The past tense and past participle is burned in American English, and burned or burnt in British English. burn的过去式和过去分词在美国英语中为burned,在英国英语中为burned或burnt。
1 VERB 着火;燃烧 If there is a fire or a flame somewhere, you say that there is a fire or flame
burning there.
着火;燃烧 -
Fires were burning out of control in the center of the city. [VERB]
市中心的火势失去了控制。
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There was a fire burning in the large fireplace. [VERB]
大壁炉里火势正旺。
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The furnace has a design that allows the flame to burn at a lower temperature. [VERB]
这炉子的设计可以让火苗在较低的温度下燃烧。
2 VERB 着火;烧着 If something
is burning, it is on fire.
着火;烧着 -
When I arrived one of the vehicles was still burning. [VERB]
当我到达时,其中一辆车还在燃烧。
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The building housed 1,500 refugees and it burned for hours. [VERB]
这幢住有1,500名难民的大楼燃烧了好几个小时。
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That boy was rescued from a burning house. [VERB-ing]
那个男孩被人从失火的房子中救了出来。
3 VERB 烧掉;烧毁 If you
burn something, you destroy or damage it with fire.
烧掉;烧毁 -
Protesters set cars on fire and burned a building. [VERB noun]
抗议者焚烧汽车,并烧毁了一座建筑。
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Incineration plants should be built to burn household waste. [VERB noun]
应该建立焚烧厂以焚毁日常生活垃圾。
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Coal fell out of the fire, and burned the carpet. [VERB noun]
炉火中迸出的煤块烧着了地毯。
4 V-ERG 点燃;燃烧 If you
burn a fuel or if it
burns, it is used to produce heat, light, or energy.
点燃;燃烧 -
The power stations burn coal from the Ruhr region. [VERB noun]
发电站烧的煤产自鲁尔地区。
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Manufacturers are working with new fuels to find one that burns more cleanly than petrol. [VERB]
制造商们正在研制新型燃料,以找到一种比汽油更清洁的燃料。
5 V-ERG 烧焦;烤煳 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.
烧焦;烤煳 6 VERB 烧伤;灼伤 If you
burn part of your body,
burn yourself, or
are burnt, you are injured by fire or by something very hot.
烧伤;灼伤 [Also VERB pron-reflexive] -
Take care not to burn your fingers. [VERB noun]
注意别烧着手指头。
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If you are badly burnt, seek medical attention. [be VERB-ed]
如果是严重烧伤,就得去看医生。
7 VERB [usually passive] 烧死 If someone
is burnt or
burnt to death, they are killed by fire.
烧死 8 VERB 发光;照亮 If a light
is burning, it is shining.
发光;照亮 [literary] 9 VERB [usually cont] (因尴尬或心烦而)脸红 If your face
is burning, it is red because you are embarrassed or upset.
(因尴尬或心烦而)脸红 10 VERB 有强烈的情感;极度渴望 If you
are burning with an emotion or
are burning to do something, you feel that emotion or the desire to do that thing very strongly.
有强烈的情感;极度渴望 SYN be passionate,
blaze,
be excited,
be aroused 11 V-ERG 晒伤;晒黑 If you
burn or get
burned in the sun, the sun makes your skin become red and sore.
晒伤;晒黑 12 V-ERG (使)火辣辣地痛;(使)发烫 If a part of your body
burns or if something
burns it, it has a painful, hot or stinging feeling.
(使)火辣辣地痛;(使)发烫 -
My eyes burn from staring at the needle. [VERB]
我的眼睛由于长时间盯着针看而疼痛。
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His face was burning with cold. [VERB + with]
他的脸被冻得发痛。
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...delicious Indian recipes which won't burn your throat. [VERB noun]
美味而又不辣嗓子的印度烹饪
13 VERB [usually passive] 遭受损失;亏损 If you are
burned or get
burned, you lose something as a result of taking a risk, usually in a business deal.
遭受损失;亏损 [informal] 14 VERB 刻录(光盘) To
burn a CD-ROM means to write or copy data onto it.
刻录(光盘) [computing, informal] 16 to burn the candle at both ends→see: candle to get your fingers burned
→see: finger to burn something to the ground
→see: ground to burn the midnight oil
→see: midnight to have money to burn
→see: money ThesaurusWord Partnership
Thesaurus | burn Also look up: |
VERB. | ignite, incinerate, kindle, scorch, singe; (ant.) extinguish, put out 1 2 3 4 5 6 |
Word Partnership | Use burn with: |
N. | fires burn 1 burn calories, burn coal, burn fat, burn fuel, burn oil 4 burn victim 6 burn a CD 14 |
VERB. | watch something burn 1 2 |
ADJ. | first/second/third degree burn 6 |
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