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burn

verb

/bɜːn/

/bɜːrn/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they burn	/bɜːn/ /bɜːrn/
he / she / it burns	/bɜːnz/ /bɜːrnz/
past simple burnt	/bɜːnt/ /bɜːrnt/
past participle burnt	/bɜːnt/ /bɜːrnt/
past simple burned	/bɜːnd/ /bɜːrnd/
past participle burned	/bɜːnd/ /bɜːrnd/
-ing form burning	/ˈbɜːnɪŋ/ /ˈbɜːrnɪŋ/

Idioms Phrasal Verbs

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fire火

[intransitive] to produce flames and heat燃烧；烧

A welcoming fire was burning in the fireplace.壁炉里燃烧着暖融融的炉火。
Fires were burning all over the city.全城处处燃烧着大火。
A small candle burned brightly.一支小蜡烛明亮地燃烧着。

Extra Examples

Fresh leaves will burn slowly with billows of smoke.新鲜树叶燃烧缓慢，并会散发出浓烟。
The fire was still burning fiercely.大火仍在熊熊燃烧。
The flame in the oil lamp burned steadily.油灯中的火焰稳定燃烧。

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb

fiercely
steadily
slowly
…

phrases

burn out of control

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[intransitive] (used especially in the progressive tenses尤用于进行时) to be on fire着火；烧着

By nightfall the whole city was burning.到黄昏时，全城已是一片火海。
The girl ran from the burning building.那女孩从燃烧的建筑物中跑了出来。
Two children were rescued from the burning car.两名儿童从燃烧着的车中被救了出来。
They called us to tell us that my aunt's house was burning.他们打电话给我们，告诉我我姑姑的房子在烧。
The smell of burning rubber filled the air.空气中弥漫着橡胶燃烧的气味。

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb

fiercely
steadily
slowly
…

phrases

burn out of control

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[transitive, intransitive] to destroy, damage, injure or kill somebody/something by fire; to be destroyed, etc. by fire（使）烧毁，烧坏，烧伤，烧死

Six million acres have burned this year in the United States.美国今年烧掉了600万英亩土地。
The house burned to the ground.房子被大火夷为平地。
Ten people burned to death in the hotel fire.旅馆火灾中有十人被烧死。
burn somebody/something to burn waste paper/dead leaves焚烧废纸／枯树叶
All his belongings were burnt in the fire.他所有的财物都在大火中付之一炬。
The house was burnt to the ground (= completely destroyed).那座房子彻底焚毁了。
The survivors burned the bodies of the victims of the plague.幸存者烧毁了瘟疫受害者的尸体。
Several protesters burned American flags.几名抗议者焚烧了美国国旗。
The cigarette burned a hole in the carpet.香烟把地毯烧了个洞。
Joan of Arc was burned at the stake.圣女贞德被烧死在火刑柱上。
burn somebody/something + adj. His greatest fear is of being burnt alive.他最怕的是被活活烧死。
burn + adj. Many were left with no choice but to burn alive or leap to their deaths from the upper floors.许多人别无选择，只能活着烧死或从高层逃到死亡。

Extra Examples

Several people were burned to death.有几个人被烧死了。
The building was burned to the ground.这幢楼被烧成了一片焦土。
Bishop Tunstall preached a sermon against the book, after which copies were ceremonially burnt.滕斯托尔主教讲道抨击这本书，随后举行了烧书仪式。
She burned all his letters.她把他的信全部付之一炬。

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb

badly
seriously
severely
…

phrases

be burned alive
be burned at the stake
be burned to ashes
…

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fuel燃料

[transitive, intransitive] if you burn a fuel, or a fuel burns, it produces heat, light or energy（使燃料）燃烧

Which fuel burns most efficiently?哪种燃料燃烧效果最佳？
burn something a furnace that burns gas/oil/coke煤气／煤油／焦炭熔炉
(figurative) Some people burn calories (= use food to produce energy) faster than others.有些人热量消耗得比其他人快。

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb

brightly

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food食物

[intransitive, transitive] if food burns, or if you burn it, it is damaged by too much heat（使）烧焦，烧煳

I can smell something burning in the kitchen.我闻到厨房里有东西烧焦了。
burn something Sorry—I burnt the toast.抱歉，我把面包烤煳了。

sun/heat

[intransitive, transitive] to be damaged or injured by the sun, heat, acid, etc.; to damage or injure somebody/something in this way（使）晒伤，烫伤，烧伤

My skin burns easily (= in the sun).我的皮肤容易晒伤。
fair skin that burns easily容易晒黑的白晰皮肤
burn somebody I got badly burned by the sun yesterday.我昨天严重晒伤。
burn something I burnt my tongue trying to eat a hot meat pie.我用舌头试着吃热肉馅饼。
The soup's hot. Don't burn your mouth.汤很热，别烫了嘴。
His face had been horrifically burnt by acid.他的脸被酸刺痛了。
burn yourself I burned myself on the stove.我被炉子烫了。

Synonyms burnburn

char
scald
scorch
singe

These words all mean to damage, injure, destroy or kill somebody/something with heat or fire.

burn
to damage, injure, destroy or kill somebody/something with fire, heat or acid; to be damaged, etc. by fire, heat or acid:
- She burned all his letters.她把他的信全部付之一炬。
- The house burned down in 1995. 那房子在 1895 年烧毁了。
char
[usually passive] to make something black by burning it; to become black by burning:
- The bodies had been charred beyond recognition.这些尸体已烧焦，无法辨认。
scald to burn part of your body with very hot liquid or steam.指被高温液体或气体烫伤
scorch
to burn and slightly damage a surface by making it too hot:
- I scorched my dress when I was ironing it.我把自己的连衣裙熨焦了。
singe
to burn the surface of something slightly, usually by mistake; to be burnt in this way:
- He singed his hair as he tried to light his cigarette.他点烟时把头发给燎了。

scorch or singe?用 scorch 还是 singe？Things are scorched by heat or fire. Things can only be singed by fire or a flame.Patterns

to burn/scald yourself/your hand
to burn/scorch/singe your hair/clothes
burnt-out/charred/scorched remains/ruins/buildings

of part of body身体部位

[intransitive] if part of your body burns or is burning, it feels very hot and painful火辣辣地痛；发烫

Your forehead's burning. Have you got a fever?你的前额很烫，你发烧了吗？
Her cheeks burned with embarrassment.她羞得面颊发烫。

Synonyms hurthurt

ache
burn
sting
tingle
itch
throb

These are all words that can be used when part of your body feels painful.

hurt
(of part of your body) to feel painful; (of an action) to cause pain:
- My feet hurt.我脚疼。
- Ouch! That hurt!哎哟！好疼！
ache
to feel a continuous pain that is not severe:
- I’m aching all over.我周身疼痛。
burn
(of part of your body) to feel very hot and painful:
- Our eyes were burning from the chemicals in the air.空气中弥漫的化学物质熏得我们的眼睛火辣辣地痛。
sting
to make somebody feel a sharp burning pain or uncomfortable feeling in part of their body; (of part of your body) to feel this pain:
- My eyes were stinging from the smoke.烟熏得我眼睛痛。
tingle
(of part of your body) to feel as if a lot of small sharp points are pushing into the skin there:
- The cold air made her face tingle.冷空气冻得她的脸发痛。
itch
to have an uncomfortable feeling on your skin that makes you want to scratch; to make your skin feel like this:
- I itch all over.我浑身痒。
- Does the rash itch?皮疹痒吗？
throb
(of part of your body) to feel pain as a series of regular beats:
- His head throbbed painfully.他的头一抽一跳地痛。

Patterns

your eyes hurt/ache/burn/sting/itch
your skin hurts/burns/stings/tingles/itches
your flesh hurts/burns/stings/tingles
your head hurts/aches/throbs
your stomach hurts/aches
to really hurt/ache/burn/sting/tingle/itch/throb
to hurt/ache/sting/itch badly/a lot
It hurts/stings/tingles/itches.

Extra Examples

Her skin seemed to burn at his touch.他的触摸似乎使她的皮肤灼伤。
Our eyes were burning from the chemicals in the air.空气中弥漫的化学物质熏得我们的眼睛火辣辣地痛。

of a light灯

[intransitive] to produce light发光；发亮

Lights were burning upstairs, but no one answered the door.楼上亮着灯，但叫门没人回应。
hot sunshine burning through the windows炎热的阳光透过窗户燃烧
Their torches burned brightly in the dark.他们的火把在黑暗中发出明亮的光。

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb

brightly

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feel emotion/desire有情感／热望

[intransitive, transitive] (literary) to feel or show a very strong emotion or desire有强烈的情感；渴望

Her eyes burned fiercely.她的眼睛燃烧着怒火。
burn with something to be burning with rage/ambition/love满怀强烈的仇恨／远大的抱负／炽热的爱
burn to do something He was burning to go climbing again.他渴望再去爬山。

Extra Examples

He was burning with indignation.他义愤填膺。
She could sense the anger burning slowly inside him.她能感觉到怒火在他心中慢慢燃起。

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb

fiercely
slowly

preposition

with

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go fast走得快

[intransitive] + adv./prep. (informal) to move very fast in a particular direction向…迅速移动

The car was burning down the road.汽车沿着公路疾驰而去。

make angry使生气

[transitive] burn somebody (North American English, informal) to make somebody very angry激怒；使大怒

So you did it just to burn me?这么说，你那样做只是为了气我？

CD, DVD光盘、数字影碟

[transitive, intransitive] burn (something) (to something) to put information onto a CD or DVD刻录（光盘或数字影碟）Topics Computersc2

spend money

[transitive, intransitive] (business商业, informal) to spend money觉得耳朵在发烧（认为或猜测别人在说自己）

burn something The project burns £2 million a year in contractor costs.该项目每年烧毁200万英镑的承包商成本。
burn through something The state has already burned through its cash reserves.该州已经耗尽了其现金储备。

burn

noun

/bɜːn/

/bɜːrn/

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injury伤

[countable] an injury or a mark caused by fire, heat or acid烧伤；烫伤；灼伤；烧（或烫、灼）的痕迹

to have minor/severe/third-degree burns轻度/重度/三度烧伤
She suffered serious burns but is expected to survive.她遭受严重烧伤，但有望存活。
He was treated in the hospital for 60% burns.他烧伤面积达 60%，在医院接受治疗。
burn to something He is is recovering from burns to his face and hands.他正在从脸部和手部烧伤中恢复。
burn on something cigarette burns on the furniture烟头在家具上烫出的痕迹
a slight burn on the back of her hand她手背上的一处轻度烧伤
burn marks/injuries烧伤痕迹/伤害
burn victims烧伤受害者
a specialist burns unit in a hospital医院的烧伤专科

Topics Illnessb2

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective

horrific
nasty
serious
…

verb + burn

get
suffer
cause
…

burn + noun

mark
wound
injury
…

phrases

20%, 50%, etc. burns

preposition

burn on

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in muscles肌肉

the burn

[singular] the feeling that you get in your muscles when you have done a lot of exercise酸痛感

Feel the burn!感觉被烫伤了！

Topics Health and Fitnessc2

river河流

[countable] (Scottish English) a small river小河；溪流 synonym streamTopics Geographyc2

Word Originnoun senses 1 to 2 Old English birnan ‘be on fire’ and bærnan ‘consume by fire’, both from the same Germanic base; related to German brennen. noun sense 3 Old English burna, burn(e), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch bron and German Brunnen ‘well’.

Idioms

do a slow burn

(North American English, informal) to slowly get angry慢慢生起气来

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burnburnD.J.:[bə:n]K.K.:[bɚn]vt., vi. & link v.1.■(使)燃烧The stove is burning brightly.炉火正旺。The fire burned red.火烧得通红。The fire burnt the grass quickly.大火很快把草烧着了。People used to burn an oil lamp to get light.从前人们点油灯照明。vt. & vi.1.■使用某物为燃料2.■烧毁, 烧坏, 烧伤The house burnt years ago.这栋房子多年前被烧毁。Some acids are strong enough to burn the wood.有些酸的酸性强得可以烧坏木头。She was burnt in a raging fire while working in a factory.她在工厂工作时被烈火烧伤了。n.1.■烧伤, 烧痕He died of the burns he received in the fire.他因在火灾中受烧伤而死。

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burn verb | noun
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burn / bLn ; b\:n /verb (past tense and past participle burnt) / b?nt ; b?:nt / or burned
1. PRODUCE FLAMES AND HEAT 产生火和热, I
a. if a fire burns, it produces heat and flames〔火〕燃烧:
•There was a fire burning in the fireplace.壁炉里烧着火。

•An average household candle will burn for about six hours.一般的家用蜡烛可以点六小时左右。
b. if something is burning, it is producing flames and being damaged or destroyed by fire〔某物〕燃烧:
•Parts of the building are still burning.大楼的有些地方仍在燃烧。
2. DESTROY STH WITH FIRE 烧毁某物, Tto destroy or damage something with fire焚烧，烧毁:
•I burnt all his old letters.我把他的旧信全烧了。

•Cars were burned and shops were looted during the rioting.暴乱期间，汽车被焚，商店遭抢劫。

•The Grand Hotel had burnt to the ground .格兰德大酒店被大火夷为平地。

•Make sure the iron isn't too hot or you'll burn the cloth.熨斗温度一定不能过高，免得烫坏布料。

•He dropped his cigarette and burnt a hole in the carpet.他的香烟掉下来，把地毯烫了一个洞。
3. INJURE / KILL SB WITH FIRE 烧伤/烧死某人, Tto hurt yourself or someone else with fire or something hot烧伤; 烫伤:
•I burned my hand on the oven door.我的手被烤箱门烫伤了。

•She was badly burned in a road accident.她在一次交通事故中被严重烧伤。

•16 passengers were burned to death (=died in a fire) .有 16 名乘客被烧死。

•A family of five were burned alive in their home last night (=died in a fire) .昨晚有一家五口在家中被活活烧死。

•Heretics were burnt at the stake (=burnt in a fire as a punishment) .异教徒被绑在火刑柱上烧死。
4. SUN 太阳, I,Tif the sun burns your skin, or if your skin burns, it becomes red and painful from the heat of the sun晒伤;
⇒sunburn:
•I burn quite easily.我很容易晒伤。

•Don't forget you can still get burnt when you're swimming or when it's cloudy.别忘了，就是在游泳或阴天的时候你还是有可能晒伤的。

•Her face and neck were quite badly burned .她的脸和脖子晒伤得很厉害。
5. FOOD 食物, I,Tto spoil food by cooking it for too long, or to become spoiled in this way烧焦，烧糊:
•I'm afraid I've burnt the pizza.我怕是把比萨饼烤糊了。
burn sth to a crisp / cinder
•The meat was burned to a crisp.那肉给烤焦了。
6. CHEMICALS 化学物, Tto damage or destroy something by a chemical action腐蚀，烧伤:
•Quite a lot of household chemicals can burn your skin.有许多家用的化学品都能烧伤皮肤。
7. FUEL 燃料, I,Tif you burn a fuel, or if it burns, it is used to produce power, heat, light etc（使）〔燃料〕燃烧:
•The boiler burns oil to produce heat.锅炉烧汽油产生热量。

•greenhouse gases caused by the burning of fossil fuels燃烧矿物燃料产生的温室气体
8. FAT / ENERGY 脂肪/能量, Tif you burn fat or calories, you use up energy stored in your body by being physically active消耗〔脂肪或热量〕:
•Taking a brisk walk every morning is a great way to burn calories.每天早上轻快地散一下步是消耗热量的好办法。

•a fat-burning exercise消耗脂肪的运动
9. LIGHT 灯, Iif a light or lamp burns, it shines or produces light发光，照亮:
•A lamp was burning in the kitchen window.厨房窗户里亮着一盏灯。

•The hall light was still burning.大厅里依然灯火通明。
10. FEEL HOT AND PAINFUL 感到热和痛, I,Tif a part of your body burns, or if something burns it, it feels unpleasantly hot（使）〔身体部位〕灼痛，（使）火辣辣地痛:
•The whisky burned my throat as it went down.威士忌喝下去的时候，我的喉咙火辣辣的。

•My eyes were burning from the smoke.我的眼睛被烟熏得灼痛。
11. FACE / CHEEKS 脸/面颊, Iif your face or cheeks are burning, they feel hot because you are embarrassed or upset〔脸因窘迫或生气而〕发烫:
•I could feel my cheeks burning as I spoke.我说话的时候感觉到自己的脸烧得发烫。
12. CD 光盘, Tif you burn a CD or DVD , you record music, images, or other information onto it using special computer equipment烧制，刻录〔光盘或数码影碟〕
13. be burning with rage / desire etc to feel a particular emotion very strongly满腔怒火/满怀强烈的欲望等:
•She was burning with curiosity.她怀着强烈的好奇心。
14. be burning to do sth to want to do or find out something very much渴望做某事:
•I was burning to know how he had got on in New York.我极想知道他在纽约的情况。
15. be / get burned informal
a. to be emotionally hurt by someone or something感情受到伤害:
•Take things slowly – don't get burned again.慢慢来，别又让自己受到伤害了。
b. to lose a lot of money遭受巨大损失，巨额亏损:
•The company got badly burned in the dot.com collapse.网络行业崩溃的时候，公司遭受了重大亏损。
16. burn your fingers / get your fingers burned informalto suffer the unpleasant results of something that you have done〔因自己做的事〕吃苦头，吃亏:
•I tried a dating agency once, but got my fingers badly burnt – I'll never do it again.我找过一次婚姻介绍所，结果吃了大亏 — 我以后再也不这样做了。
17. burn a hole in your pocket if money burns a hole in your pocket, you want to spend it as soon as you can有钱就花光
18. burn your bridges / boats informalto do something with the result that you will not be able to return to a previous situation again, even if you want to破釜沉舟，自绝后路:
•I'm really tempted to take up that job offer in Washington, but I don't want to burn my boats with this company.我很想接受华盛顿的那个工作机会，可又不想和这家公司闹翻。
19. burn the candle at both ends informalto get very tired by doing things until very late at night and getting up early in the mornings一根蜡烛两头烧，起早贪黑而疲惫不堪
20. burn the midnight oil informalto work or study until late at night挑灯夜战，开夜车
21. it burns sb that / how etc AmEused to say that something makes someone feel angry or jealous使某人愤怒; 使某人心生妒意:
•It really burns me the way they treat us.他们这样对待我们，让我怒不可遏。
22. GO FAST 快速行驶, I always + adv / prepinformalto travel very fast疾驰:
[+ along / up etc ]
•a sports car burning up the motorway在高速公路上疾驰的一辆跑车
  to be burning 正在燃烧: be on fire, be ablaze, be alight
  to start burning 开始燃烧: catch fire, burst into flames, ignite
  to make something start burning 点燃某物: light, set fire to sth
  to make something stop burning 熄灭某物: put out, extinguish
  to hurt or damage your skin with hot liquid or steam 烫伤: scald
  the crime of deliberately setting fire to buildings 纵火罪: arson
PHRASAL VERBS
burn away
if something burns away or is burned away, it is destroyed by fire烧掉，烧毁，烧光:
burn sth ↔ away
•All her hair had been burnt away.她的头发全部烧光了。

burn down
1. if a building burns down or is burned down, it is destroyed by fire〔建筑物〕被烧毁:
•She was worried that the house might burn down while they were away.她担心他们不在的时候房子会被烧毁。
burn sth ↔ down

•The old town hall was burnt down in the 1970s.那所旧镇公所在 20 世纪 70 年代的时候被大火烧毁了。

2. if a fire burns down, the flames become weaker and it produces less heat〔火势〕减弱

burn sth ↔ off
1. to remove something by burning it烧掉:

•You can use a blowlamp to burn off the old paint.你可以用喷灯把旧的油漆烧掉。

2. to use energy that is stored in your body by doing physical exercise消耗〔体内的能量〕:

•I decided to go for a run to try and burn off a few calories.我决定去跑跑步，消耗一点热量。

burn out
1. if a fire burns out or burns itself out, it stops burning because there is no coal, wood etc left烧尽，燃尽:

•He left the fire to burn itself out .他让火自己熄灭。

2. be burnt out if a building or vehicle is burnt out, the inside of it is destroyed by fire被烧空:

•The hotel was completely burnt out. Only the walls remained.旅馆完全烧空，仅剩四壁。

•We passed several burnt out cars.我们从几辆被烧成空壳的汽车旁边经过。

3. burn sth ↔ out to remove something by burning it烧掉:

•The cancer cells are burnt out using a laser beam.用激光束烧死癌细胞。

4. to work so hard over a period of time that you become unable to continue working because you are tired, ill, or unable to think of any new ideas耗尽体力; 耗尽思想:

•It's a high-pressure job and you could burn out young.这是份压力很大的工作，年纪轻轻就会耗尽体力。

be / get burnt out

•He was almost burnt out by the time he was 21.他 21 岁的时候差不多就已江郎才尽了。

burn yourself out

•She's in danger of burning herself out.她可能会把自己累垮的。

⇒BURNOUT(1)
5. if an engine or electric wire burns out or is burnt out, it stops working because it has been damaged by getting too hot〔引擎或电线〕烧坏:

•The plugs are wired so that if one burns out, the others will still start the engine.火花塞由电线相连，因此要是一个烧坏，其他几个仍能将引擎发动起来。

burn sth ↔ out

•I think you've burnt out one of the gaskets.我想你是把其中一个密封垫烧坏了。

6. if a ROCKET or jet burns out, it stops working because all its FUEL has been used〔火箭或喷气式飞机〕燃油耗尽
⇒BURNOUT(2)

burn up
1. if something burns up or is burnt up, it is completely destroyed by fire or heat烧毁，烧尽:

•The satellite will burn up as it re-enters the earth's atmosphere.卫星重新进入地球大气层时将被烧毁。

burn sth ↔ up

•Most of the woodland has now been burnt up.现在大多数林地都被烧光了。

2. burn sth ↔ up informalto use a lot of something in a careless way大量消耗:

•Most household appliances burn up loads of electricity.大多数家用电器耗电量很大。

•He just burns up money!他花钱如流水！

3. be burning up spokenif someone is burning up, they are very hot, usually because they are ill发烧，体温高:

•Feel his forehead – he's burning up.摸摸他的额头 — 他发烧了。

4. burn sb up AmE informalto make someone very angry使某人气愤:

•The way he treats her really burns me up.他那样对待她实在让我很光火。

5. burn sth ↔ up to use energy that is stored in your body, by being physically active消耗〔体内的能量〕:

•As we get older, our body becomes less efficient at burning up calories.随着年龄的增长，我们的身体消耗热量的能力越来越弱。

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burnnoun C
1. an injury caused by fire, heat, the light of the sun, or acid〔因火、高温、太阳光或酸引起的〕烫伤，灼伤:

•His body was covered in cigarette burns.他身上全是烟头烫伤。

severe / serious burns

•She was taken to the hospital with serious burns.她严重烧伤，被送到了医院。

•Several of the survivors suffered severe burns .有几名幸存者被严重烧伤。

•She is being treated for minor burns .她轻度烧伤，正在接受治疗。

2. a mark on something caused by fire or heat烧伤的痕迹，烫伤的痕迹:

•The desk was covered with graffiti and burn marks .书桌上涂满了乱七八糟的东西，还有火烧的痕迹。

3. a painful mark on the skin caused by it rubbing hard against something rough擦伤
4. the burn informala painful hot feeling in your muscles when you exercise a lot〔大量锻炼使肌肉产生的〕酸痛感:

•Go for the burn.去体验一下这种酸痛感。

5. BrEa small stream小溪

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burn (noun)

burn

18 ENTRIES FOUND:

¹ burn /ˈbɚn/ verb

burns; burned /ˈbɚnd/ or burnt /ˈbɚnt/ ; burning

¹ burn

/ˈbɚn/

verb

burns; burned /ˈbɚnd/ or burnt /ˈbɚnt/ ; burning

Learner's definition of BURN

[no object]

◊ The forms burned and burnt are used in both U.S. and British English. Burned is more common in U.S. English; burnt is more common in British English.在英国英语和美国英语中都有burned和burnt两种形式。burned更常用于美国英语，而burnt更常用于英国英语。

a of a fire or flame : to give off heat, light, and gases（火或火焰）燃烧

A flame is kept constantly burning at the monument.纪念碑前的火焰长明不熄。
A small fire burned brightly in the fireplace.壁炉里的小火烧得很旺。

b always used in progressive tenses : to contain a fire有火；在烧着

There was a little stove burning in the front room.客厅里有个烧着的小火炉。

— see also burning

a always used in progressive tenses, [no object] : to be on fire : to have or produce a flame燃着；着火

I could smell smoke and knew that something was burning.我能闻到烟味，知道有什么东西燃了。
Be sure not to leave any candles burning when you go to bed.上床睡觉前一定要把所有蜡烛都灭了。

b [+ object] : to set (something) on fire : to make (something) have or produce a flame点燃；使燃烧

We came to the memorial to burn [=light] a candle for the victims of the accident.我们来到纪念碑前为事故的遇难者点燃蜡烛。

a : to destroy or damage (something) by fire or heat烧毁；烧坏；焚烧

[+ object]

I burned the letter when I had finished reading it.我读完信后就把它烧了。
The new town law makes it illegal to burn trash.新的镇法规把焚烧垃圾定为违法。
The wildfire has burned acres of forest.野火烧毁了数英亩森林。
Parts of the house were badly burned in the fire.房屋在火灾中多处严重受损。
burnt pieces of wood烧焦了的木块

[no object]

The wood burned slowly.柴火烧得很慢。
a material that burns easily易燃材料

◊ A building or other structure that burns to the ground or is burned to the ground is completely destroyed by fire.（被大火）夷为平地，化为灰烬

The house (was) burned to the ground in the fire.房屋被大火夷为平地。

b : to injure or damage (someone or a part of the body) by fire, heat, acid, etc.烧伤；烫伤；灼伤

[+ object]

He was badly burned in the accident.他在事故中被严重烧伤。
She burned her hand on the hot stove. = The hot stove burned her hand.她的手被炙热的火炉烫伤了。
The hot sun burned her skin.炙热的太阳晒伤了她的皮肤。
I burned myself on the iron. [=I injured part of my body with the hot iron]我被熨斗烫伤了。
Several people were trapped in the building and were burned to death. [=were killed by fire]几个人困在楼中被火烧死了。
The captives were burned alive. [=killed by being set on fire]俘虏们被活活烧死了。

[no object]

She has to stay out of the sun because her skin burns easily. [=she gets sunburned easily]她必须远离阳光，因为她的皮肤容易晒伤。
Several people burned to death in the fire.几个人在火灾中被烧死了。

: to ruin (food) by cooking it too long or with too much heat烤焦；烧糊；烤糊

[+ object]

I'm afraid I burned the potatoes.恐怕我把土豆烧糊了。
She burned the toast.她把面包烤焦了。
burnt toast烤焦的面包

[no object]

The toast burned.面包烤焦了。

a of an acid, chemical, etc. : to damage (something) by causing a strong chemical reaction（酸、化学品等）腐蚀，烧伤，灼伤

[+ object]

The acid burned his hand.酸液灼伤了他的手。

[no object]

The acid burned into/through the metal.酸液腐蚀了金属。

— sometimes used figuratively有时用作比喻

Her words burned themselves into his memory. = Her words were burned into his memory. [=he always remembered her words]她的话深深地刻在了他的记忆中。
The image is burned in my mind. [=I cannot forget the image]那图像烙在了我的脑海里。

b [+ object] : to produce (something, such as a hole) by fire, heat, acid, etc.烧成…；烧穿…

He dropped his cigarette and accidentally burned a hole in the carpet.他不小心把烟掉在地毯上烧了个洞。
The acid burned a hole in the cloth.酸液在布上烧了个洞。

◊ If you have money and you want to spend it, the money is burning a hole in your pocket.一有钱就想花；花钱没有节制

He just got his tax refund and has some extra cash burning a hole in his pocket.他刚刚拿到退税的钱，就迫不及待地要把这多出来的现钱花掉。

always used in progressive tenses, [no object] : to be very hot发烫；滚烫

The pavement was burning.人行道热得发烫。

— see also burning

a : to have or produce an unpleasantly hot and painful feeling使火辣辣地痛；引起…刺痛

[+ object]

The hot peppers burned my mouth.辣椒把我的嘴巴辣痛了。
The cigarette smoke burned my throat and made my eyes water.香烟的烟雾呛得我喉咙火辣辣的，眼泪都熏出来了。

[no object]

My mouth is still burning from the hot peppers.吃了辣椒，我的嘴巴现在还火辣辣地痛呢。
The iodine burned a little when I put it on the cut.我涂碘酒时伤口有轻微灼热感。

b [no object] : to feel a pain that is like being injured by heat or fire感到（烧伤或烫伤的）疼痛

My nose was bright red and my ears were burning from the cold.我被冻得鼻子通红，耳朵生疼。

c always used in progressive tenses, [no object] : to have a high fever发高烧

She was burning with fever.她在发高烧。

— often + up

I'm going to call the doctor: you're burning up!我去叫医生，你烧得很厉害！

— see also burn up (below), burning

[no object]

a : to feel a strong emotion充满强烈情感 — often + with

She was burning with anger at his rudeness. [=she was very angry because of his rudeness]他的粗鲁无礼气得她火冒三丈。
As a young man he burned with ambition. [=he was very ambitious]作为一个年轻人，他雄心勃勃。

— sometimes + for

She was burning for a chance to prove herself. [=she wanted very much to get a chance to prove herself]她十分渴望得到一个可以证明自己的机会。

— sometimes followed by to + verb有时接动词不定式

She was burning to prove herself.她渴望证明自己。

b : to become hot and red because of a strong emotion（面颊因强烈的情感而）发烫，发红

Her cheeks were burning.她的双颊发烫。

— often + with

Her cheeks were burning with shame.她的双颊因羞愧而发烫。
His face burned with anger/embarrassment.他气/窘得脸都涨红了。

[+ object] US, informal

a : to cheat or deceive (someone) : to take advantage of (someone)欺骗；利用 — usually used as (be) burned通常用作(be) burned

He doesn't like giving interviews because he's been/gotten burned by reporters in the past. [=reporters have treated him unfairly in the past]他不喜欢接受采访，因为他以前上过记者的当。
He's been burned in love before.他以前在爱情上吃过亏。

b : to make (someone) very angry激怒

It really burns me to see people being treated so badly.看到有人受到如此虐待，我实在很气愤。

— usually + up

His arrogance really burns me up!他的傲慢着实激怒了我！

— see also burn up (below)

a [no object] : to be used as fuel作燃料使用

Some kinds of coal burn better than others.有些种类的煤比其他煤好烧。

b [+ object] : to use (something) as fuel以…为燃料

This furnace burns oil/gas.这种熔炉烧的是石油/天然气。

— often + up

an engine that burns up more fuel燃料消耗较多的发动机

c [+ object] : to use (food, calories, etc.) as a source of energy消耗（食物、卡路里等）

Our bodies burn food/calories.我们的身体要消耗食物/卡路里。
exercising to burn fat [=exercising to lose fat by using it to produce energy]燃烧脂肪的运动

— often + off or up

exercising to burn off/up calories/fat燃烧卡路里/脂肪的运动
Your body burns up more oxygen when you are active than when you are resting.身体在运动时比在静止时消耗更多氧气。

— see also burn off (below), burn up (below)

[no object] : to give off light : to shine or glow发光

There was a light burning in the window.窗里亮着一盏灯。
a star that burns brightly in the evening sky傍晚天空中一颗明亮的星星
Lanterns burned in the boats on the canal.运河上的船都点着灯笼。

[+ object] computers : to record information or music on a disk刻录（光盘）

burn a CD/DVD刻录CD/DVD
You can buy the songs online and then burn them onto a CD.你可以在线购买歌曲，之后把它们刻到CD上。

burn away

[phrasal verb]

burn away or burn (something) away or burn away (something)

: to be removed or to remove (something) by fire or heat（被）烧掉，烧毁，烧光

The outer layer of wooden shingles burned away quickly in the fire. = The fire quickly burned the outer layer of wooden shingles away.木片瓦的外层很快就被火烧光了。

burn down

[phrasal verb]

burn down or burn (something) down or burn down (something) of a building or other structure : to be destroyed or to destroy (something) by fire（建筑物）被焚毁；烧毁

The hotel burned down [=burned to the ground] in 1922. = A fire in 1922 burned down the hotel.这家酒店在1922年毁于火灾。

burn down of a fire : to become smaller : to gradually produce less and less flame（火势）减弱；（火头）变小

We watched the fire as it slowly burned down.我们看着火慢慢变小。

burn off

[phrasal verb]

burn off or burn (something) off or burn off (something)

US, of fog, smoke, etc. : to go away because of the sun's heat（雾气、烟雾等在太阳的热度下）消散

We waited for the fog to burn off. = We waited for the sun to burn off the fog.我们等着雾气散去。

: to be removed or to remove (something) by fire or heat（被）烧掉，烧去

The hot sun had burned the paint off the sign years before.指示牌上的漆多年前就被炙热的阳光晒脱了。

— see also ¹burn 10c (above)

burn out

[phrasal verb]

burn out or burn (itself) out of a fire : to stop burning熄灭；燃尽

The campfire eventually burned out. = The campfire eventually burned itself out.营火最终燃尽了。

— sometimes used figuratively有时用作比喻

His anger finally burned itself out. [=he finally stopped being angry]他的怒气终于消了。

burn (a building) out or burn out (a building) : to destroy the inside of (a building) by fire把（建筑物）烧成空架子

The apartment building was completely burned out by the fire.公寓大楼完全被大火烧成了空架子。

— see also burned out 1

burn out or burn (something) out or burn out (something) : to stop working or cause (something) to stop working because of too much use or careless use（因长期或不慎使用）出故障，使出故障

The engine burned out.发动机烧坏了。
If you keep running the engine like that you're going to burn it out.如果你一直那样开着发动机会把它烧坏的。

burn out or burn (someone) out also burn out (someone) : to become or cause (someone) to become very physically and emotionally tired after doing a difficult job for a long time : to suffer burnout or cause (someone) to suffer burnout（使）精疲力竭，心力交瘁

Teaching can be very stressful, and many teachers eventually burn out. = Teaching can be very stressful, and many teachers eventually burn themselves out.教书会给人很大压力，许多老师到最后都心力交瘁。
All that hard work burned her out eventually.所有那些繁重的工作最终把她搞得精疲力竭。

— see also burned out 2

burn rubber

— see ¹rubber

burn the candle at both ends

: to do too much by being active late at night and during the day夜以继日地劳累；过度劳累

She's going to wear herself out if she keeps burning the candle at both ends.如果她继续这样夜以继日地劳累会垮掉的。

burn the midnight oil

: to work or study until very late at night熬夜；挑灯夜战

The students have been burning the midnight oil as they prepare for their final exams.学生们一直在挑灯夜战准备期末考试。

burn through

[phrasal verb]

burn through (something) informal

: to use all of (something) quickly快速耗尽

They've burned through 2 million dollars already, and the renovations are far from complete.他们已经花掉了200万美元，但是房子的翻修还远没有完成。

burn up

[phrasal verb]

burn up or burn (something) up or burn up (something)

: to be destroyed or cause (something) to be destroyed by fire（使）被烧掉，被烧毁

Most asteroids burn up upon entering the Earth's atmosphere.大多数小行星在进入地球大气层时就燃烧殆尽了。
Wildfires have been raging across the region burning up acres of forest.这个地区野火肆虐，已有数英亩森林被毁。

— see also ¹burn 7c

burn your bridges

also British burn your boats

: to do something that makes you unable to go back to a previous situation破釜沉舟；自绝后路

Even after leaving his job, he tried to stay on friendly terms with his former boss because he didn't want to burn his bridges.即使离职之后他也尽量和前任老板保持友好关系，因为他不想断了自己的后路。

crash and burn

— see ¹crash

money to burn

— see money

— burnable

/ˈbɚnəbəl/ adjective [more burnable; most burnable]

an easily burnable material易燃材料

² burn /ˈbɚn/ noun

plural burns

² burn

/ˈbɚn/

noun

plural burns

Learner's definition of BURN

[count]

a : an injury caused by fire, heat, acid, etc.烧伤；烫伤；灼伤

He suffered severe/serious burns on both his legs in the accident.他的双腿在事故中严重烧伤。
a second-degree burn二度烧伤

b : a burned area : a mark on the surface of something caused by a flame or fire烧痕；烙印

There's a small burn on the tabletop.桌面上有一小块烧痕。
a burn mark烧痕

[count] : a painful red mark on the skin caused by rubbing against something（皮肤表面又红又痛的）勒痕，擦痕

rope/friction burns绳子勒出的道道红印；擦伤

[singular] : a sharp, hot pain : a burning feeling热辣辣的痛感；灼热感

the burn of iodine on a cut伤口上抹碘酒的刺痛感
Continue doing the exercise until you feel the burn in your muscles.继续锻炼，直到肌肉有灼热感。

do a slow burn

US, informal

: to slowly become very angry渐渐发怒

The boss did a slow burn when he saw the expense report.老板看着支出报告，火气慢慢就上来了。

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burn

fire火

fuel燃料

food食物

sun/heat

of part of body身体部位

of a light灯

feel emotion/desire有情感／热望

go fast走得快

make angry使生气

CD, DVD光盘、数字影碟

spend money

burn

injury伤

in muscles肌肉

river河流

burn

burn away

burn down

burn off

burn out

burn rubber

burn the candle at both ends

burn the midnight oil

burn through

burn up

burn your bridges

crash and burn

money to burn

— burnable

do a slow burn