficiently than gasoline.
[ M ]Running is a good way to burn off calories.

burnverb (HURT BY FIRE)


[ T ]
to hurt, damage, or destroy something by fire or extreme heat:
She burned her hand on the hot iron.
People still burn trash although it’s illegal.
The toast was burned to a crisp (= burned until it was black).
[ T ]
infml If you are burned by an activity, you are hurt emotionally or financially because of it:
He got burned in an investment and lost a lot of money.

Phrasal verbs


burn down (something)
burn off something
burn out (something)
burn out (someone)
burn up something
burn up someone
burn
noun[ C ]
us/bɜrn/
a place where fire or heat has hurt or damaged something:
One worker had severe burns on his face and hands.

burn | Business English


burn
verb
uk /bɜːn/uspast tenseburned or UK alsoburnt
[ T ] IT
to copy information, recorded music, images, etc. onto a CD:
burn sth to/onto sthThe service allows consumers to download a movie, but not to burn it onto a DVD.
 be/get burnedinformal
to lose money in a business deal:
Many investors were badly burned.
 burn a hole in sb's pocket
if money is burning a hole in your pocket, you are very eager to spend it
 burn the candle at both ends
to work very hard as well as doing other things such as going out late at night, so that you get very little rest
 burn the midnight oil
to work late into the night
 get/have your fingers burned(alsoburn your fingers)
to lose money in a high-risk business deal:
We've had our fingers burned in the past by holding too many risky stocks.

Phrasal verbs


burn out
burn through sth
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