burning

adjective

/ˈbɜːnɪŋ/

/ˈbɜːrnɪŋ/

[only before noun]

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(of feelings, etc.) very strong; extreme
- a burning desire to win
- He's always had a burning ambition to start his own business.
a burning issue/question a very important problem that requires immediate attention
- one of the burning issues of the day
(of pain, etc.) very strong and giving a feeling of burning
- She felt a burning sensation in her throat.
Synonyms painful
painful
- sore
- raw
- inflamed
- excruciating
- burning
- itchy
These words all describe something that causes you physical pain.
- painful causing you physical pain. Painful can describe a part of the body, illness, injury, treatment or death: Is your knee still painful? • a series of painful injections • a slow and painful death
- sore (of a part of the body) painful and often red, especially because of infection or because a muscle has been used too much:
  a sore throat
  Their feet were sore after hours of walking.
- raw (of a part of the body) red and painful, for example because of an infection or because the skin has been damaged:
  The skin on her feet had been rubbed raw.
- inflamed (of a part of the body) painful, red and hot because of an infection or injury:
  The wound had become inflamed.
- excruciating extremely painful. Excruciating can describe feelings, treatments or death but not parts of the body: an excruciating throat/back/knee.
- burning painful and giving a feeling of being very hot:
  She felt a burning sensation in her throat.
- itchy giving an uncomfortable feeling on your skin that makes you want to scratch; having this feeling:
  an itchy rash
  I feel itchy all over.
Patterns
- sore/inflamed/itchy eyes
- raw/inflamed/itchy skin
- a painful/an excruciating death
- a painful/burning sensation
- excruciating/burning pain
very hot; looking and feeling very hot
- the burning sun
- her burning face
Extra Examples
- She was burning hot with embarrassment and guilt.
- The boy's forehead was burning.
- The skin of his forehead was burning.
- They felt the burning heat of the sun on their backs.
burning eyes (literary) eyes that seem to be staring at you very hard

单词	burning
释义	burning adjective /ˈbɜːnɪŋ/ /ˈbɜːrnɪŋ/ [only before noun] jump to other results (of feelings, etc.) very strong; extreme a burning desire to win He's always had a burning ambition to start his own business. a burning issue/question a very important problem that requires immediate attention one of the burning issues of the day (of pain, etc.) very strong and giving a feeling of burning She felt a burning sensation in her throat. Synonyms painfulpainful sore raw inflamed excruciating burning itchy These words all describe something that causes you physical pain. painful causing you physical pain. Painful can describe a part of the body, illness, injury, treatment or death: Is your knee still painful? • a series of painful injections • a slow and painful death sore (of a part of the body) painful and often red, especially because of infection or because a muscle has been used too much: a sore throat Their feet were sore after hours of walking. raw (of a part of the body) red and painful, for example because of an infection or because the skin has been damaged: The skin on her feet had been rubbed raw. inflamed (of a part of the body) painful, red and hot because of an infection or injury: The wound had become inflamed. excruciating extremely painful. Excruciating can describe feelings, treatments or death but not parts of the body: an excruciating throat/back/knee. burning painful and giving a feeling of being very hot: She felt a burning sensation in her throat. itchy giving an uncomfortable feeling on your skin that makes you want to scratch; having this feeling: an itchy rash I feel itchy all over. Patterns sore/inflamed/itchy eyes raw/inflamed/itchy skin a painful/an excruciating death a painful/burning sensation excruciating/burning pain very hot; looking and feeling very hot the burning sun her burning face Extra Examples She was burning hot with embarrassment and guilt. The boy's forehead was burning. The skin of his forehead was burning. They felt the burning heat of the sun on their backs. burning eyes (literary) eyes that seem to be staring at you very hard burning adverb /ˈbɜːnɪŋ/ /ˈbɜːrnɪŋ/ burning hot jump to other results very hot Oxford Collocations DictionaryBurning is used with these adjectives: hot See full entry
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