burn up

phrasal verbphr v

a) DESTROYBURNif something burns up or is burnt up, it is completely destroyed by fire or heat 烧毁，烧尽

The satellite will burn up as it re-enters the Earth’s atmosphere.

卫星在返回到地球大气层时将会焚毁。

burn something ↔ up

Most of the woodland has now been burnt up.

现在大多数林地都被烧光了。

b) burn something ↔ up informal to use a lot of something in a careless way 大量消耗，挥霍

Most household appliances burn up loads of electricity.

大多数家用电器耗电量很大。

He just burns up money!

他花钱如流水！

c) BE HOT be burning up spokenHOT if someone is burning up, they are very hot, usually because they are ill 发烧，体温高

Feel his forehead – he’s burning up.

摸摸他的额头——他发烧了。

d) MAKE somebody ANGRY burn somebody upANGRY American EnglishAmE informal to make someone very angry 使某人非常气愤

The way he treats her really burns me up.

他那样对待她，实在让我很光火。

e) EXERCISE burn something ↔ up to use energy that is stored in your body, by being physically active 消耗〔体内的能量〕

As we get older, our body becomes less efficient at burning up calories.

随着年龄的增长，我们人体消耗热量的能力越来越弱。

Examples from the Corpus

burn up• Women tend to burn up calories less efficiently than men.• In the typical Western diet, all the energy in protein is burned up daily.

be burning up• Think about the calories you are burning up - 200 for every 30 minute walk!• Although it was cold and the air was running out, she was burning up.• In these circumstances, it should be roughly assumed that you would be burning up around 2,000 calories a day.• In the on-line world, customers were burning up the lines.

→ burn up at burn1(PHRASAL VERB)

单词	burn up
释义	burn up burn up phrasal verbphr v a) DESTROYBURNif something burns up or is burnt up, it is completely destroyed by fire or heat 烧毁，烧尽 The satellite will burn up as it re-enters the Earth’s atmosphere. 卫星在返回到地球大气层时将会焚毁。 burn something ↔ up Most of the woodland has now been burnt up. 现在大多数林地都被烧光了。 b) burn something ↔ up informal to use a lot of something in a careless way 大量消耗，挥霍 Most household appliances burn up loads of electricity. 大多数家用电器耗电量很大。 He just burns up money! 他花钱如流水！ c) BE HOT be burning up spokenHOT if someone is burning up, they are very hot, usually because they are ill 发烧，体温高 Feel his forehead – he’s burning up. 摸摸他的额头——他发烧了。 d) MAKE somebody ANGRY burn somebody upANGRY American EnglishAmE informal to make someone very angry 使某人非常气愤 The way he treats her really burns me up. 他那样对待她，实在让我很光火。 e) EXERCISE burn something ↔ up to use energy that is stored in your body, by being physically active 消耗〔体内的能量〕 As we get older, our body becomes less efficient at burning up calories. 随着年龄的增长，我们人体消耗热量的能力越来越弱。 Examples from the Corpus burn up• Women tend to burn up calories less efficiently than men.• In the typical Western diet, all the energy in protein is burned up daily. be burning up• Think about the calories you are burning up - 200 for every 30 minute walk!• Although it was cold and the air was running out, she was burning up.• In these circumstances, it should be roughly assumed that you would be burning up around 2,000 calories a day.• In the on-line world, customers were burning up the lines. → burn up at burn1(PHRASAL VERB)
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