| 单词 | to burn itself away |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto burn itself away a. To suffer destruction, injury, change of structure or properties from contact with fire; to be reduced to ashes, a cinder, etc., by fire; to be scorched, charred, etc. Often said of food spoiled by too great or prolonged exposure to heat in roasting or baking. to burn to (the inside of a vessel): to adhere to by burning; also with to (absolute as adverb). to burn away: to be gradually dissipated or consumed by burning (also quasi-reflexive. to burn itself away). Sometimes with adjectives denoting the result, as to burn black, brown, hard, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > destroy [verb (intransitive)] > devour or consume (of fire, etc.) > be devoured or consumed (by fire, zeal, etc.) to burn away?c1225 consumec1425 fire1565 smother1621 incinerate1800 to go up in smoke1933 the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > heating or making hot > subjection or exposure to heat or fire > be subjected or exposed to heat or fire [verb (intransitive)] > suffer damage or injury by heat or fire burn?c1225 the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > cooking > cook [verb (transitive)] > burn or catch on bottom of cooking pot burn1709 the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > cooking > undergo cooking [verb (intransitive)] > burn or catch on bottom of cooking pot to set toa1610 burn1725 catch1767 to sit on1824 α. β., δa1300 Cursor Mundi 22704 Þis midel erth..Al to noght sal brin awai.c1440 Anc. Cookery in Coll. Ordinances Royal Househ. (1790) 439 Boyle hom togedur with esy fire, that hit brenne not.1530 Myroure Oure Ladye (Fawkes) (1873) iii. 296 A busshe al on fyre, & yet it brente not.?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 272 Hwa bredde eauer inwið hire fur þet ha ne barnde. a1616 W. Shakespeare Comedy of Errors (1623) i. ii. 44 The Capon burnes, the Pig fals from the spit. View more context for this quotation 1678 J. Moxon Mech. Exercises I. i. 10 You must take special care that your Iron burn not in the Fire. 1709 Brit. Apollo 18–23 Nov. The Pudding burnt unto the Pot. 1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique at Syrup Boil it [sugar] to a Caramel, and take great care it does not burn to. 1830 M. Donovan Domest. Econ. II. iv. 267 The meat would inevitably burn, and become hard and tasteless. < as lemmas |
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