单词 | third-degree burn |
释义 | third-degree burn in British Englishnoun pathology burn1 (sense 23) burn in British English 1 (bɜːn) verbWord forms: burns, burning, burnt or burned 1. to undergo or cause to undergo combustion 2. to destroy or be destroyed by fire 3. (transitive) to damage, injure, or mark by heat he burnt his hand she was burnt by the sun 4. to die or put to death by fire to burn at the stake 5. (intransitive) to be or feel hot my forehead burns 6. to smart or cause to smart brandy burns one's throat 7. (intransitive) to feel strong emotion, esp anger or passion 8. (transitive) to use for the purposes of light, heat, or power to burn coal 9. (transitive) to form by or as if by fire to burn a hole 10. to char or become charred the potatoes are burning in the saucepan 11. (transitive) to brand or cauterize 12. (transitive) to cut (metal) with an oxygen-rich flame 13. to produce by or subject to heat as part of a process to burn charcoal 14. (transitive) to copy information onto (a CD-ROM) 15. astronomy to convert (a lighter element) to a heavier one by nuclear fusion in a star to burn hydrogen 16. cards, mainly British to discard or exchange (one or more useless cards) 17. (tr; usually passive) informal to cheat, esp financially 18. slang, mainly US to electrocute or be electrocuted 19. (transitive) Australian slang to drive (a vehicle) fast 20. burn one's bridges 21. burn the candle at both ends 22. burn one's fingers noun 23. an injury caused by exposure to heat, electrical, chemical, or radioactive agents. Burns are classified according to the depth of tissue affected: first-degree burn: skin surface painful and red; second-degree burn: blisters appear on the skin; third-degree burn: destruction of both epidermis and dermis 24. a mark, e.g. on wood, caused by burning 25. a controlled use of rocket propellant, esp for a course correction 26. a hot painful sensation in a muscle, experienced during vigorous exercise go for the burn! 27. Australian and New Zealand a controlled fire to clear an area of scrub 28. slang tobacco or a cigarette 29. US slang a sarcastic or cutting remark Word origin Old English beornan (intr), bærnan (tr); related to Old Norse brenna (tr or intr), Gothic brinnan (intr), Latin fervēre to boil, seethethird-degree burn in American English see burn1 (sense 26) Examples of 'third-degree burn' in a sentence |
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