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。
1 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. 着火；燃烧
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Fires were burning out of control in the center of the city. [VERB]
市中心的火势失去了控制。
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There was a fire burning in the large fireplace. [VERB]
大壁炉里火势正旺。
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The furnace has a design that allows the flame to burn at a lower temperature. [VERB]
这炉子的设计可以让火苗在较低的温度下燃烧。
2 VERB 着火；烧着 If something is burning, it is on fire. 着火；烧着
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When I arrived one of the vehicles was still burning. [VERB]
当我到达时，其中一辆车还在燃烧。
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The building housed 1,500 refugees and it burned for hours. [VERB]
这幢住有1,500名难民的大楼燃烧了好几个小时。
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That boy was rescued from a burning house. [VERB-ing]
那个男孩被人从失火的房子中救了出来。
3 VERB 烧掉；烧毁 If you burn something, you destroy or damage it with fire. 烧掉；烧毁
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Protesters set cars on fire and burned a building. [VERB noun]
抗议者焚烧汽车，并烧毁了一座建筑。
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Incineration plants should be built to burn household waste. [VERB noun]
应该建立焚烧厂以焚毁日常生活垃圾。
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Coal fell out of the fire, and burned the carpet. [VERB noun]
炉火中迸出的煤块烧着了地毯。
4 V-ERG 点燃；燃烧 If you burn a fuel or if it burns, it is used to produce heat, light, or energy. 点燃；燃烧
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The power stations burn coal from the Ruhr region. [VERB noun]
发电站烧的煤产自鲁尔地区。
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Manufacturers are working with new fuels to find one that burns more cleanly than petrol. [VERB]
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。
5 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. 烧焦；烤煳
SYN scorch, toast, sear, char
6 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. 烧伤；灼伤 [Also VERB pron-reflexive]
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Take care not to burn your fingers. [VERB noun]
注意别烧着手指头。
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If you are badly burnt, seek medical attention. [be VERB-ed]
如果是严重烧伤，就得去看医生。
7 VERB [usually passive] 烧死 If someone is burnt or burnt to death, they are killed by fire. 烧死
8 VERB 发光；照亮 If a light is burning, it is shining. 发光；照亮 [literary]
SYN shine, glow, beam, glare
9 VERB [usually cont] （因尴尬或心烦而）脸红 If your face is burning, it is red because you are embarrassed or upset. （因尴尬或心烦而）脸红
SYN blush, be red, flush, colour
10 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. 有强烈的情感；极度渴望
SYN be passionate, blaze, be excited, be aroused
11 V-ERG 晒伤；晒黑 If you burn or get burned in the sun, the sun makes your skin become red and sore. 晒伤；晒黑
12 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. （使）火辣辣地痛；（使）发烫
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My eyes burn from staring at the needle. [VERB]
我的眼睛由于长时间盯着针看而疼痛。
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His face was burning with cold. [VERB + with]
他的脸被冻得发痛。
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...delicious Indian recipes which won't burn your throat. [VERB noun]
美味而又不辣嗓子的印度烹饪
13 VERB [usually passive] 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. 遭受损失；亏损 [informal]
14 VERB 刻录（光盘） To burn a CD-ROM means to write or copy data onto it. 刻录（光盘） [computing, informal]
16 to burn the candle at both ends→see: candle to get your fingers burned→see: finger to burn something to the ground→see: ground to burn the midnight oil→see: midnight to have money to burn→see: money
Phrasal verbs: - burn downburn offburn outburn up
ThesaurusWord Partnership
| Thesaurus | burn Also look up: |
| VERB. | ignite, incinerate, kindle, scorch, singe; (ant.) extinguish, put out 1 2 3 4 5 6 |
| Word Partnership | Use burn with: |
| N. | fires burn 1 burn calories, burn coal, burn fat, burn fuel, burn oil 4 burn victim 6 burn a CD 14 |
| VERB. | watch something burn 1 2 |
| ADJ. | first/second/third degree burn 6 |
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