The past tense and past participle is burned in American English, and burned or burnt in British English. burn的过去式和过去分词在美国英语中为burned,在英国英语中为burned或burnt。
- VERB 着火;燃烧
If there is a fire or a flame somewhere, you say that there is a fire or flame burning there.
- Fires were burning out of control in the center of the city...
市中心的火势失去了控制。 - There was a fire burning in the large fireplace...
大壁炉里火势正旺。 - The furnace has a design that allows the flame to burn at a lower temperature.
这炉子的设计可以让火苗在较低的温度下燃烧。
- VERB 着火;烧着
If something is burning, it is on fire.
- When I arrived one of the vehicles was still burning.
当我到达时,其中一辆车还在燃烧。 - The building housed 1,500 refugees and it burned for hours...
这幢住有1,500名难民的大楼燃烧了好几个小时。 - That boy was rescued from a burning house.
那个男孩被人从失火的房子中救了出来。
- VERB 烧掉;烧毁
If you burn something, you destroy or damage it with fire.
- Protesters set cars on fire and burned a building...
抗议者焚烧汽车,并烧毁了一座建筑。 - Incineration plants should be built to burn household waste...
应该建立焚烧厂以焚毁日常生活垃圾。 - Coal fell out of the fire, and burned the carpet.
炉火中迸出的煤块烧着了地毯。
- V-ERG 点燃;燃烧
If you burn a fuel or if it burns, it is used to produce heat, light, or energy.
- The power stations burn coal from the Ruhr region...
发电站烧的煤产自鲁尔地区。 - Manufacturers are working with new fuels to find one that burns more cleanly than petrol.
制造商们正在研制新型燃料,以找到一种比汽油更清洁的燃料。
- V-ERG 烧焦;烤煳
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.
- I burnt the toast...
我把面包烤糊了。 - Watch them carefully as they finish cooking because they can burn easily.
就要做好时得小心看着,因为它们很容易烧糊。
- VERB 烧伤;灼伤
If you burn part of your body, burn yourself, or are burnt, you are injured by fire or by something very hot.
- Take care not to burn your fingers...
注意别烧着手指头。 - If you are badly burnt, seek medical attention.
如果是严重烧伤,就得去看医生。 - Burn is also a noun.
- She suffered appalling burns to her back.
她背部被严重烧伤。
- VERB 烧死
If someone is burnt or burnt to death, they are killed by fire.
- Women were burned as witches in the middle ages...
妇女在中世纪时被当成女巫烧死。 - At least 80 people were burnt to death when their bus caught fire.
大客车着火导致至少80人被烧死。
- VERB 发光;照亮
If a light is burning, it is shining.
- The building was darkened except for a single light burning in a third-story window.
整座大楼一片漆黑,只有3层的一个窗户透出一丝光亮。
- VERB (因尴尬或心烦而)脸红
If your face is burning, it is red because you are embarrassed or upset.
- Liz's face was burning.
利兹的脸红得发烫。
- VERB 有强烈的情感;极度渴望
If you are burning with an emotion or are burning to do something, you feel that emotion or the desire to do that thing very strongly.
- The young boy was burning with a fierce ambition...
这个年轻人怀有极其远大的抱负。 - Dan burned to know what the reason could be.
丹急于想知道原因。
- V-ERG 晒伤;晒黑
If you burn or get burned in the sun, the sun makes your skin become red and sore.
- Build up your tan slowly and don't allow your skin to burn...
慢慢地将皮肤晒成古铜色,小心别让太阳把皮肤晒伤。 - Summer sun can burn fair skin in minutes.
夏天的太阳几分钟就能把白皙的皮肤晒黑。
- V-ERG (使)火辣辣地痛;(使)发烫
If a part of your body burns or if something burns it, it has a painful, hot or stinging feeling.
- My eyes burn from staring at the needle...
我的眼睛由于长时间盯着针看而疼痛。 - His face was burning with cold.
他的脸被冻得发痛。 - ...delicious Indian recipes which won't burn your throat.
美味而又不辣嗓子的印度烹饪
- VERB 遭受损失;亏损
If you are burned or get burned, you lose something as a result of taking a risk, usually in a business deal.
- They always took chances and got burned very badly in past years.
他们总是冒险,在过去的几年里损失惨重。
- VERB 刻录(光盘)
To burn a CD-ROM means to write or copy data onto it.
- You can use this software to burn custom compilations of your favorite tunes.
你可以用这个软件来刻录你最喜欢的乐曲。
- See also: burning
- to burn the candle at both ends → see: candle