burn out

phrasal verbphr v

a) FIRESTOP HAPPENINGif a fire burns out or burns itself out, it stops burning because there is no coal, wood etc left 烧尽，燃尽

He left the fire to burn itself out.

他让火自行熄灭。

b) be burnt outBURN if a building or vehicle is burnt out, the inside of it is destroyed by fire 〔建筑物或车辆〕被烧空

The hotel was completely burnt out. Only the walls remained.

旅馆完全烧空了，仅余四壁。

We passed several burnt out cars.

我们从几辆被烧成空壳的汽车旁边经过。

c) burn something ↔ out to remove something by burning it 烧掉

The cancer cells are burnt out using a laser beam.

用激光束把癌细胞烧死。

d) TIREDto work so hard over a period of time that you become unable to continue working because you are tired, ill, or unable to think of any new ideas 耗尽体力；耗尽心思

It’s a high-pressure job and you could burn out young.

这是份压力很大的工作，年纪轻轻就会身心疲惫。

be/get burnt out

He was almost burnt out by the time he was 21.

他21岁的时候差不多就已江郎才尽。

burn yourself out

She’s in danger of burning herself out.

她可能会把自己累垮的。

→ burnout(1)

e) ENGINEDAMAGEif an engine or electric wire burns out or is burnt out, it stops working because it has been damaged by getting too hot 〔引擎或电线〕烧坏

The plugs are wired so that if one burns out, the others will still start the engine.

火花塞由电线相连，因此要是一个烧坏，其他几个仍能将引擎发动起来。

burn something ↔ out

I think you’ve burnt out one of the gaskets.

我想你是把其中一个密封垫烧坏了。

f) AIRCRAFTTTATTWif a rocket or jet burns out, it stops working because all its fuel has been used 〔火箭或喷气式飞机〕燃油耗尽 → burnout(2)

Examples from the Corpus

burn itself out• It's only a small fire - we can leave it to burn itself out.• Below a given voltage, the compressor in a refrigerator burns itself out.• If this is allowed to go on, it will burn itself out.• In time, like all corruptible passions of the flesh, this one would simply burn itself out.• Firefighters are hoping the blaze will burn itself out before dawn.• Even the sun had to burn itself out, one day.• His love for Eloise had been unhealthy, red-hot, bound to burn itself out sooner or later.

be burnt out• As a result many people are burnt out.• This time more than 20 cars were burnt out.• One lorry was burnt out and a fire officers car was also damaged.• Garage fire: One car was burnt out and two others damaged in a garage blaze near Northallerton.• Instead of resting in dressing-rooms between shows, the Girls were burnt out coping with double and tripling.• All over Bosnia, dwellings are burnt out, uninhabitable, or simply not there any more.

burn yourself out• Below a given voltage, the compressor in a refrigerator burns itself out.• I've seen people burn themselves out.• If this is allowed to go on, it will burn itself out.• In time, like all corruptible passions of the flesh, this one would simply burn itself out.• Our feelings seem almost too powerful, the sort that burn themselves out.• Lynda La Plante is in grave danger of burning herself out and it's no laughing matter.• Even the sun had to burn itself out, one day.

→ burn out at burn1(PHRASAL VERB)

单词	burn out
释义	burn out burn out phrasal verbphr v a) FIRESTOP HAPPENINGif a fire burns out or burns itself out, it stops burning because there is no coal, wood etc left 烧尽，燃尽 He left the fire to burn itself out. 他让火自行熄灭。 b) be burnt outBURN if a building or vehicle is burnt out, the inside of it is destroyed by fire 〔建筑物或车辆〕被烧空 The hotel was completely burnt out. Only the walls remained. 旅馆完全烧空了，仅余四壁。 We passed several burnt out cars. 我们从几辆被烧成空壳的汽车旁边经过。 c) burn something ↔ out to remove something by burning it 烧掉 The cancer cells are burnt out using a laser beam. 用激光束把癌细胞烧死。 d) TIREDto work so hard over a period of time that you become unable to continue working because you are tired, ill, or unable to think of any new ideas 耗尽体力；耗尽心思 It’s a high-pressure job and you could burn out young. 这是份压力很大的工作，年纪轻轻就会身心疲惫。 be/get burnt out He was almost burnt out by the time he was 21. 他21岁的时候差不多就已江郎才尽。 burn yourself out She’s in danger of burning herself out. 她可能会把自己累垮的。 → burnout(1) e) ENGINEDAMAGEif an engine or electric wire burns out or is burnt out, it stops working because it has been damaged by getting too hot 〔引擎或电线〕烧坏 The plugs are wired so that if one burns out, the others will still start the engine. 火花塞由电线相连，因此要是一个烧坏，其他几个仍能将引擎发动起来。 burn something ↔ out I think you’ve burnt out one of the gaskets. 我想你是把其中一个密封垫烧坏了。 f) AIRCRAFTTTATTWif a rocket or jet burns out, it stops working because all its fuel has been used 〔火箭或喷气式飞机〕燃油耗尽 → burnout(2) Examples from the Corpus burn itself out• It's only a small fire - we can leave it to burn itself out.• Below a given voltage, the compressor in a refrigerator burns itself out.• If this is allowed to go on, it will burn itself out.• In time, like all corruptible passions of the flesh, this one would simply burn itself out.• Firefighters are hoping the blaze will burn itself out before dawn.• Even the sun had to burn itself out, one day.• His love for Eloise had been unhealthy, red-hot, bound to burn itself out sooner or later. be burnt out• As a result many people are burnt out.• This time more than 20 cars were burnt out.• One lorry was burnt out and a fire officers car was also damaged.• Garage fire: One car was burnt out and two others damaged in a garage blaze near Northallerton.• Instead of resting in dressing-rooms between shows, the Girls were burnt out coping with double and tripling.• All over Bosnia, dwellings are burnt out, uninhabitable, or simply not there any more. burn yourself out• Below a given voltage, the compressor in a refrigerator burns itself out.• I've seen people burn themselves out.• If this is allowed to go on, it will burn itself out.• In time, like all corruptible passions of the flesh, this one would simply burn itself out.• Our feelings seem almost too powerful, the sort that burn themselves out.• Lynda La Plante is in grave danger of burning herself out and it's no laughing matter.• Even the sun had to burn itself out, one day. → burn out at burn1(PHRASAL VERB)
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