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单词 over-burning
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over-burningn.

Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈbəːnɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈbərnɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over-burn v., -ing suffix1.
Etymology: < over-burn v. + -ing suffix1.
The action of over-burn v.
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the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > [noun] > burning to excess
over-burning1707
1707 J. Mortimer Whole Art Husbandry (1721) I. 82 In burning of the Turf, you must take care not to over-burn it..for the over-burning of it to white Ashes, wastes the nitrous Salt.
1849 J. F. W. Johnston Exper. Agric. 260 By over-burning, clays lose their fertilising virtues.
1851 Debow's Rev. Apr. 401 That over-burning of bone black is injurious, has been recognized by many persons, but I am not aware that the reason of the injury has been explained.
1870 Rep. U.S. Commissioners Paris Universal Expos. 1867 358 The degree of heat may be increased or diminished at pleasure, preventing any danger of injury or loss from over-burning or from under-burning.
1902 Science 22 Aug. 289 The use of a richer clay, lowers the over-burning temperature.
1990 Ceramic Industry (Nexis) Jan. 75 Manganese oxide..reduces the possibility of overburning.
2002 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 4 Jan. 9 The NT [= Northern Territory] is an environmental nightmare, due to overgrazing, overburning, and an overabundance of exotic weeds.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

over-burningadj.

Forms: 1500s ouer-burning.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, burning adj.
Etymology: < over- prefix + burning adj. Compare earlier over-burningly adv.
Obsolete. rare.
Excessively ardent or enthusiastic.
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the mind > emotion > passion > ardour or fervour > [adjective] > excessively ardent or fervent
over-burning1586
overboiling1594
1586 T. Bowes tr. P. de la Primaudaye French Acad. I. 476 When a man seeketh after any of them with an ouer-burning desire.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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