| 词组 | burn |
| 释义 | verb | noun burn1 /bɜːn $ bɜːrn/ verb 1. to produce flamesnounsa fire burns There was a wood fire burning in the front room.a candle/cigarette burns She left a candle burning next to her bed.a house/building/forest/car etc burns The trees were still burning.adverbsburn down (=be destroyed by fire) If your house burned down, would the insurance cover it?burn brightly A coal fire was burning brightly in the kitchen.burn fiercely Many buildings were burning fiercely.burn steadily The candle burned steadily.burn merrily (=in a way that looks cheerful) A fire burned merrily in the grate.phrasesburn to the ground (=be completely destroyed by fire) The building burned to the ground after it was struck by lightning.burn out of control The fire has been burning out of control for three days.THESAURUS: burn blazefire to burn very brightly with a lot of flames and heat: They had their meal in the dining room, where a lovely fire was blazing. flickerflame | candle | fire to burn with an unsteady light that appears and disappears quickly: They watched the flames flicker in the fireplace. | The candle flickered in the wind. | The fire flickered and then went out. smoulder BrE smolder AmEcigarette | cigar | fire to burn slowly and continuously, producing smoke but no flames: A cigarette smouldered in the ashtray. | The fire was still smouldering a week later.You can also say that a building, vehicle etc is on fire: Someone said our house was on fire. If something is burning with a lot of flames, you can say that it is ablaze or alight: Soon, the whole city was ablaze. By the time the fire engines got there, the factory was alight.2. to hurt someone or damage something with fire or something hotnounsburn your hand/fingers/tongue etc She burned her hand on a hot pan.burn a letter/document etc Burn this letter after you read it.burn a hole in sth The cigarette had burned a hole in the carpet.adverbsbe badly/severely burned His face had been badly burned in the fire.be burned alive The animals were burned alive when a farm building caught fire.burn a house/building etc down (=destroy it with fire) They threatened to burn our house down.phrasesbe burned to the ground (=be completely destroyed by fire) The entire village was burned to the ground.be burned to death Anyone inside the truck would have been burned to death.be burned at the stake (=be burned in a fire as a punishment) In those days, witches were burned at the stake.THESAURUS: burn set fire to sth also set sth on fire to make something start burning so that it gets damaged: Protesters set fire to cars. | Sparks from the fireplace could have set the rug on fire. scorch to damage the surface of something by burning it so that a dark mark is left on it: I accidentally scorched my shirt with the iron. | The heater was left on all night and it scorched the wall. scaldyourself | tongue | mouth | skin to burn yourself with very hot liquid or steam: I scalded myself with boiling water. | The coffee was so hot it scalded his tongue. singehair | eyebrows | moustache | beard | fingers | fur to damage something by burning it slightly so that the ends or edges are burned: I singed the hairs on my arm. | The flames were hot enough to singe your eyebrows. | The heat was so intense it singed her fingers. ignite technicalfuel | oil | petrol | fire | gas | fumes | vapour to make something start to burn: When the fuel has been ignited, it forces the piston down. | A cigarette ignited some oil on the ground. | The explosion ignited a gasoline fire. | The gas is ignited by an electrical spark. | It appears that he lit a cigarette which ignited the petrol fumes. verb | noun burn2 /bɜːn $ bɜːrn/ noun an injury caused by fire, heat, or chemicalsadjectives/nouns + burnserious/severe/terrible burns The man suffered serious burns.minor/superficial burns (=not serious) She is being treated for minor burns.a cigarette burn His body was covered in cigarette burns.first-degree burns/second-degree burns/third-degree burns He has third-degree burns and will spend months in hospital.Different levels of burnsFirst-degree burns are not serious and the skin is red and a little painful. Second-degree burns are more serious and there are blisters on the skin. Third-degree burns are extremely serious and painful, and the skin is badly damaged.verbshave burns He had burns to his legs.suffer/receive burns A firefighter suffered serious burns when he tried to rescue two people from a burning house.cause burns Some chemicals can cause burns if you spill them on your skin.burn + nounsa burn mark You can still see the burn mark on my hand.a burns unit (=a department that treats people who have burns) The hospital has a special burns unit.a burns patient We have 20 beds for burns patients.THESAURUS: burn sunburn burns caused by strong sunlight: You should wear suntan lotion, to protect against sunburn. scorch mark a burn on the surface of an object or a piece of clothing: The table has a scorch mark where someone put a hot pan on it. |
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