burn verb ⇨burn1 (a fire/house is burning)⇨burn2 (burn paper/buildings)⇨flush (Her cheeks burned with shame.)⇨hurt2 (sb's forehead burns)burn1
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a fire/house is burning火/房子烧起来了burn paper/toast/buildings焚烧纸张;烤煳面包;焚毁建筑物hurt2sb's forehead burnsburn ♦︎ be on fire ♦︎ smoulder ♦︎ go up ♦︎ blazeThese words all mean to produce heat and often flames, and turn into smoke.这些词均表示燃烧、着火。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a fire / bonfire / log burns / smoulders / blazes◆a building / house burns / is on fire / goes up◆to burn / blaze fiercely■burn(burnt, burntorburned, burned) [intransitive] (usually used in the progressive tenses通常用于进行时) (of a fire, thing or place) to produce flames and heat(火)燃烧,烧;(东西、地方)着火,烧着◆A welcoming fire was burning in the fireplace.壁炉里燃烧着暖融融的炉火。◆By night the whole city was burning.入夜时,全城已是一片火海。◆Two children were rescued from the burning car.两个孩子从燃烧着的车中被救出来了。■be on ˈfire
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(of a thing or place) to be burning(东西或地方)着火,失火◆The car was now on fire.小轿车着火了。◆They doused the car in petrol and set it on fire.他们往轿车上浇汽油纵火焚烧。ⓘ Be on fire is used especially about things or places that are not supposed to be burning. * be on fire尤用于指不该着火的东西或地方烧着了。 see also set fire to sth/set sth on fire ⇨ lightverb1■smoulder (BrE) (NAmEsmolder) ˈsməʊldə(r); NAmEˈsmoʊldərto burn slowly without a flame(无明火地)阴燃,闷燃◆The bonfire was still smouldering the next day.到了第二天,篝火还在闷燃。■ˌgo ˈup
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to be destroyed by fire or an explosion被烧毁;被炸毁◆The whole building went up in flames.整座楼房在大火中焚毁。◆He watched his hard work going up in smoke.他眼睁睁地看着自己的辛劳化为灰烬。◆They managed to get out before the whole place went up.他们在整个场所焚毁前总算逃了出去。■blaze [intransitive] (usually used in the progressive tenses通常用于进行时) to burn brightly and strongly熊熊燃烧◆A huge fire was blazing in the fireplace.壁炉中火烧得正旺。◆Within minutes the whole building was blazing.不消几分钟整栋大楼便陷于火海。 see also blaze ⇨ firenoun1burn2
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a fire/house is burning火/房子烧起来了burn paper/toast/buildings焚烧纸张;烤煳面包;焚毁建筑物hurt2sb's forehead burnsburn ♦︎ char ♦︎ scald ♦︎ cremate ♦︎ incinerate ♦︎ scorch ♦︎ singe ♦︎ searThese words all mean to damage, injure, destroy or kill sb/sth with heat or fire.这些词均表示烫坏、灼伤、烧死等。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to burn / scald yourself / your hand◆to burn / scorch / singe your hair / clothes◆burned out / charred remains / ruins / buildings■burn(burnt, burntorburned, burned) [transitive, intransitive] to damage, injure, destroy or kill sb/sth with fire, heat or acid; to be damaged, etc. by fire, heat or acid(使)烧坏,烫伤,晒伤,灼伤,烧死◆She burned all his letters.她把他的信全部付之一炬。◆The cigarette burned a hole in the carpet.香烟把地毯烧了个洞。◆His greatest fear is of being burnt alive.他最怕的是被活活烧死。◆The house was burnt to the ground(= completely destroyed) by protesters.那栋房子被抗议者彻底焚毁了。◆The car was found abandoned in a wood, completely burnt out.那辆轿车被发现抛弃在树林里,彻底烧毁了。◆Sorry-I burned the toast.抱歉,我把面包烤煳了。◆The soup's hot. Don't burn your mouth.汤很热,别烫了嘴。◆The house burned down in 1995.那所房子在1995年烧毁了。◆Ten people burned to death in the hotel fire.旅馆火灾中有十人被烧死了。◆I can smell something burning in the kitchen.我闻到厨房里有东西烧焦了。■char(-rr-) [transitive, usually passive, intransitive] to make sth black by burning it; to become black by burning烧黑;烧焦◆The bodies were charred beyond recognition.这些尸体烧焦了,无法辨认。◆The flame licked through the paper, which charred and crinkled.火舌把纸烧得焦黑起皱。◆Nearby were the charred remains of a burnt-out car.不远处有被烧焦的汽车残骸。■scald skɔːld [transitive] to burn yourself or part of your body with very hot liquid or steam(高温液体或蒸汽)烫伤◆Be careful not to scald yourself with the steam.小心别让蒸汽把你烫着。■cremate krəˈmeɪt [transitive, often passive] to burn a dead body, especially as part of a funeral ceremony焚烧,火化(尸体);(尤指)火葬◆When she dies she wants to be cremated, not buried.她希望自己死后用火葬而不是土葬。▸cremation
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[uncountable, countable] ◆More people are choosing cremation rather than burial.更多的人选择火葬而非土葬。■incinerate ɪnˈsɪnəreɪt [transitive, often passive] (ratherformal) to burn sth until it is completely destroyed把⋯烧成灰烬;焚毁◆Most of the waste is incinerated.大多数垃圾都是焚化处理的。■scorch [transitive] to burn and slightly damage a surface by making it too hot烫坏,烧煳,烤焦(物体表面)◆I scorched my dress when I was ironing it.我把自己的连衣裙熨焦了。◆The buildings around us were scorched by the fire.我们周围的建筑物被火熏黑了。ⓘ In American English scorch is also used, especially in journalism, when large areas of land are destroyed by fire.在美式英语中,尤其在新闻报道里,scorch也指烧毁大片土地◆ (NAmE, journalism新闻) Wildfires have scorched over two million acres of forest.野火已经烧毁超过200万英亩森林。■singe [transitive, intransitive] to burn the surface of sth slightly, usually by mistake; to be burnt in this way(尤指不小心)烤焦,烫煳◆He singed his hair as he tried to light his cigarette.他点烟时把头发给燎了。◆the smell of singeing fur毛皮烧焦的气味NOTE辨析 Scorch or singe?Things are scorched by heat or fire. Things can only be singed by fire or a flame. * scorch指用高温烫坏或用火烧焦,singe只表示用火或火焰烧焦。■sear [transitive] to burn the surface of sth in a way that is sudden and powerful烧灼;灼伤;大火快煎◆The heat of the sun seared their faces.烈日把他们的脸都晒伤了。◆Sear the meat first(= cook the outside of it quickly at a high temperature) to retain its juices.先把肉稍煎一下以保持汁多肉嫩。