burn/bɜːn/ (burned或burnt, burned或burnt)

vi

1. 燃烧，烧着

• The wood is burning. 木头正在燃烧。

2. 发热；发光；发亮

• The road burns under the sun. 马路被太阳晒得发烫。

3. 烧毁；烧焦，烤糊

• The rice is burning. 米饭糊了。

4. 烧伤；晒，晒黑

• a sun-burnt face 被太阳晒黑的脸

5. 美俚烧死；处电刑

vt

1. 使燃烧；以…为燃料

• burn coal 烧煤

• We burn wood to keep warm. 我们烧柴取暖。

2. 点(灯等)

3. 烧焦，烧坏；烤糊

4. 烧制；烧成

• burn a hole in the shirt 在衬衫上烧出一个洞

5. 灼伤；烫伤

• The alcohol burns his wound. 酒精使他的伤口灼痛。

6. 把…烧死；用电刑处死

7. 使充满炽热的情感；激怒

• The situation really burns me. 这种情况真让我恼火。

8. 【化】 使氧化

词组burn away 持续燃烧

• The forest fire burnt away for weeks. 森林大火持续了数周。

burn daylight 白日点灯；徒劳无益 burn down

1. 烧毁

• The house was burnt down. 房子被烧毁了。

2. 火势渐弱

• The fire burnt down at dawn. 到了凌晨时分火势减弱了。

burn off 烧掉

• burn off the fields 烧掉田地里的草

burn one's fingers 因管闲事而吃苦头 burn out

1. 熄灭

• The fire burned out. 火熄灭了。

2. 烧坏；烧毁…的内部

• The whole building was burnt out. 整个大楼被烧毁了。

3. (使)精疲力尽

• Don't play the computer games too long. It will burn you out. 电脑游戏别玩得时间太长，要不你会筋疲力尽的。

burn the candle at both ends 过分地消耗精力 burn the midnight oil 工作到深夜，开夜车 burn up

1. 烧掉，烧毁；耗费

• burn up the waste files 把废文件烧掉

2. 使发怒

• His betrayal burnt me up. 他的背叛让我很恼火。

3. (火)旺起来

• Add some coal and make the fire burn up. 加些煤使火旺起来。