| 单词 | to burn oneself out |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto burn oneself out c. literal and figurative. With certain modifying adverbs. to burn out, forth: to burst out in flame (archaic). to burn out, also (quasi-reflexive and passive) to burn itself out, to be burnt out: to burn until extinguished by want of fuel; spec. (a) of an electrical valve, fuse, etc.; (b) of a space rocket. Also, to burn oneself out: to exhaust one's strength (by over-exertion) (1937 in Partridge Dict. Slang s.v.). to burn down, burn low: to burn until it becomes feeble from want of fuel. to burn up: to take strong hold of the combustible material, get fairly alight. Also with certain adjectives denoting the colours or quality of the flame, as to burn red, blue, bright, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > fire or flame > become fire [verb (intransitive)] > flare up to burn out, fortha1382 to burst (out) into flamec1385 fuff1513 upbraid1513 exaestuate1642 flash1661 to flare up1846 the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > coldness > extinguishing fire > become extinguished [verb (intransitive)] quench?c1225 aquencha1250 to wax outc1400 slockc1485 slocken1535 to burn out, forth1597 extinguish1599 squench1643 to blow out1842 the world > existence and causation > existence > non-existence > be non-existent [verb (intransitive)] > end or cease to exist tirec725 endOE forfareOE goc1175 fleec1200 to wend awayc1225 diea1240 to-melta1240 to pass awaya1325 flit1340 perishc1350 vanisha1375 decorre1377 cease1382 dispend1393 failc1400 overshakec1425 surcease1439 adrawc1450 fall1523 decease1538 define1562 fleet1576 expire1595 evanish1597 extinguish1599 extirp1606 disappear1623 evaporatea1631 trans-shift1648 annihilate1656 exolve1657 cancela1667 to pass off1699 to burn out, forth1832 spark1845 to die out1853 to come, go, etc. by the board1859 sputter1964 the world > action or operation > ceasing > cease activity [verb (intransitive)] > specifically of things, actions, or processes > gradually to die away1680 sink1718 to die off1722 to burn out, forth1832 to die down1836 peter1846 fizz1847 to fizzle out1847 to die out1853 poof1915 down1924 to wind down1969 society > communication > manifestation > [verb (intransitive)] > strikingly shinec1340 to stand fortha1425 to stick out1612 to stick off1613 to stand offa1616 stare1645 glare1712 to stand out1824 to burn out, forth1834 the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > fire or flame > become fire [verb (intransitive)] > subside (of fire or flame) falleOE slakec1340 sink1611 burn low1834 flit1839 to die down1895 the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > deteriorate in condition [verb (intransitive)] > waste away > wear > wear out to wear out, forth1412 slitec1440 to burn out, forth1931 the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > weariness or exhaustion > weary or exhaust [verb (reflexive)] strain1377 overwork1530 overtire1558 toil1560 spend1594 overtask1628 waste1630 unbowel1647 to run off one's legs (also feet)1666 overexert1817 muck1819 tew1825 overdo1858 to burn out, forth1955 society > travel > air or space travel > space flight > [verb (transitive)] > burn (space rocket) until extinguished to burn out, forth1958 a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Wisd. xvi. 19 Fyr brende out on either side. 1597 W. Shakespeare Richard II ii. i. 34 Violent fires soone burne out themselues. View more context for this quotation 1814 Lett. fr. England I. viii. 92 Till the lights were burnt out. 1827 T. Wilson Pitman's Pay ii. iii The unsnuff'd lights are now burnt low. 1832 R. Southey Ess. I. 336 In the tenth year of the war, the spirit of Jacobinism was burnt out in France. 1834 T. Carlyle Sartor Resartus ii. ix. 66/2 Till it burn forth, in our conduct, a visible, acted Gospel. a1887 Mod. Do not let the fire burn out. It is burnt out already. His zeal will soon burn itself out. The fire has burnt down to a spark. Do not go before the fire has burnt up. 1931 Boys' Mag. 45 171/1 To operate the valve with increase of voltage does not solve the problem, for this means that the valve (which is already partially ruined) will soon cease to function, or in other words ‘burn out’. 1943 V. Nabokov in Atlantic Jan. 70/1 The lamp burned low, and strange objects glimmered upon the writing desk. 1955 R. Bannister First Four Minutes iv. 48 7½ miles is much too far for me—I want to be a miler and I shall burn myself out. 1958 Listener 11 Dec. 992/1 The American rocket..burns out over the Sahara Desert. 1991 I. Gower Shoemaker's Daughter (1992) vi. 87 The fire was burning low in the grate and the kettle was cold on the hob. < as lemmas |
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