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

burnverb

uk/bɜːn/us/bɝːn/burnt or burned, burnt or burned

burn verb (DAMAGE)

B1 [ I or T ] to be hurt, damaged, or destroyed by fire or extreme heat, or to cause this to happen:

He was badly burned in the blaze.

She burned his old love letters.

The brandy burned (= felt too hot on) my throat.

On her first day in the Caribbean Josie was badly burned (= her skin became red and painful from too much sun).

Fair-skinned people burn easily in the sun.

Unable to escape, six people were burned alive/burned to death (= died by burning) in the building.

The vegetables were burned to a crisp (= badly burned).

[ T always passive ] to cause emotional pain or damage to someone

burn sb at the stake

to kill someone by tying the person to a post and burning them

burn sth to the ground

to completely destroy a building by fire:

The building was burned to the ground ten years ago.

More examples

She ripped up his letters and burned the pieces.
We carted all the rubbish to the bottom of the garden and burned it.
A fierce fire is still raging through the forest, burning everything in its path .
She had a red mark on her arm where she'd burned herself.
If the animals have died from a notifiable disease, their bodies must be burned.

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Burning, burnt & on fire

ablaze
alight
blaze
burned out
burnt
burnt out
burst
char
flame
flammable
forest fire
frazzled
go up in flames idiom
incinerate
inextinguishable
scald
sear
singe
smolder
spontaneous combustion

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Making people sad, shocked and upset

Death penalties

burn verb (PRODUCE FLAMES)

B1 [ I ] to be on fire, or to produce flames:

The wood was wet and would not burn.

Helplessly we watched our house burning.

A fire was burning brightly in the fireplace.

More examples

A bright fire was burning in the hearth.
We banked up the fire to keep it burning all night.
Can you smell something burning?
This fabric burns very easily, so keep it well away from heat.
The fire burned for eight hours before the fire crews could subdue it.

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Burning, burnt & on fire

ablaze
alight
blaze
burned out
burnt
burnt out
burst
char
flame
flammable
forest fire
frazzled
go up in flames idiom
incinerate
inextinguishable
scald
sear
singe
smolder
spontaneous combustion

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burn verb (PRODUCE LIGHT)

[ I ] to produce light:

I saw a light burning in her window.

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Giving out light

alight
blink
brighten
burnish
cast
catch
dazzle
flicker
gild
glance
glow
illuminate
light
redshift
reflected ray
shiny
sparkly
strobe
trick
UV

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burn verb (FEEL HOT)

[ I ] If your face burns, it feels very hot:

His face burned with embarrassment/shame/anger.

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Hot & heat

beat
boil
boiling
burning
closeness
dog days
fug
heat
heating
heatwave
overheat
red-hot
roasting
sizzling
steaming
stifling
stuffy
sweltering
thermo-
torrid

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burn verb (WANT)

[ + to infinitive ] to want to do something very much:

She was burning to tell us her news.

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Wanting things

ache for sth
acquisitive
ambitious
angle
angle for sth
aspirant
fancy
finger
hang the cost/expense idiom
hanker after/for sth
have your eye on sth idiom
hunger
hunger after/for sth
pine
set your sights on sth idiom
shook
sight
sth is calling you idiom
straw
tempt

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burn verb (COPY)

B2 [ T ] to copy information, recorded music, images, etc. onto a CD:

Burn your favourite songs or your important files onto CDs.

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Copying and copies

ape
blueprint
carbon copy
carbon paper
co-opt
derivative
imitate
imitation
imitative
imitator
impersonate
leaf
pirate
plagiarize
recreate
reinvent
replica
reproduce
reproduction
simulation

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Idiom(s)

burn your boats/bridges

burn a hole in sb's pocket

burn the candle at both ends

burn the midnight oil

get/have your fingers burned

Phrasal verb(s)

burn (sth) down

burn sth off/up

burn out

burn (yourself) out

burn sb up

burn (sth) up

burn up

burn up with sth

burn with sth

burnnoun [ C ]

uk/bɜːn/us/bɝːn/

burn noun [ C ] (DAMAGE)

a place where fire or heat has hurt or damaged something:

One rescue worker caught in the explosion sustained severe burns.

I noticed a cigarette burn in the carpet.

See also

heartburn

sunburn

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Burning, burnt & on fire

ablaze
alight
blaze
burned out
burnt
burnt out
burst
char
flame
flammable
forest fire
frazzled
go up in flames idiom
incinerate
inextinguishable
scald
sear
singe
smolder
spontaneous combustion

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burn noun [ C ] (STREAM)

Scottish English a small stream

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Watercourses & waterfalls

arroyo
barrage
bayou
beck
brook
cascade
creek
downriver
Euphrates
ghat
gully
headwater
Mississippi
rapids
rivulet
sluice
spate
upriver
watercourse
watershed

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burn noun [ C ] (INSULT)

slang an insult or criticism, usually a clever and funny one:

She said you were too old for her? Ooh, burn!

单词	burn
释义	Contents verb (6) burn (DAMAGE) burn (PRODUCE FLAMES) burn (PRODUCE LIGHT) burn (FEEL HOT) burn (WANT) burn (COPY) noun (3) burn (DAMAGE) burn (STREAM) burn (INSULT) Contents verb (2) burn (BE IN FLAMES) burn (HURT BY FIRE) noun (1) burn (1) Contents verb (6) burn (1) burn (2) burn (3) burn (4) burn (5) burn (6) English American Business burnverb uk/bɜːn/us/bɝːn/burnt or burned, burnt or burned burn verb (DAMAGE) B1 [ I or T ] to be hurt, damaged, or destroyed by fire or extreme heat, or to cause this to happen: He was badly burned in the blaze. She burned his old love letters. The brandy burned (= felt too hot on) my throat. On her first day in the Caribbean Josie was badly burned (= her skin became red and painful from too much sun). Fair-skinned people burn easily in the sun. Unable to escape, six people were burned alive/burned to death (= died by burning) in the building. The vegetables were burned to a crisp (= badly burned). [ T always passive ] to cause emotional pain or damage to someone burn sb at the stake to kill someone by tying the person to a post and burning them burn sth to the ground to completely destroy a building by fire: The building was burned to the ground ten years ago. More examples She ripped up his letters and burned the pieces. We carted all the rubbish to the bottom of the garden and burned it. A fierce fire is still raging through the forest, burning everything in its path . She had a red mark on her arm where she'd burned herself. If the animals have died from a notifiable disease, their bodies must be burned. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Burning, burnt & on fire ablaze alight blaze burned out burnt burnt out burst char flame flammable forest fire frazzled go up in flames idiom incinerate inextinguishable scald sear singe smolder spontaneous combustion See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Making people sad, shocked and upset Death penalties burn verb (PRODUCE FLAMES) B1 [ I ] to be on fire, or to produce flames: The wood was wet and would not burn. Helplessly we watched our house burning. A fire was burning brightly in the fireplace. More examples A bright fire was burning in the hearth. We banked up the fire to keep it burning all night. Can you smell something burning? This fabric burns very easily, so keep it well away from heat. The fire burned for eight hours before the fire crews could subdue it. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Burning, burnt & on fire ablaze alight blaze burned out burnt burnt out burst char flame flammable forest fire frazzled go up in flames idiom incinerate inextinguishable scald sear singe smolder spontaneous combustion See more results » burn verb (PRODUCE LIGHT) [ I ] to produce light: I saw a light burning in her window. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Giving out light alight blink brighten burnish cast catch dazzle flicker gild glance glow illuminate light redshift reflected ray shiny sparkly strobe trick UV See more results » burn verb (FEEL HOT) [ I ] If your face burns, it feels very hot: His face burned with embarrassment/shame/anger. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Hot & heat beat boil boiling burning closeness dog days fug heat heating heatwave overheat red-hot roasting sizzling steaming stifling stuffy sweltering thermo- torrid See more results » burn verb (WANT) [ + to infinitive ] to want to do something very much: She was burning to tell us her news. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Wanting things ache for sth acquisitive ambitious angle angle for sth aspirant fancy finger hang the cost/expense idiom hanker after/for sth have your eye on sth idiom hunger hunger after/for sth pine set your sights on sth idiom shook sight **sth is calling you idiom straw tempt See more results » burn verb (COPY) B2 [ T ] to copy information, recorded music, images, etc. onto a CD: Burn your favourite songs or your important files onto CDs. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Copying and copies ape blueprint carbon copy carbon paper co-opt derivative imitate imitation imitative imitator impersonate leaf pirate plagiarize recreate reinvent replica reproduce reproduction simulation See more results » Idiom(s) burn your boats/bridges burn a hole in sb's pocket burn the candle at both ends burn the midnight oil get/have your fingers burned Phrasal verb(s) burn (sth) down burn sth off/up burn out burn (yourself) out burn sb up burn (sth) up burn up burn up with sth burn with sth burnnoun [ C ] uk/bɜːn/us/bɝːn/ burn noun [ C ] (DAMAGE) a place where fire or heat has hurt or damaged something: One rescue worker caught in the explosion sustained severe burns. I noticed a cigarette burn in the carpet. See also heartburn sunburn Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Burning, burnt & on fire ablaze alight blaze burned out burnt burnt out burst char flame flammable forest fire frazzled go up in flames idiom incinerate inextinguishable scald sear singe smolder spontaneous combustion See more results » burn noun [ C ] (STREAM) Scottish English a small stream Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Watercourses & waterfalls arroyo barrage bayou beck brook cascade creek downriver Euphrates ghat gully headwater Mississippi rapids rivulet sluice spate upriver watercourse watershed See more results » burn noun [ C ] (INSULT) slang an insult or criticism, usually a clever and funny one: She said you were too old for her? Ooh, burn! burnverb us/bɜrn/past tense and past participle burned /bɜrnd, bɜrnt/burnt /bɜrnt/ burn verb (BE IN FLAMES) [ I/T ] to produce flames and heat: [ I ] A fire still burned in the fireplace. [ I/T ] If something burns a fuel, it uses that fuel to produce energy: [ I ] Some new fuels burn more efficiently than gasoline. [ M ] Running is a good way to burn off calories. burn verb (HURT BY FIRE) [ T ] to hurt, damage, or destroy something by fire or extreme heat: She burned her hand on the hot iron. People still burn trash although it’s illegal. The toast was burned to a crisp (= burned until it was black). [ T ] infml If you are burned by an activity, you are hurt emotionally or financially because of it: He got burned in an investment and lost a lot of money. Phrasal verb(s) burn down (something) burn off something burn out (something) burn out (someone) burn up something burn up someone burnnoun [ C ] /bɜrn/ a placed where fire or heat has hurt or damaged something: One worker had severe burns on his face and hands. burnverb uk/bɜːn/uspast tense burned or UK also burnt [ T ] IT to copy information, recorded music, images, etc. onto a CD: burn sth to/onto sth The service allows consumers to download a movie, but not to burn it onto a DVD. be/get burned informal to lose money in a business deal: Many investors were badly burned. burn a hole in sb's pocket if money is burning a hole in your pocket, you are very eager to spend it burn the candle at both ends to work very hard as well as doing other things such as going out late at night, so that you get very little rest burn the midnight oil to work late into the night get/have your fingers burned also burn your fingers to lose money in a high-risk business deal: We've had our fingers burned in the past by holding too many risky stocks. Phrasal verb(s)** burn out burn through sth
随便看	push the envelope push the envelope push towardsth push up push up bra push your luck push yourself push yourself forward push-button push-start push-up push-up push-up bra push/drive sb over the edge pushback pushbike pushchair pushchair pushed pusher pushiness pushing pushover pushpin pushy

burnverb

burn verb (DAMAGE)

burn verb (PRODUCE FLAMES)

burn verb (PRODUCE LIGHT)

burn verb (FEEL HOT)

burn verb (WANT)

burn verb (COPY)

Idiom(s)

Phrasal verb(s)

burnnoun [ C ]

burn noun [ C ] (DAMAGE)

burn noun [ C ] (STREAM)

burn noun [ C ] (INSULT)

burnverb

burn verb (BE IN FLAMES)

burn verb (HURT BY FIRE)

Phrasal verb(s)

burnnoun [ C ]

burnverb

Phrasal verb(s)