名詞 burn:

1. pain that feels hot as if it were on fire
   同義詞：burning
2. a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun
   同義詞：tan, suntan, sunburn
3. an injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation
4. a place or area that has been burned (especially on a person's body)
   同義詞：burn mark
5. damage inflicted by fire

動(dòng)詞 burn:

1. destroy by fire
   同義詞：fire, burn down
2. shine intensely, as if with heat
   同義詞：glow
3. undergo combustion
   同義詞：combust
4. cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
   同義詞：bite, sting
5. cause to burn or combust
   同義詞：combust
6. feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion
7. cause to undergo combustion
   同義詞：incinerate
8. burn at the stake
9. spend (significant amounts of money)
10. feel hot or painful
11. burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent
    同義詞：cauterize, cauterise
12. get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun
    同義詞：sunburn
13. create by duplicating data
    同義詞：cut
14. use up (energy)
    同義詞：burn off, burn up
15. burn with heat, fire, or radiation

1. Half the candle had burnt away.
   蠟燭已燒去一半。
2. He died of the burns he received in the fire.
   他因在火災(zāi)中受燒傷而死。
3. Paper burns easily.
   紙容易著火。
4. She is burning to tell you the news.
   她急于要告訴你這消息。

burn

v.（動(dòng)詞）
burned 或 burnt [bôrnt] burn.ing,burns
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）

To cause to undergo combustion.
燒：使經(jīng)歷燃燒
To destroy with fire:
燒毀：用火燒毀：
例句：
burned the trash; burn a house down.
焚毀垃圾；燒毀房屋

To consume (fuel or energy, for example):
燃盡：耗盡（例如燃料或能量）：
例句：
burned all the wood that winter.
那個(gè)冬天燒完了所有的木柴

Physics To cause to undergo nuclear fission or fusion.
【物理學(xué)】 使裂變或聚變：使遭受核裂變或聚變
To damage or injure by fire, heat, radiation, electricity, or a caustic agent:
灼傷：被火、強(qiáng)熱、輻射、電或腐蝕性物質(zhì)損壞或傷害：
例句：
burned the toast; burned my skin with the acid.
烤糊了的面包；酸液灼傷了我的皮膚

To execute or kill with fire:
燒死：被火窒息或燒死：
例句：
burning heretics at the stake.
在火刑柱上燒死異端邪說者

To execute by electrocution.
處電刑：用電刑處死

To make or produce by fire or heat:
燒制，燒成：用火或熱量來制造或生產(chǎn)：
例句：
burn a hole in the rug.
在地毯上燒出個(gè)洞

To dispel; dissipate:
驅(qū)散；消除：
例句：
The sun burned off the fog.
陽光驅(qū)散了霧氣

To use as a fuel:
當(dāng)作燃料使用：
例句：
a furnace that burns coal.
以煤作燃料的火爐

To metabolize (glucose, for example) in the body.
代謝：體內(nèi)的新陳代謝（例如葡萄糖）
To impart a sensation of intense heat to:
刺激：給予一種強(qiáng)熱的感覺：
例句：
The chili burned my mouth.
干辣椒使我的嘴里發(fā)熱

To irritate or inflame, as by chafing or sunburn.
發(fā)熱：因摩擦或日曬而發(fā)熱或變紅
To let (oneself or a part of one`s body) become sunburned.
曬黑：使（某人或其身體的一部分）曬黑
To brand (an animal).
烙印，烙上：（在動(dòng)物身上）打烙印
To harden or impart a finish to by subjecting to intense heat; fire:
燒制：通過施加強(qiáng)熱使變硬或使完美；火燒：
例句：
burn clay pots in a kiln.
在窯里燒制陶器

To make angry:
使發(fā)怒：
例句：
That remark really burns me.
那次評(píng)論的確激怒了我

To defeat in a contest, especially by a narrow margin.
險(xiǎn)勝：尤其指在竟?fàn)幹幸院苄〉膬?yōu)勢(shì)擊敗對(duì)手
To inflict harm or hardship on; hurt:
使困難：使受傷害或使困難；傷害：
例句：
.Huge loan losses have burned banks in recent years.(Christian Science Monitor)
.近年來巨額貸款的損失一直使幾家銀行發(fā)展困難.(基督教科學(xué)箴言報(bào))

To swindle or deceive; cheat:
欺詐；欺騙：
例句：
We really got burned on the used car we bought.
我們買了舊車，確實(shí)被欺騙了

v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）

To undergo combustion.
燃燒
To admit of burning:
點(diǎn)燃：
例句：
Wood burns easily.
木頭容易點(diǎn)燃

To consume fuel:
消耗燃料：
例句：
a rocket stage designed to burn for three minutes before being jettisoned.
設(shè)計(jì)成在被拋棄之前可以燃燒三分鐘的火箭的級(jí)

Physics To undergo nuclear fission or fusion.
【物理學(xué)】 受核裂變或聚變

To emit heat or light by or as if by fire:
發(fā)燒，發(fā)熱：用火或類似的東西使放出熱量或光：
例句：
campfires burning in the dark; the sun burning brightly in the sky.
在黑暗中發(fā)光的營火；天空中發(fā)出耀眼光芒的太陽

To become dissipated or to be dispelled by or as if by heat:
驅(qū)散：被或仿佛被熱氣驅(qū)散：
例句：
The fog burned off as the sun came up.
太陽升起來驅(qū)散了霧氣

To give off light; shine:
發(fā)光；閃爍：
例句：
a light burning over the door.
從門內(nèi)射出的燈光

To be destroyed, injured, damaged, or changed by or as if by fire:
燒毀：用火或類似的東西來毀壞、傷害、損害或改變：
例句：
a house that burned to the ground; eggs that burned and stuck to the pan.
被燒毀的房屋；烤焦了粘在平鍋上的雞蛋

To be very hot; bake:
烤：變得非常熱；烤：
例句：
a desert burning under the midday sun.
被正午的太陽炙烤著的沙漠

To feel or look hot:
發(fā)熱：感覺熱或看上去熱：
例句：
a child burning with fever.
因發(fā)燒而發(fā)熱的孩子

To impart a sensation of heat:
感到熱：給予熱的感覺：
例句：
a liniment that burns when first applied.
第一次使用時(shí)就感到熾熱的擦劑

To become irritated or painful, as by chafing or inflammation:
燙痛：因摩擦或炙烤而變得熾熱或疼痛：
例句：
eyes burning from the smoke.
被煙熏痛的眼睛

To become sunburned or windburned.
被風(fēng)吹日曬
To be consumed with strong emotion, especially:
激動(dòng)，渴望：被強(qiáng)烈的情緒所耗盡，尤指：
To be or become angry:
變得惱怒：
例句：
an insult that really made me burn.
的確使我惱怒的侮辱

To be very eager:
渴望：
例句：
was burning with ambition.
懷著雄心壯志渴望著

To penetrate by or as if by intense heat or flames:
燒穿，穿透：用強(qiáng)熱或火焰等穿透：
例句：
enemy ground radar burning through the fighters` electronic jammers; a look that burned into them.
穿透了戰(zhàn)士們的電子干擾裝置的敵方地面雷達(dá)；看穿他們的眼光

To be vividly or painfully present:
涌現(xiàn)，浮現(xiàn)：生動(dòng)或痛苦地存在：
例句：
shame burning in my heart.
羞愧在我心中燃燒

To suffer punishment or death by or as if by fire:
受煎熬：通過火或其他類似的東西來懲罰或致死：
例句：
souls burning in hell.
地獄中受煎熬的靈魂

To be electrocuted.
被電擊，處電刑
n.（名詞）
An injury produced by fire, heat, radiation, electricity, or a caustic agent.
燒傷，燙傷，灼傷：因火焰、高溫、輻射、電擊或腐蝕性物質(zhì)而造成的傷害
A burned place or area:
被燒的地方，燃燒區(qū)：
例句：
a cigarette burn in the tablecloth.
桌布上被香煙燃?jí)牡牡胤?/br>
The process or result of burning:
燃燒：燃燒的過程或結(jié)果：
例句：
The fire settled down to a steady burn.
大火被控制到一個(gè)穩(wěn)定的狀況

A stinging sensation:
刺痛感：
例句：
the burn of alcohol on an open wound.
酒精涂在裂開傷口上的刺痛感

A sunburn or windburn.
風(fēng)吹日曬
Aerospace A firing of a rocket.
【太空學(xué)】 火箭上的點(diǎn)火裝置
A swindle.
欺騙

<常用詞組>burn out
To stop burning from lack of fuel.
燒盡，燒光：因缺乏燃料而停止燃燒
To wear out or make or become inoperative as a result of heat or friction:
燒壞：因?yàn)闊峄蚰Σ炼谋M或變得不能工作：
例句：
The short circuit burned out the fuse.
短路燒壞了導(dǎo)線

To cause (a property owner or a resident) to have to evacuate the premises because of fire:
燒掉…的家，燒火把…趕出：因?yàn)榛馂?zāi)而使得（財(cái)產(chǎn)所有者或居民）不得不疏散財(cái)產(chǎn)或從地產(chǎn)中撤離：
例句：
The shopkeeper was burned out by arsonists.
店主被縱火犯逐出商店

To make or become exhausted, especially as a result of long-term stress:
使疲憊不堪：使變得或變得精疲力盡，尤指因長期地壓迫：
例句：
.Hours are long, stress is high, and many recruits drop out or burn out.(Robert J. Samuelson)
.時(shí)間長，壓力大，許多新會(huì)員已棄權(quán)或疲倦不堪.(羅伯特J.塞繆爾森)

burn up
To make angry:
使生氣，使發(fā)怒：
例句：
Their rudeness really burns me up.
他們的無禮真的讓我生氣

To travel over or through at high speed:
飛馳，飛奔：以高速跨越或穿過：
例句：
drag racers burning up the track.
正在跑道上飛馳的高速賽車

<習(xí)慣用語>burn (one`s) bridges
To eliminate the possibility of return or retreat.
破釜沉舟：消除返回或撤退的可能性
burn the candle at both ends 或
burn one`s candle at both ends
To exhaust oneself or one`s resources by leading a hectic or extravagant life.
耗費(fèi)精力：通過令人興奮的或奢侈的生活來耗盡某人的精力或財(cái)力
burn the midnight oil
To work or study very late at night.
熬夜：工作或?qū)W習(xí)到深夜
to burn
In great amounts:
大量，許多：
例句：
They had money to burn.
他們有很多錢

來源：
Middle English burnen
中古英語 burnen
from Old English beornan [to be on fire,]
源自 古英語 beornan [著火]
and from bôrnan [to set on fire] * see g wher-
并源自 bôrnan [置于火上燒烤] *參見 g wher-

<參考詞匯><同義詞>burn,scorch,singe,sear,char,parchThese verbs mean to injure or alter by means of intense heat or flames.
這些動(dòng)詞的意思是通過高溫或火焰的方式傷害或使改變。
Burn, the most general, applies to the effects of exposure to a source of heator to something that can produce a similar effect:
Brun 最常見的用法是用來形容接觸一個(gè)熱源，或其它能產(chǎn)生相似效果的東西作用之后的結(jié)果：
例句：
burned the rug with a cigarette;
香煙燒了地毯；

例句：
left the onions on the stove and burned them;
把洋蔥放在爐子上烤；

例句：
burned my fingers by handling dry ice.
拿干冰時(shí)灼傷了我的手指。

Scorch usually refers to contact with flame or heated metal and involves superficial burning that discolors or damages the texture of something:
Scorch 通常指與火焰或加熱的金屬有關(guān)的，還包括改變物體顏色或損傷其紋理的表層燒烤：
例句：
afraid that the iron might scorch the sheet;
害怕熨斗會(huì)燙壞被單；

例句：
trees that were scorched in a forest fire.
被森林大火燒焦的樹木。

Singe specifies superficial burning by brief exposure to flameand especially the deliberate removal of projections such as bristles or feathers from a carcass, such as a plucked fowl, before cooking:
Singe 專指短暫暴露于火焰上造成表面灼傷，尤指小心除去肉體上的如羽毛或鬃毛的突出物（如烹飪前的拔過毛的家禽）：
例句：
a grease fire that singed my eyelashes;
油焰燎著了我的睫毛；

例句：
singed the Thanksgiving turkey, then roasted it.
用火燎去感恩節(jié)火雞上的細(xì)毛，然后再烤。

Sear applies to surface burning of organic tissue, as by branding or cauterizing:
Sear 用于有機(jī)組織的表面烤灼，比如用打烙印或炙烤的方法：
例句：
Sear the lamb over high heat before lowering the flame and adding liquid. To
在減小火焰和加水之前把羊肉放在大火上烤一下。

char is most often to reduce a substance to carbon or charcoal by means of fire:
char 最常用于以火燒的方式來產(chǎn)生煤或木炭的替代品：
例句：
The timbers of the house were charred by the raging fire.
房屋的木材被熊熊大火燒成了木炭。

Parch in this sense emphasizes the drying and often fissuring of a surface from exposure to flame, the sun, or hot wind:
Parch 在這個(gè)意義上強(qiáng)調(diào)因暴露于火中、陽光下或熱風(fēng)中而使得表面干裂：
例句：
The torrid rays of the sun parched the soil.
太陽的熱輻射使土壤干裂了。


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n.Scots （名詞）【蘇格蘭】
A small stream; a brook.
小溪：一種小溪流；小河

來源：
Middle English
中古英語
from Old English burna * see bhreu-
源自 古英語 burna *參見 bhreu-