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单词 second-degree burn
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
second-de•gree burn  (sekənd di grē′),USA pronunciation [Pathol.]
  1. PathologySee under burn 1 (def. 47).
  • 1935–40

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
second-degree burn n
  1. See burn1
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
burn1 /bɜrn/USA pronunciation   v., burned or burnt /bɜrnt/USA pronunciation  burn•ing, n. 
v. 
  1. to (cause to) be on fire: [no object]The house is burning.[+ object]The fire burned the house down.
  2. to (cause to) use up or consume fuel and give off energy: [no object]The lights were burning all night.[+ object]That plane burns a lot of fuel in a short time.
  3. to (cause to) be hot: [no object]She was burning with a high fever.[+ object]The hot pavement burned my feet through my shoes.
  4. to (cause to) produce or feel sharp pain: [no object]The whiskey burned in his throat.[+ object]The iodine burned his cut.
  5. to (cause to) be damaged or destroyed by fire, heat, or acid: [no object]Turn off the heat; the steak is burning.[+ object]The acid burned his face and left a scar.
  6. to feel strong emotion:[no object* usually: be + ~-ing]He was burning with rage.
  7. to sunburn: [no object]Better get out of the sun; your shoulders are burning.[+ object]I was badly burned at the beach.
  8. Slang Termsto die in an electric chair:[no object]The prosecutor promised him he'd burn for that crime.
  9. to kill or execute by burning:[+ object]Joan of Arc was burned at the stake.
  10. Slang Terms Slang. to cheat, deceive, or swindle:[+ object]burned in a phony stock deal.
  11. to be very eager (to do something specified):[be + ~-ing + to + verb]I was burning to tell you what happened.
  12. burn down, to burn completely;
    to burn to the ground: [no object]All the houses on that block burned down.[+ down + object]They burned down the house.[+ object + down]They burned the house down.
  13. burn off, (of morning mist) to (cause to) disappear by the warmth of the rising sun: [+ off + object]The morning sun burned off the fog.[no object]The fog had burned off.
  14. burn out,
    • [~ (+ itself) + out)] to cease or stop functioning because something has been burned up or worn out:The rocket engine burned out. The firemen let the fire burn (itself) out.
    • [~ (+ oneself) + out] to become exhausted or uninterested through overwork:After twenty years at the same job, he had burned himself out and wanted a change.
  15. burn up,
    • to burn completely: [no object]The missile pieces began to burn up as they entered the earth's atmosphere.[+ up + object]She burned up all his old love letters.[+ object + up]She burned the letters up.
    • Informal. to (cause to) become angry: [no object]He's sitting in his office, burning up, every minute that you're late.[+ object + up]That kind of whining really burns me up!

n. [countable]
  1. Pathologyan injury caused by heat, etc., characterized by a painful reddening of the skin.
Idioms
  1. Idioms burn a hole in one's pocket, (of money that is handy) to cause a desire to spend quickly:The money from his first paycheck was burning a hole in his pocket.
  2. Idioms burn the candle at both ends, to use up one's strength or energy by too much activity.
  3. Idioms burn the midnight oil, to work, study, etc., until late at night:burning the midnight oil before that test.


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
burn1  (bûrn),USA pronunciation v., burned or burnt, burn•ing, n. 
v.i. 
  1. to undergo rapid combustion or consume fuel in such a way as to give off heat, gases, and, usually, light;
    be on fire:The fire burned in the grate.
  2. (of a fireplace, furnace, etc.) to contain a fire.
  3. to feel heat or a physiologically similar sensation;
    feel pain from or as if from a fire:The wound burned and throbbed.
  4. to give off light or to glow brightly:The lights in the house burned all night.
  5. to give off heat or be hot:The pavement burned in the noon sun.
  6. to produce pain or a stinging sensation similar to that of fire;
    cause to smart:The whiskey burned in his throat.
  7. Gamesto be extremely close to finding a concealed object or guessing an answer.
  8. to feel extreme anger:When she said I was rude, I really burned.
  9. to feel strong emotion or passion:He burned with desire.
  10. Chemistry
    • to undergo combustion, either fast or slow;
      oxidize.
    • to undergo fission or fusion.
  11. to become charred or overcooked by heat:The steak burned around the edges.
  12. to receive a sunburn:She burns easily and has to stay in the shade.
  13. to be damned:You may burn for that sin.
  14. Slang Termsto die in an electric chair:The murderer was sentenced to burn.
  15. to be engraved by or as if by burning:His words burned into her heart.

v.t. 
  1. to cause to undergo combustion or be consumed partly or wholly by fire.
  2. to use as fuel or as a source of light:He burned coal to heat the house.
  3. to cause to feel the sensation of heat.
  4. to overcook or char:I almost burned the roast.
  5. to sunburn.
  6. to injure, endanger, or damage with or as if with fire:Look out, you'll burn yourself!
  7. to execute by burning:The heretic was burned at the stake.
  8. to subject to fire or treat with heat as a process of manufacturing.
  9. to produce with or as if with fire:She burned a hole in her dress.
  10. to cause sharp pain or a stinging sensation:The iodine burned his cut.
  11. to consume rapidly, esp. to squander:He burned energy as if he never heard of resting.
  12. Slang Termsto suffer losses or be disillusioned in business or social relationships:She was burned by that phony stock deal.
  13. Slang Termsto cheat or rob.
  14. Chemistryto cause to undergo combustion;
    oxidize.
  15. Mechanical Engineeringto damage through excessive friction, as in grinding or machining;
    scorch.
  16. Metallurgyto oxidize (a steel ingot), as with a flame.
  17. British Termsto scald (a wine, esp. sherry) in an iron container over a fire.
  18. Games[Cards.]to put (a played or rejected card) face up at the bottom of the pack.
  19. Slang Termsto disclose the identity of (an undercover agent, law officer, etc.):to burn a narcotics detective.
  20. burn down, to burn to the ground:That barn was struck by lightning and burned down.
  21. Photography burn in, (in printing) to expose (one part of an image) to more light by masking the other parts in order to darken and give greater detail to the unmasked area. Also, print in. Cf. dodge (def. 2).
  22. burn off, (of morning mist) to be dissipated by the warmth of the rising sun.
  23. burn on, to weld lead with lead.
  24. Idioms burn one's bridges (behind one). See bridge (def. 21).
  25. Idioms burn oneself out, to exhaust one's energy, ideas, etc., through overwork or intemperance:They feared that he would burn himself out or break down.
  26. burn one up, [Informal.]to incite to anger:That attitude burns me up.
  27. burn out:
    • to cease functioning because something has been exhausted or burned up, as fuel or a filament:Our light bulbs burned out.
    • to deprive of a place to live, work, etc., by reason of fire:They were burned out and had to live with relatives.
    • to wear out;
      exhaust;
      be worn out;
      become exhausted.
  28. Idioms burn the or one's candle at both ends, to be excessively active or immoderate, as by leading an active social life by night and a busy work life by day:You can't burn the candle at both ends and hold onto a job.
  29. Idioms burn the midnight oil, to work, study,etc., until late at night:to burn the midnight oil before final exams.
  30. burn up:
    • to burn completely or utterly:The papers burned up in a minute.
    • [Informal.]to become angry:He burns up at the mention of her name.

n. 
  1. a burned place or area:a burn where fire had ripped through the forest.
  2. [Pathol.]an injury usually caused by heat but also by abnormal cold, chemicals, poison gas, electricity, or lightning, and characterized by a painful reddening and swelling of the epidermis (first-degree burn,) damage extending into the dermis, usually with blistering (second-degree burn), or destruction of the epidermis and dermis extending into the deeper tissue with loss of pain receptors (third-degree burn.)
  3. Informal TermsSee slow burn. 
  4. the process or an instance of burning or baking, as in brickmaking.
  5. a forest or brush fire.
  6. Rocketrythe firing of a rocket engine.
  7. Slang Termsa swindle.
  • Middle English bernen, brennen, Old English beornan (intrans.), (cognate with Gothic, Old High German brinnan), and Old English bærnan (transitive), (cognate with Gothic brannjan, Old High German brennen) bef. 900
burna•ble, adj. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged flame.
    • 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged tingle, glow.
    • 16.See corresponding entry in Unabridged char, toast, brown, tan. Burn, scorch, sear, singe refer to the effect of fire or heat. To burn is to consume, wholly or in part, by contact with fire or excessive heat:to burn leaves.Scorch implies superficial or slight burning, resulting in a change of color or in injury to the texture because of shriveling or curling:to scorch a dress while ironing.Sear refers esp. to the drying or hardening caused by heat:to sear a roast of meat.Singe applies esp. to a superficial burning that takes off ends or projections:to singe hair; singe the pinfeathers from a chicken.

burn2  (bûrn),USA pronunciation n. [Scot. and North Eng.]
  1. Scottish Termsa brook or rivulet.
Also, bourn, bourne. 
  • bef. 900; Middle English burne, bourne, Old English burna, brunna brook; cognate with Gothic brunna, Dutch born, bron, German Brunnen, Old Norse brunnr spring

burn,1 +v.t. 
  1. to record data on (a compact disc).

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