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burn BrE /bɜːn/
NAmE /bɜːrn/► SEE ALLburn your bridgesburn the candle at both endsburn the midnight oilburn sth to a cinder/crispcrash and burnget your fingers burntburn your fingershave money to burndo a slow burn
●burn your ˈbridges (BrE also burn your ˈboats) do sth that makes it impossible for you to return to a previous situation 不留退路；破釜沉舟；背水一战◆Once you sign this document, you’ll have burned your boats, and will have to go ahead with the sale.
一旦你签署了这份文件，就没有了退路，只有出售。 OPP keep/leave (all) your options open ●burn the candle at both ˈendsmake yourself very tired by doing too much, especially by going to bed late and getting up early 过度劳累；（尤指因起早贪黑）疲惫不堪◆You look exhausted. Been burning the candle at both ends, have you?
你看起来筋疲力尽，是不是起早贪黑累的？●burn the midnight ˈoilwork or study until very late at night 熬夜；开夜车；挑灯夜战◆Before my exams, I was burning the midnight oil every night.
考试前，我每晚都挑灯夜战。●burn sth to a ˈcinder/ˈcrispcook sth for too long or with too much heat, so that it becomes badly burnt 烧焦◆Alan left the potatoes for so long that they were burnt to a crisp.
艾伦让土豆烧了很长时间，都焦了。●ˌcrash and ˈburn (NAmE, slang) 1. fail completely 彻底失败◆She shot to fame, then crashed and burned.她一夜成名，然后又一落千丈。2. fall asleep or collapse because you are very tired （因非常疲劳而）昏睡，晕倒●get your ˈfingers burnt●burn your ˈfingerssuffer as a result of doing sth without realizing the possible bad results, especially in business （尤指做生意时）没有先见之明而蒙受损失◆She got her fingers burnt when she set up a business and had all her money stolen by her partner.她开始做生意时吃了苦头，被合伙人偷走了所有的钱。●have ˌmoney to ˈburnhave so much money that you can spend as much as you like 钱多得花不完；有用不完的钱◆I was staying at the Ritz — I had money to burn in those days!我住在里兹大饭店，那时我有的是钱！◆He’s got money to burn. He’s just spent $4 000 on a picture of Mickey Mouse.他钱多得烧包，刚刚花了 4 000 美元买了一张米老鼠的画。●do a slow ˈburn (NAmE, informal) slowly get angry 慢慢生起气来◆It makes me do a slow burn when it takes longer to check out at the grocery store than it took to shop.在小杂货店结账花的时间比购物花的时间都要长，让我渐渐有些生气。 OPP fly into a rage, temper, etc. |