单词 | burnt-out |
释义 | burnt-out also burned-out 1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] Burnt-out vehicles or buildings have been so badly damaged by fire that they can no longer be used. ...a burnt-out car. Synonyms: incinerated, burnt, gutted, torched 2. adjective If someone is burnt-out, they exhaust themselves at an early stage in their life or career because they have achieved too much too quickly. [informal] But everyone I know who kept it up at that intensity is burnt out. Collocations: burnt-out car All three bodies were found in a burnt-out car. Times, Sunday Times Police are also examining another burnt-out car. The Sun Witnesses reported a burnt-out car outside. Mail and Guardian A burnt-out car was visible in the car park. Times, Sunday Times Everywhere was the debris of battle - broken trees, uprooted streetlamps, burnt-out cars. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 烧毁的 Japanese: 燃え尽きた |
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