英语词汇“burn one's fingers”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

a. To wound or to cause pain to (a person, animal, or part of the body) by the contact of fire or of something intensely heated: said both of the fire or heated body itself, and of the person who applies it. Often reflexive (of persons, with approach to the passive sense); also in expressions such as to burn one's fingers, to burn one's foot = to suffer injury in those members by burning. Also absol.

a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Isa. xliii. 2 Whan thou shalt go in fyr, thou shalt not be brent.

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 7224 Man aght to dred þe brand þat brint [Fairf. brende] him forwit in his hand.

a1420 T. Hoccleve De Regimine Principum 2382 He that is brent, men seithe, dredethe the fire.

1530 Myroure Oure Ladye (Fawkes) (1873) i. 43 Yt brennyth hym, and woundeth hym so sore.

1594 M. Drayton Matilda sig. D3 Warm'd with the fire, which vnawars might burne me.

1713 G. Berkeley Three Dialogues Hylas & Philonous i. 16 When a Coal burns your Finger.

1871 B. Jowett tr. Plato Dialogues I. 26 The power of heat to burn.

(b) to burn one's fingers and variants: to suffer unpleasant consequences as a result of doing something, esp. undertaking a risky venture; to become discouraged from attempting such an action again as a consequence of this; now often in to get (also have) one's fingers burnt.Also rarely: to burn (another's) fingers (cf. quot. 1865).

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the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > do harm [verb (intransitive)] > to a person

to burn (another's) fingers1865

to bust (a person's) balls1948

1583 W. Farington Let. 29 Mar. in S. M. Ffarington Farington Papers (1856) 132 I intend not to burn my fingers in other mens fyres.]

1595 A. Hartwell in tr. G. T. Minadoi Hist. Warres Turkes & Persians Ep. Ded. sig. A2^v They are such as concerne matter of estate, where withall I list not to meddle for feare of burning my fingers.

1613 F. Mason Of Consecration Bishops i. 6 The Golden Supremacie is the Chesnut, perils and dangers are the fire, the Pope loath to burne his owne fingers, vseth you but as the Spaniels foote to scrape for the Chesnut.

1672 R. Wild Let. Declar. Liberty Conscience 10 None..durst begin, for fear they should burn their Fingers.

1713 J. Addison in Guardian 15 July 1/1 I Do not care for Burning my Fingers in a Quarrel.

1782 E. Pendleton Let. 23 Dec. in Lett. & Papers (1967) II. 436 Medlars often get their fingers burnt.

1865 J. G. Holland Plain Talks iv. 126 Strove to overreach each other, and burn the fingers of unsuspicious outsiders.

1957 Economist 28 Sept. 1004/2 The allegation of a ‘leak’ about last Thursday's increase in Bank rate has brought forth understandable indignation from those City dealers whose fingers were burned.

2014 Derby Tel. (Nexis) 26 Apr. 24 Don't play games in love unless you want to get your fingers burned.

单词	burn one's fingers
释义	> as lemmas to burn one's fingers a. To wound or to cause pain to (a person, animal, or part of the body) by the contact of fire or of something intensely heated: said both of the fire or heated body itself, and of the person who applies it. Often reflexive (of persons, with approach to the passive sense); also in expressions such as to burn one's fingers, to burn one's foot = to suffer injury in those members by burning. Also absol. Π a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Isa. xliii. 2 Whan thou shalt go in fyr, thou shalt not be brent. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 7224 Man aght to dred þe brand þat brint [Fairf. brende] him forwit in his hand. a1420 T. Hoccleve De Regimine Principum 2382 He that is brent, men seithe, dredethe the fire. 1530 Myroure Oure Ladye (Fawkes) (1873) i. 43 Yt brennyth hym, and woundeth hym so sore. 1594 M. Drayton Matilda sig. D3 Warm'd with the fire, which vnawars might burne me. 1713 G. Berkeley Three Dialogues Hylas & Philonous i. 16 When a Coal burns your Finger. 1871 B. Jowett tr. Plato Dialogues I. 26 The power of heat to burn. extracted from burnv.¹ to burn one's fingers (b) to burn one's fingers and variants: to suffer unpleasant consequences as a result of doing something, esp. undertaking a risky venture; to become discouraged from attempting such an action again as a consequence of this; now often in to get (also have) one's fingers burnt.Also rarely: to burn (another's) fingers (cf. quot. 1865). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > do harm [verb (intransitive)] > to a person to burn (another's) fingers1865 to bust (a person's) balls1948 1583 W. Farington Let. 29 Mar. in S. M. Ffarington Farington Papers (1856) 132 I intend not to burn my fingers in other mens fyres.] 1595 A. Hartwell in tr. G. T. Minadoi Hist. Warres Turkes & Persians Ep. Ded. sig. A2^v They are such as concerne matter of estate, where withall I list not to meddle for feare of burning my fingers. 1613 F. Mason Of Consecration Bishops i. 6 The Golden Supremacie is the Chesnut, perils and dangers are the fire, the Pope loath to burne his owne fingers, vseth you but as the Spaniels foote to scrape for the Chesnut. 1672 R. Wild Let. Declar. Liberty Conscience 10 None..durst begin, for fear they should burn their Fingers. 1713 J. Addison in Guardian 15 July 1/1 I Do not care for Burning my Fingers in a Quarrel. 1782 E. Pendleton Let. 23 Dec. in Lett. & Papers (1967) II. 436 Medlars often get their fingers burnt. 1865 J. G. Holland Plain Talks iv. 126 Strove to overreach each other, and burn the fingers of unsuspicious outsiders. 1957 Economist 28 Sept. 1004/2 The allegation of a ‘leak’ about last Thursday's increase in Bank rate has brought forth understandable indignation from those City dealers whose fingers were burned. 2014 Derby Tel. (Nexis) 26 Apr. 24 Don't play games in love unless you want to get your fingers burned. extracted from fingern. < as lemmas
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