burn

1. V-I If there is a fire or a flame somewhere, you say that there is a fire or flame burning there. 燃燒

Fires were burning out of control in the centre of the city. 火在市中心燃燒著,失去了控制。

There was a fire burning in the fireplace. 壁爐裡有火正燃著。

2. V-I If something is burning, it is on fire. 燃燒

When I arrived one of the vehicles was still burning. 我到達時，其中的一輛車還在燃燒。

The building housed 1,500 refugees and it burned for hours. 這棟樓住著1500個難民，它燒了好幾個小時。

3. burningN-UNCOUNT 燃燒

When we arrived in our village there was a terrible smell of burning. 我們到達村子的時候，那裡有一股難聞的燃燒的味道。

4. V-T If you burn something, you destroy or damage it with fire. 燒燬

Protesters set cars on fire and burned a building. 抗議者們焚燒汽車，燒燬了一棟建築。

Incineration plants should be built to burn household waste. 應該建焚化廠來焚燒生活垃圾。

5. burningN-UNCOUNT 燒燬

The French government has criticized the burning of a U.S. flag outside the American embassy. 法國政府譴責了在美國大使館外焚燬美國國旗的行爲。

6. V-T/V-I If you burn a fuel or if it burns, it is used to produce heat, light, or energy. 燒; 燃燒

The power stations burn coal from the Ruhr region. 這些電廠燒産自魯爾地區的煤。

7. V-T/V-I If you burn something that you are cooking or if it burns, you spoil it by using too much heat or cooking it for too long. 燒煳

I burned the toast. 我烤煳了麪包片。

8. burntADJ 燒煳的

...the smell of burnt toast. …麪包片烤煳的氣味。

9. V-T If you burn part of your body, burn yourself, or are burned or burnt, you are injured by fire or by something very hot. 燒傷

Take care not to burn your fingers. 小心別燒著你的手指。

10. N-COUNT Burn is also a noun. 燒傷

She suffered appalling burns to her back. 她背部受了嚴重燒傷。

11. V-T If someone is burned or burned to death, they are killed by fire. 燒死[usu passive]

Women were burned as witches in the Middle Ages. 在中世紀女人被儅作巫婆燒死。

12. V-I If a light is burning, it is shining. 發光[文學性]

The building was darkened except for a single light burning in a third-storey window. 除了三樓的一扇窗戶透出一絲光亮，整棟樓一片漆黑。

13. V-T/V-I If you burn or get burned in the sun, the sun makes your skin become red and sore. 曬傷

Build up your tan slowly and don't allow your skin to burn. 將你的皮膚慢慢曬黑，不要讓皮膚曬傷。

14. V-T/V-I If a part of your body burns or if something burns it, it has a painful hot or stinging feeling. 灼痛

My eyes burn from staring at the needle. 因爲盯著針看，我的眼睛灼痛。

His face was burning with cold. 他的臉凍得灼痛。

15. V-T To burn a CD means to write or copy data onto it. 刻錄[計算機]

You can use this software to burn custom compilations of your favourite tunes. 你可以用這個軟件刻制你最喜歡曲子的自選曲集。

16. →see also burning

17. N a small stream; brook 小谿[SCOTTISH]

18. to burn something to the ground→see ground

19. to burn the midnight oil→see midnight

20. to have money to burn→see money