burn 的英语意思
burnburn1 /bɜːn $ bɜːrn/ verb (past tense and past participle burnt /bɜːnt $ bɜːrnt/ or burned) 
查看全部语言翻译1produce flames and heat [intransitive] a)if a fire burns, it produces heat and flames火燃烧时产生热量和火焰: 
There was a fire burning in the fireplace.壁炉里燃着一堆火。 An average household candle will burn for about six hours.一根普通家用蜡烛大约能燃烧六个小时。 b)if something is burning, it is producing flames and being damaged or destroyed by fire若某物正在燃烧，则正在产生火焰，并被火损坏或摧毁: Parts of the building are still burning.建筑物的部分区域仍在燃烧。2destroy something with fire [transitive] to destroy or damage something with fire用火摧毁或损坏某物: I burnt all his old letters.我烧掉了他所有的旧信件。 Cars were burned and shops were looted during the rioting.暴乱期间，汽车被烧毁，商店遭到抢劫。 The Grand Hotel had burnt to the ground.大酒店已被烧为平地。 Make sure the iron isn’t too hot or you’ll burn the cloth.确保熨斗温度不要太高，否则会烫坏布料。 He dropped his cigarette and burnt a hole in the carpet.他的烟掉落，在地毯上烧了个洞。3injure/kill somebody with fire [transitive] to hurt yourself or someone else with fire or something hot用火或热物烫伤自己或他人: I burned my hand on the oven door.我的手被烤箱门烫伤了。 She was badly burned in a road accident.她在一场交通事故中被严重烧伤。 Sixteen passengers were burned to death (=died in a fire).十六名乘客被烧死（=死于火灾）。 A family of five were burned alive in their home last night (=died in a fire).昨晚，一家五口在家中被活活烧死（=死于火灾）。 Heretics were burnt at the stake (=burnt in a fire as a punishment).异教徒被绑在木桩上烧死（=被作为惩罚在火中焚烧）。4sun [intransitive, transitive] if the sun burns your skin, or if your skin burns, it becomes red and painful from the heat of the sun若太阳晒伤皮肤，或皮肤被晒，则皮肤因阳光的热量而变红并产生疼痛: I burn quite easily.我的皮肤很容易被晒伤。 Don’t forget you can still get burnt when you’re swimming or when it’s cloudy.别忘了，即使在游泳时或阴天时，仍然可能被晒伤。 Her face and neck were quite badly burned.她的脸和脖子被晒得相当严重。5food [intransitive, transitive] to spoil food by cooking it for too long, or to become spoiled in this way因烹饪时间过长而使食物焦糊，或食物因此焦糊: I’m afraid I’ve burnt the pizza.恐怕我把披萨烤焦了。burn something to a crisp/cinder The meat was burned to a crisp.肉被烤得焦脆。6chemicals [transitive] to damage or destroy something by a chemical action通过化学作用损坏或摧毁某物: Quite a lot of household chemicals can burn your skin.相当多的家用化学品会灼伤皮肤。7fuel [intransitive, transitive] if you burn a fuel, or if it burns, it is used to produce power, heat, light etc若燃烧燃料，或燃料燃烧，则用于产生动力、热量、光等: The boiler burns oil to produce heat.锅炉燃烧石油来产生热量。 greenhouse gases caused by the burning of fossil fuels燃烧化石燃料所产生的温室气体8fat/energy [transitive] if you burn fat or calories, you use up energy stored in your body by being physically active若消耗脂肪或卡路里，则通过体力活动消耗体内储存的能量: Taking a brisk walk every morning is a great way to burn calories.每天早晨快步走是消耗卡路里的好方法。 a fat-burning exercise燃脂运动9light [intransitive] if a light or lamp burns, it shines or produces light若灯或灯具亮着，则发光或产生光: A lamp was burning in the kitchen window.厨房窗口亮着一盏灯。 The hall light was still burning.走廊的灯还亮着。10feel hot and painful [intransitive, transitive] if a part of your body burns, or if something burns it, it feels unpleasantly hot若身体某部位有灼烧感，或某物使其灼热，则感到不适的灼热感: The whisky burned my throat as it went down.威士忌流过喉咙时有灼烧感。 My eyes were burning from the smoke.烟熏得我眼睛刺痛。11face/cheeks [intransitive] if your face or cheeks are burning, they feel hot because you are embarrassed or upset若脸或脸颊发烫，则因尴尬或难过而感到发热: I could feel my cheeks burning as I spoke.我说话时感觉脸颊在发烫。12CD [transitive] if you burn a CD or DVD, you record music, images, or other information onto it using special computer equipment若刻录CD或DVD，则使用专用计算机设备将音乐、图像或其他信息写入其中13be burning with rage/desire etc to feel a particular emotion very strongly强烈地感受到某种情感: She was burning with curiosity.她好奇心强烈。14be burning to do something to want to do or find out something very much非常渴望做某事或得知某事: I was burning to know how he had got on in New York.我非常想知道他在纽约过得怎么样。15be/get burned informal非正式 a)to be emotionally hurt by someone or something因某人或某事而在情感上受到伤害: Take things slowly – don’t get burned again.慢慢来——别再受伤了。 b)to lose a lot of money损失大量金钱: The company got badly burned in the dot.com collapse.该公司在互联网泡沫破灭中遭受了惨重损失。16burn your fingers/get your fingers burned informal非正式 to suffer the unpleasant results of something that you have done承受自己所做之事带来的不良后果: I tried a dating agency once, but got my fingers badly burnt – I’ll never do it again.我曾经用过一次婚介所，结果吃了大亏——我再也不会那样做了。17burn a hole in your pocket if money burns a hole in your pocket, you want to spend it as soon as you can若钱在口袋里灼得慌，则说明你想尽快花掉它18burn your bridges/boats informal非正式 to do something with the result that you will not be able to return to a previous situation again, even if you want to做某事，其结果是即使想回头也无法回到之前的处境: I’m really tempted to take up that job offer in Washington, but I don’t want to burn my boats with this company.我真的很想接受华盛顿的那份工作，但我不想断了和这家公司的后路。19burn the candle at both ends informal非正式 to get very tired by doing things until very late at night and getting up early in the mornings因深夜做事、清晨早起而感到非常疲惫20burn the midnight oil informal非正式 to work or study until late at night工作或学习到深夜21it burns somebody that/how etc American English used to say that something makes someone feel angry or jealous用于表示某事令某人感到愤怒或嫉妒: It really burns me the way they treat us.他们对待我们的方式真的令我怒火中烧。22go fast [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] informal非正式 to travel very fast行驶得非常快burn along/up etc a sports car burning up the motorway一辆在高速公路上疾驰的跑车GRAMMAR语法Burn belongs to a group of verbs where the same noun can be the subject of the verb or its object.burn 属于一类特殊动词，同一名词既可以作该动词的主语，也可以作其宾语。• You can say: · You’re burning the toast! In this sentence, ‘the toast’ is the object of burn.• 你可以说：· You're burning the toast! 在这个句子中，"the toast"是 burn 的宾语。• You can also say: · The toast is burning! In this sentence, ‘the toast’ is the subject of burn.Grammar guide ‒ VERBS• 你也可以说：· The toast is burning! 在这个句子中，"the toast"是 burn 的主语。语法指南——动词COLLOCATIONS词语搭配– Meaning 3– 释义3adverbs副词be badly/severely burned· His face had been badly burned in the fire.·他的脸在火灾中被严重烧伤。be burned alive· The animals were burned alive when a farm building caught fire.·一座农场建筑起火时，动物们被活活烧死。phrases短语be burned to death· Anyone inside the truck would have been burned to death.·车内任何人都会被烧死。be burned at the stake (=burned in a fire as a punishment)· In those days witches were burned at the stake.·在那个年代，女巫被绑在木桩上烧死。THESAURUS同义词辨析to be burning正在燃烧burn to produce heat and flames产生热量和火焰: · The fire was still burning.·火还在燃烧。· A pile of branches was burning in the yard.·院子里有一堆树枝在燃烧。be on fire if a building, car, piece of clothing etc is on fire, it is burning and being damaged若建筑物、汽车、衣物等着火，则正在燃烧并受到损坏: · Before long, the neighbouring houses were on fire too.·不久，邻近的房屋也着火了。be alight especially written尤用于书面语 if something is alight, it is burning若某物正在燃烧（alight），则处于燃烧状态: · By the time the fire engines got there, the whole building was already alight.·消防车赶到时，整栋楼已经全部着火。· The candle was still alight.·蜡烛还在燃烧。be ablaze especially written尤用于书面语 if something is ablaze, it is burning with a lot of flames, so that it is seriously damaged若某物正在熊熊燃烧（ablaze），则大火猛烈，造成严重损坏: · Twelve hours after the bombing raid, many parts of the city were still ablaze.·轰炸过后十二小时，城市许多地区仍在熊熊燃烧。· The two hundred tonnes of straw were now ablaze and firefighters struggled to get the fire under control.·两百吨干草此时已熊熊燃烧，消防员竭力控制火势。blaze to burn very brightly with a lot of flames and heat伴随大量火焰和热量猛烈燃烧: · A big log fire was blazing in the fireplace.·壁炉里一堆大原木熊熊燃烧。smoulder British English, smolder American English /ˈsməʊldə $ ˈsmoʊldər/ to burn slowly and continuously, producing smoke but no flames缓慢持续地燃烧，只冒烟而无火焰: · A cigarette smouldered in the ashtray.·一支烟在烟灰缸里慢慢燃着。· The fire in the chemical factory was so intense that it was still smouldering a week later.·化工厂的火势如此猛烈，一周后仍在阴燃。flicker if a fire or flame flickers, it burns with an unsteady light that appears and disappears quickly若火或火焰闪烁（flickers），则以不稳定的光快速明灭: · A welcoming fire flickered in the grate.·炉栅里，一团温馨的火苗在跳动。· Inside the shrine candles flicker next to statues of saints.·在神龛内，烛光在圣人像旁摇曳。to start burning开始燃烧catch fire to start burning accidentally意外起火: · We were worried the house would catch fire.·我们担心房子会着火。· Two farm workers died when a barn caught fire yesterday.·昨天一个谷仓着火，两名农场工人在火中身亡。burst into flames to suddenly start burning and produce a lot of flames that cause serious damage突然起火并产生大量造成严重损害的火焰: · The plane crashed into the side of the mountain and burst into flames.·飞机撞上山坡，随即起火燃烧。ignite /ɪɡˈnaɪt/ technical术语 if a chemical or gas ignites, it starts burning若化学物质或气体点燃（ignites），则开始燃烧: · The compound ignites at 450 degrees Celsius.·该化合物在450摄氏度时点燃。· Scientists could not explain why the gas had suddenly ignited.·科学家们无法解释为何气体会突然点燃。to burn something烧某物burn to damage or destroy something with fire or heat用火或热量损坏或摧毁某物: · She lit a fire and burned his letters one by one.·她生了一堆火，把他的信一封一封烧掉。set fire to something (also set something on fire) to make something start burning so that it gets damaged使某物起火从而受到损坏: · Vandals set fire to an empty warehouse.·破坏者放火焚烧了一座空仓库。· Teresa wondered if the burning log might set fire to the curtains.·Teresa担心燃烧的原木可能会点燃窗帘。· The Vikings attacked villages along the coast and set them on fire.·维京人袭击了沿海村庄并放火焚烧。· Sparks from the fireplace could easily set the curtains on fire.·壁炉飞出的火花很容易点燃窗帘。scorch to damage the surface of something by burning it so that a dark mark is left on it通过灼烧使某物表面留下黑色痕迹，从而造成损坏: · Having the iron on a very high heat can scorch the fabric.·熨斗温度过高会烫焦布料。· The heater was left on all night and it scorched the wall.·加热器整晚开着，把墙壁烤焦了。singe /sɪndʒ/ to damage hair, wool, paper etc by burning it slightly so that the ends or edges are burnt通过轻度灼烧使头发、羊毛、纸张等末端或边缘受损: · The flames were hot enough to singe your eyebrows.·火焰热到足以烧焦眉毛。scald to burn your skin with very hot liquid or steam用沸烫的液体或蒸汽烫伤皮肤: · The coffee was so hot it nearly scalded his tongue.·咖啡太烫，几乎把他的舌头烫伤了。· It’s easy to knock a pan off the stove and scald yourself.·很容易把锅从炉子上碰掉，从而烫伤自己。· He was scalded by steam escaping from the broken pipe.·他被破裂管道泄出的蒸汽烫伤了。ignite technical术语 to make something start to burn, especially something that burns easily such as a gas or chemical使某物开始燃烧，尤指气体或化学品等易燃物: · The gas is ignited by an electrical spark.·气体由电火花点燃。· It appears he threw away a lit cigarette which ignited the petrol spilt on the ground.·看来他扔掉了一支点燃的香烟，点燃了地上洒落的汽油。to make something stop burning使某物停止燃烧put out to make something such as a fire, cigarette, or candle stop burning使火、香烟或蜡烛等停止燃烧: · It took firefighters four hours to put out the blaze.·消防员花了四个小时才扑灭大火。· She threw sand on the fire to put it out.·她向火堆撒沙子以扑灭火焰。· I put out my cigarette and went back into the house.·我熄灭了香烟，回到屋里。extinguish /ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ/ formal正式 to make something such as a fire, cigarette, or candle stop burning使火、香烟或蜡烛等停止燃烧: · He managed to extinguish the flames with his coat.·他设法用外衣扑灭了火焰。· Customers who smoke will be asked to extinguish their cigarettes or leave the premises.·吸烟的顾客将被要求熄灭香烟或离开场所。blow out to make a flame or fire stop burning by blowing on it通过吹气使火焰或火熄灭: · He blew out the candle and went to sleep.·他吹灭蜡烛，然后入睡了。· The wind blew out the fire.·风将火吹灭了。burn away phrasal verb if something burns away or is burned away, it is destroyed by fire若某物烧尽或被烧掉，则被火摧毁burn something ↔ away All her hair had been burnt away.她所有的头发都被烧光了。burn down phrasal verb1if a building burns down or is burned down, it is destroyed by fire若建筑物烧塌或被烧毁，则被火摧毁: She was worried that the house might burn down while they were away.她担心他们外出期间房子会被烧毁。burn something ↔ down The old town hall was burnt down in the 1970s.旧市政厅于1970年代被烧毁。2if a fire burns down, the flames become weaker and it produces less heat若火势减弱，则火焰变弱，产生的热量减少burn something ↔ off phrasal verb1to remove something by burning it通过燃烧去除某物: You can use a blowlamp to burn off the old paint.你可以用喷灯烧掉旧油漆。2to use energy that is stored in your body by doing physical exercise通过体育锻炼消耗体内储存的能量: I decided to go for a run to try and burn off a few calories.我决定去跑步，试着消耗一些卡路里。burn out phrasal verb1if a fire burns out or burns itself out, it stops burning because there is no coal, wood etc left若火燃尽或自行熄灭，则因无煤炭、木材等燃料而停止燃烧: He left the fire to burn itself out.他任由火自行燃尽。2be burnt out if a building or vehicle is burnt out, the inside of it is destroyed by fire若建筑物或车辆被烧毁，则其内部被火摧毁: The hotel was completely burnt out. Only the walls remained.酒店被完全烧毁。只剩下了外墙。 We passed several burnt out cars.我们经过了几辆被烧毁的汽车。3burn something ↔ out to remove something by burning it通过燃烧去除某物: The cancer cells are burnt out using a laser beam.癌细胞用激光束烧除。4to work so hard over a period of time that you become unable to continue working because you are tired, ill, or unable to think of any new ideas长期过度工作，导致因疲惫、生病或思维枯竭而无法继续工作: It’s a high-pressure job and you could burn out young.这是一份压力很大的工作，你可能会年纪轻轻就精疲力竭。be/get burnt out He was almost burnt out by the time he was 21.他21岁时几乎就已经精疲力竭了。burn yourself out She’s in danger of burning herself out.她有精疲力竭的危险。 → burnout(1)5if an engine or electric wire burns out or is burnt out, it stops working because it has been damaged by getting too hot若发动机或电线烧毁，则因过热损坏而停止工作: The plugs are wired so that if one burns out, the others will still start the engine.火花塞的接线方式使得即使一个烧毁，其他的仍能启动发动机。burn something ↔ out I think you’ve burnt out one of the gaskets.我认为你已经烧坏了一个垫片。6if a rocket or jet burns out, it stops working because all its fuel has been used若火箭或喷气发动机燃料耗尽，则因燃料用完而停止工作 → burnout(2)burn up phrasal verb1if something burns up or is burnt up, it is completely destroyed by fire or heat若某物烧尽或被烧毁，则完全被火或热量摧毁: The satellite will burn up as it re-enters the Earth’s atmosphere.卫星在重新进入地球大气层时将会燃烧殆尽。burn something ↔ up Most of the woodland has now been burnt up.大部分林地现已被烧毁。2burn something ↔ up informal非正式 to use a lot of something in a careless way不加节制地大量消耗某物: Most household appliances burn up loads of electricity.大多数家用电器消耗大量电力。 He just burns up money!他就是在烧钱！3 be burning up spoken口语 if someone is burning up, they are very hot, usually because they are ill若某人浑身发烫，则通常因生病而体温很高: Feel his forehead – he’s burning up.摸摸他的额头——他烧得很厉害。4 burn somebody up American English informal非正式 to make someone very angry使某人非常愤怒: The way he treats her really burns me up.他对待她的方式真的让我怒火中烧。5 burn something ↔ up to use energy that is stored in your body, by being physically active通过体力活动消耗体内储存的能量: As we get older, our body becomes less efficient at burning up calories.随着年龄增长，我们的身体消耗卡路里的效率会降低。
查看全部语言翻译1produce flames and heat [intransitive] a)if a fire burns, it produces heat and flames火燃烧时产生热量和火焰: There was a fire burning in the fireplace.壁炉里燃着一堆火。 An average household candle will burn for about six hours.一根普通家用蜡烛大约能燃烧六个小时。 b)if something is burning, it is producing flames and being damaged or destroyed by fire若某物正在燃烧，则正在产生火焰，并被火损坏或摧毁: Parts of the building are still burning.建筑物的部分区域仍在燃烧。2destroy something with fire [transitive] to destroy or damage something with fire用火摧毁或损坏某物: I burnt all his old letters.我烧掉了他所有的旧信件。 Cars were burned and shops were looted during the rioting.暴乱期间，汽车被烧毁，商店遭到抢劫。 The Grand Hotel had burnt to the ground.大酒店已被烧为平地。 Make sure the iron isn’t too hot or you’ll burn the cloth.确保熨斗温度不要太高，否则会烫坏布料。 He dropped his cigarette and burnt a hole in the carpet.他的烟掉落，在地毯上烧了个洞。3injure/kill somebody with fire [transitive] to hurt yourself or someone else with fire or something hot用火或热物烫伤自己或他人: I burned my hand on the oven door.我的手被烤箱门烫伤了。 She was badly burned in a road accident.她在一场交通事故中被严重烧伤。 Sixteen passengers were burned to death (=died in a fire).十六名乘客被烧死（=死于火灾）。 A family of five were burned alive in their home last night (=died in a fire).昨晚，一家五口在家中被活活烧死（=死于火灾）。 Heretics were burnt at the stake (=burnt in a fire as a punishment).异教徒被绑在木桩上烧死（=被作为惩罚在火中焚烧）。4sun [intransitive, transitive] if the sun burns your skin, or if your skin burns, it becomes red and painful from the heat of the sun若太阳晒伤皮肤，或皮肤被晒，则皮肤因阳光的热量而变红并产生疼痛: I burn quite easily.我的皮肤很容易被晒伤。 Don’t forget you can still get burnt when you’re swimming or when it’s cloudy.别忘了，即使在游泳时或阴天时，仍然可能被晒伤。 Her face and neck were quite badly burned.她的脸和脖子被晒得相当严重。5food [intransitive, transitive] to spoil food by cooking it for too long, or to become spoiled in this way因烹饪时间过长而使食物焦糊，或食物因此焦糊: I’m afraid I’ve burnt the pizza.恐怕我把披萨烤焦了。burn something to a crisp/cinder The meat was burned to a crisp.肉被烤得焦脆。6chemicals [transitive] to damage or destroy something by a chemical action通过化学作用损坏或摧毁某物: Quite a lot of household chemicals can burn your skin.相当多的家用化学品会灼伤皮肤。7fuel [intransitive, transitive] if you burn a fuel, or if it burns, it is used to produce power, heat, light etc若燃烧燃料，或燃料燃烧，则用于产生动力、热量、光等: The boiler burns oil to produce heat.锅炉燃烧石油来产生热量。 greenhouse gases caused by the burning of fossil fuels燃烧化石燃料所产生的温室气体8fat/energy [transitive] if you burn fat or calories, you use up energy stored in your body by being physically active若消耗脂肪或卡路里，则通过体力活动消耗体内储存的能量: Taking a brisk walk every morning is a great way to burn calories.每天早晨快步走是消耗卡路里的好方法。 a fat-burning exercise燃脂运动9light [intransitive] if a light or lamp burns, it shines or produces light若灯或灯具亮着，则发光或产生光: A lamp was burning in the kitchen window.厨房窗口亮着一盏灯。 The hall light was still burning.走廊的灯还亮着。10feel hot and painful [intransitive, transitive] if a part of your body burns, or if something burns it, it feels unpleasantly hot若身体某部位有灼烧感，或某物使其灼热，则感到不适的灼热感: The whisky burned my throat as it went down.威士忌流过喉咙时有灼烧感。 My eyes were burning from the smoke.烟熏得我眼睛刺痛。11face/cheeks [intransitive] if your face or cheeks are burning, they feel hot because you are embarrassed or upset若脸或脸颊发烫，则因尴尬或难过而感到发热: I could feel my cheeks burning as I spoke.我说话时感觉脸颊在发烫。12CD [transitive] if you burn a CD or DVD, you record music, images, or other information onto it using special computer equipment若刻录CD或DVD，则使用专用计算机设备将音乐、图像或其他信息写入其中13be burning with rage/desire etc to feel a particular emotion very strongly强烈地感受到某种情感: She was burning with curiosity.她好奇心强烈。14be burning to do something to want to do or find out something very much非常渴望做某事或得知某事: I was burning to know how he had got on in New York.我非常想知道他在纽约过得怎么样。15be/get burned informal非正式 a)to be emotionally hurt by someone or something因某人或某事而在情感上受到伤害: Take things slowly – don’t get burned again.慢慢来——别再受伤了。 b)to lose a lot of money损失大量金钱: The company got badly burned in the dot.com collapse.该公司在互联网泡沫破灭中遭受了惨重损失。16burn your fingers/get your fingers burned informal非正式 to suffer the unpleasant results of something that you have done承受自己所做之事带来的不良后果: I tried a dating agency once, but got my fingers badly burnt – I’ll never do it again.我曾经用过一次婚介所，结果吃了大亏——我再也不会那样做了。17burn a hole in your pocket if money burns a hole in your pocket, you want to spend it as soon as you can若钱在口袋里灼得慌，则说明你想尽快花掉它18burn your bridges/boats informal非正式 to do something with the result that you will not be able to return to a previous situation again, even if you want to做某事，其结果是即使想回头也无法回到之前的处境: I’m really tempted to take up that job offer in Washington, but I don’t want to burn my boats with this company.我真的很想接受华盛顿的那份工作，但我不想断了和这家公司的后路。19burn the candle at both ends informal非正式 to get very tired by doing things until very late at night and getting up early in the mornings因深夜做事、清晨早起而感到非常疲惫20burn the midnight oil informal非正式 to work or study until late at night工作或学习到深夜21it burns somebody that/how etc American English used to say that something makes someone feel angry or jealous用于表示某事令某人感到愤怒或嫉妒: It really burns me the way they treat us.他们对待我们的方式真的令我怒火中烧。22go fast [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] informal非正式 to travel very fast行驶得非常快burn along/up etc a sports car burning up the motorway一辆在高速公路上疾驰的跑车GRAMMAR语法Burn belongs to a group of verbs where the same noun can be the subject of the verb or its object.burn 属于一类特殊动词，同一名词既可以作该动词的主语，也可以作其宾语。• You can say: · You’re burning the toast! In this sentence, ‘the toast’ is the object of burn.• 你可以说：· You're burning the toast! 在这个句子中，"the toast"是 burn 的宾语。• You can also say: · The toast is burning! In this sentence, ‘the toast’ is the subject of burn.Grammar guide ‒ VERBS• 你也可以说：· The toast is burning! 在这个句子中，"the toast"是 burn 的主语。语法指南——动词COLLOCATIONS词语搭配– Meaning 3– 释义3adverbs副词be badly/severely burned· His face had been badly burned in the fire.·他的脸在火灾中被严重烧伤。be burned alive· The animals were burned alive when a farm building caught fire.·一座农场建筑起火时，动物们被活活烧死。phrases短语be burned to death· Anyone inside the truck would have been burned to death.·车内任何人都会被烧死。be burned at the stake (=burned in a fire as a punishment)· In those days witches were burned at the stake.·在那个年代，女巫被绑在木桩上烧死。THESAURUS同义词辨析to be burning正在燃烧burn to produce heat and flames产生热量和火焰: · The fire was still burning.·火还在燃烧。· A pile of branches was burning in the yard.·院子里有一堆树枝在燃烧。be on fire if a building, car, piece of clothing etc is on fire, it is burning and being damaged若建筑物、汽车、衣物等着火，则正在燃烧并受到损坏: · Before long, the neighbouring houses were on fire too.·不久，邻近的房屋也着火了。be alight especially written尤用于书面语 if something is alight, it is burning若某物正在燃烧（alight），则处于燃烧状态: · By the time the fire engines got there, the whole building was already alight.·消防车赶到时，整栋楼已经全部着火。· The candle was still alight.·蜡烛还在燃烧。be ablaze especially written尤用于书面语 if something is ablaze, it is burning with a lot of flames, so that it is seriously damaged若某物正在熊熊燃烧（ablaze），则大火猛烈，造成严重损坏: · Twelve hours after the bombing raid, many parts of the city were still ablaze.·轰炸过后十二小时，城市许多地区仍在熊熊燃烧。· The two hundred tonnes of straw were now ablaze and firefighters struggled to get the fire under control.·两百吨干草此时已熊熊燃烧，消防员竭力控制火势。blaze to burn very brightly with a lot of flames and heat伴随大量火焰和热量猛烈燃烧: · A big log fire was blazing in the fireplace.·壁炉里一堆大原木熊熊燃烧。smoulder British English, smolder American English /ˈsməʊldə $ ˈsmoʊldər/ to burn slowly and continuously, producing smoke but no flames缓慢持续地燃烧，只冒烟而无火焰: · A cigarette smouldered in the ashtray.·一支烟在烟灰缸里慢慢燃着。· The fire in the chemical factory was so intense that it was still smouldering a week later.·化工厂的火势如此猛烈，一周后仍在阴燃。flicker if a fire or flame flickers, it burns with an unsteady light that appears and disappears quickly若火或火焰闪烁（flickers），则以不稳定的光快速明灭: · A welcoming fire flickered in the grate.·炉栅里，一团温馨的火苗在跳动。· Inside the shrine candles flicker next to statues of saints.·在神龛内，烛光在圣人像旁摇曳。to start burning开始燃烧catch fire to start burning accidentally意外起火: · We were worried the house would catch fire.·我们担心房子会着火。· Two farm workers died when a barn caught fire yesterday.·昨天一个谷仓着火，两名农场工人在火中身亡。burst into flames to suddenly start burning and produce a lot of flames that cause serious damage突然起火并产生大量造成严重损害的火焰: · The plane crashed into the side of the mountain and burst into flames.·飞机撞上山坡，随即起火燃烧。ignite /ɪɡˈnaɪt/ technical术语 if a chemical or gas ignites, it starts burning若化学物质或气体点燃（ignites），则开始燃烧: · The compound ignites at 450 degrees Celsius.·该化合物在450摄氏度时点燃。· Scientists could not explain why the gas had suddenly ignited.·科学家们无法解释为何气体会突然点燃。to burn something烧某物burn to damage or destroy something with fire or heat用火或热量损坏或摧毁某物: · She lit a fire and burned his letters one by one.·她生了一堆火，把他的信一封一封烧掉。set fire to something (also set something on fire) to make something start burning so that it gets damaged使某物起火从而受到损坏: · Vandals set fire to an empty warehouse.·破坏者放火焚烧了一座空仓库。· Teresa wondered if the burning log might set fire to the curtains.·Teresa担心燃烧的原木可能会点燃窗帘。· The Vikings attacked villages along the coast and set them on fire.·维京人袭击了沿海村庄并放火焚烧。· Sparks from the fireplace could easily set the curtains on fire.·壁炉飞出的火花很容易点燃窗帘。scorch to damage the surface of something by burning it so that a dark mark is left on it通过灼烧使某物表面留下黑色痕迹，从而造成损坏: · Having the iron on a very high heat can scorch the fabric.·熨斗温度过高会烫焦布料。· The heater was left on all night and it scorched the wall.·加热器整晚开着，把墙壁烤焦了。singe /sɪndʒ/ to damage hair, wool, paper etc by burning it slightly so that the ends or edges are burnt通过轻度灼烧使头发、羊毛、纸张等末端或边缘受损: · The flames were hot enough to singe your eyebrows.·火焰热到足以烧焦眉毛。scald to burn your skin with very hot liquid or steam用沸烫的液体或蒸汽烫伤皮肤: · The coffee was so hot it nearly scalded his tongue.·咖啡太烫，几乎把他的舌头烫伤了。· It’s easy to knock a pan off the stove and scald yourself.·很容易把锅从炉子上碰掉，从而烫伤自己。· He was scalded by steam escaping from the broken pipe.·他被破裂管道泄出的蒸汽烫伤了。ignite technical术语 to make something start to burn, especially something that burns easily such as a gas or chemical使某物开始燃烧，尤指气体或化学品等易燃物: · The gas is ignited by an electrical spark.·气体由电火花点燃。· It appears he threw away a lit cigarette which ignited the petrol spilt on the ground.·看来他扔掉了一支点燃的香烟，点燃了地上洒落的汽油。to make something stop burning使某物停止燃烧put out to make something such as a fire, cigarette, or candle stop burning使火、香烟或蜡烛等停止燃烧: · It took firefighters four hours to put out the blaze.·消防员花了四个小时才扑灭大火。· She threw sand on the fire to put it out.·她向火堆撒沙子以扑灭火焰。· I put out my cigarette and went back into the house.·我熄灭了香烟，回到屋里。extinguish /ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ/ formal正式 to make something such as a fire, cigarette, or candle stop burning使火、香烟或蜡烛等停止燃烧: · He managed to extinguish the flames with his coat.·他设法用外衣扑灭了火焰。· Customers who smoke will be asked to extinguish their cigarettes or leave the premises.·吸烟的顾客将被要求熄灭香烟或离开场所。blow out to make a flame or fire stop burning by blowing on it通过吹气使火焰或火熄灭: · He blew out the candle and went to sleep.·他吹灭蜡烛，然后入睡了。· The wind blew out the fire.·风将火吹灭了。burn away phrasal verb if something burns away or is burned away, it is destroyed by fire若某物烧尽或被烧掉，则被火摧毁burn something ↔ away All her hair had been burnt away.她所有的头发都被烧光了。burn down phrasal verb1if a building burns down or is burned down, it is destroyed by fire若建筑物烧塌或被烧毁，则被火摧毁: She was worried that the house might burn down while they were away.她担心他们外出期间房子会被烧毁。burn something ↔ down The old town hall was burnt down in the 1970s.旧市政厅于1970年代被烧毁。2if a fire burns down, the flames become weaker and it produces less heat若火势减弱，则火焰变弱，产生的热量减少burn something ↔ off phrasal verb1to remove something by burning it通过燃烧去除某物: You can use a blowlamp to burn off the old paint.你可以用喷灯烧掉旧油漆。2to use energy that is stored in your body by doing physical exercise通过体育锻炼消耗体内储存的能量: I decided to go for a run to try and burn off a few calories.我决定去跑步，试着消耗一些卡路里。burn out phrasal verb1if a fire burns out or burns itself out, it stops burning because there is no coal, wood etc left若火燃尽或自行熄灭，则因无煤炭、木材等燃料而停止燃烧: He left the fire to burn itself out.他任由火自行燃尽。2be burnt out if a building or vehicle is burnt out, the inside of it is destroyed by fire若建筑物或车辆被烧毁，则其内部被火摧毁: The hotel was completely burnt out. Only the walls remained.酒店被完全烧毁。只剩下了外墙。 We passed several burnt out cars.我们经过了几辆被烧毁的汽车。3burn something ↔ out to remove something by burning it通过燃烧去除某物: The cancer cells are burnt out using a laser beam.癌细胞用激光束烧除。4to work so hard over a period of time that you become unable to continue working because you are tired, ill, or unable to think of any new ideas长期过度工作，导致因疲惫、生病或思维枯竭而无法继续工作: It’s a high-pressure job and you could burn out young.这是一份压力很大的工作，你可能会年纪轻轻就精疲力竭。be/get burnt out He was almost burnt out by the time he was 21.他21岁时几乎就已经精疲力竭了。burn yourself out She’s in danger of burning herself out.她有精疲力竭的危险。 → burnout(1)5if an engine or electric wire burns out or is burnt out, it stops working because it has been damaged by getting too hot若发动机或电线烧毁，则因过热损坏而停止工作: The plugs are wired so that if one burns out, the others will still start the engine.火花塞的接线方式使得即使一个烧毁，其他的仍能启动发动机。burn something ↔ out I think you’ve burnt out one of the gaskets.我认为你已经烧坏了一个垫片。6if a rocket or jet burns out, it stops working because all its fuel has been used若火箭或喷气发动机燃料耗尽，则因燃料用完而停止工作 → burnout(2)burn up phrasal verb1if something burns up or is burnt up, it is completely destroyed by fire or heat若某物烧尽或被烧毁，则完全被火或热量摧毁: The satellite will burn up as it re-enters the Earth’s atmosphere.卫星在重新进入地球大气层时将会燃烧殆尽。burn something ↔ up Most of the woodland has now been burnt up.大部分林地现已被烧毁。2burn something ↔ up informal非正式 to use a lot of something in a careless way不加节制地大量消耗某物: Most household appliances burn up loads of electricity.大多数家用电器消耗大量电力。 He just burns up money!他就是在烧钱！3 be burning up spoken口语 if someone is burning up, they are very hot, usually because they are ill若某人浑身发烫，则通常因生病而体温很高: Feel his forehead – he’s burning up.摸摸他的额头——他烧得很厉害。4 burn somebody up American English informal非正式 to make someone very angry使某人非常愤怒: The way he treats her really burns me up.他对待她的方式真的让我怒火中烧。5 burn something ↔ up to use energy that is stored in your body, by being physically active通过体力活动消耗体内储存的能量: As we get older, our body becomes less efficient at burning up calories.随着年龄增长，我们的身体消耗卡路里的效率会降低。burnburn2 noun [countable] 1an injury caused by fire, heat, the light of the sun, or acid由火、热、阳光或酸造成的伤害；烧伤: His body was covered in cigarette burns.他身上布满了香烟烫伤的痕迹。severe/serious burns She was taken to the hospital with serious burns.她因严重烧伤被送往医院。 Several of the survivors suffered severe burns.几名幸存者遭受了严重烧伤。 She is being treated for minor burns.她正在接受轻度烧伤治疗。2a mark on something caused by fire or heat火或热在某物上留下的痕迹；焦痕: The desk was covered with graffiti and burn marks.桌子上布满了涂鸦和烧灼痕迹。3a painful mark on the skin caused by it rubbing hard against something rough皮肤在粗糙物上用力摩擦造成的疼痛性皮肤损伤4the burn informal非正式 a painful hot feeling in your muscles when you exercise a lot大量运动时肌肉产生的灼热疼痛感: Go for the burn.追求那种灼热感。5 British English a small stream小溪
1an injury caused by fire, heat, the light of the sun, or acid由火、热、阳光或酸造成的伤害；烧伤: His body was covered in cigarette burns.他身上布满了香烟烫伤的痕迹。severe/serious burns She was taken to the hospital with serious burns.她因严重烧伤被送往医院。 Several of the survivors suffered severe burns.几名幸存者遭受了严重烧伤。 She is being treated for minor burns.她正在接受轻度烧伤治疗。2a mark on something caused by fire or heat火或热在某物上留下的痕迹；焦痕: The desk was covered with graffiti and burn marks.桌子上布满了涂鸦和烧灼痕迹。3a painful mark on the skin caused by it rubbing hard against something rough皮肤在粗糙物上用力摩擦造成的疼痛性皮肤损伤4the burn informal非正式 a painful hot feeling in your muscles when you exercise a lot大量运动时肌肉产生的灼热疼痛感: Go for the burn.追求那种灼热感。5 British English a small stream小溪