[/bɜːn; bən/] n (Scot 苏格兰) small stream 小溪; 小河. burn 2
[/bɜːn; bən/] v (pt, pp burnt[/bɜːnt; bənt/] or burned[/bɜːnd; bənd/]) =>Usage at dream2 用法见dream2.用法:
1 (a) [Tn] destroy, damage, injure or mark(sb/sth) by fire, heat or acid 烧毁, 烧坏, 烧伤, 烧焦, 烫伤, 酸蚀（某人[某物]）:
burn dead leaves, waste paper, rubbish, etc 焚烧枯叶、废纸、垃圾等 *
The house was burnt to the ground, ie completely destroyed by fire. 这所房子已焚为平地. *
All his belongings were burnt in the fire. 他所有的财物都已付之一炬. *
Sorry, I've burnt the toast. 对不起, 我把面包片烤焦了. *
His face was badly burnt by the hot sun. 他的脸被烈日晒伤了. *
The soup is very hot. Don't burn your mouth. 汤很热. 别烫著你的嘴. *
The child burnt its fingers/itself while playing with a match. 那孩子玩火柴时把手指[自己]烧伤了.
(b) [I] be marked, damaged or spoilt in this way 被烧坏; 被烧毁; 被烧伤; 被烧焦; 被烫著; 被酸蚀:
Her skin burns easily. 她的皮肤不禁晒. *
I can smell something burning. 我闻到有东西烧焦了. 用法:
2 [Tn, Tn.pr] make (a hole or mark) by burning 烧出（窟窿或痕迹）:
The cigarette burnt a hole in the carpet. 香烟在地毯上烧了一个窟窿. 用法:
3 [Tn] use (sth) as fuel 使用（某物）为燃料:
Do you burn coal as well as wood on this fire? 你是不是用煤也用木头 生这炉火? *
a central heating boiler that burns gas/oil/coke 以煤气[石油/焦炭]为燃料的中央供暖锅炉. 用法:
4 [I, Tn] (cause a person or an animal to) be killed by fire （使人或动物）被烧死:
Ten people burnt to death in the hotel fire. 旅馆失火烧死了十人. *
Joan of Arc was burnt (alive) at the stake. 圣女贞德在火刑柱上被（活活）烧死. 用法:
5 (a) [La, I] be on fire or alight; produce heat or light 燃烧; 发光; 发热; 发亮:
a burning building 燃烧著的建筑物 *
The house burned for hours before the blaze was put out. 那所房子燃烧了数小时火才扑灭. *
A fire was burning merrily in the grate. 壁炉里炉火很旺. *
The fire had burnt low, ie was nearly out. 火快要熄灭了. *
A single light burned in the empty house. 那所空房子里有一盏孤灯亮著.
(b) [I] be able to catch fire 能点著:
Paper burns easily. 纸容易点著. *
Damp wood doesn't burn well. 潮湿的木头不好烧. 用法:
6 [Tn] make (sth 11 (phr v) burn away continue to burn 继续燃烧:
a fire burning away in the grate 壁炉里继续燃著的炉火. burn (sth) away (a) (cause sth to) become less by burning （使某物）逐渐烧掉:
Half the candle had burnt away. 蜡烛已烧掉一半.
(b) (cause sth to) be removed by burning （将某物）烧掉:
Most of the skin on his face got burnt away in the fire. 在火灾中, 他脸上的皮肤大部分烧掉了. burn 3
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1 injury or mark caused by fire, heat or acid 火、热或酸所造成的伤害或伤痕:
He died of the burns he received in the fire. 他因在火灾中受烧伤而死. 用法:
2 firing of the rockets in a spacecraft (to change its course) 宇宙飞船中的火箭的发射（以改变航向）. |