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burn (obj) DAMAGEHbV:n, $bV:rnvpast burnt HbF:nt, $bF:rnt or burnedto (cause to) be hurt, damaged or destroyed by fire or extreme heat烧坏，烧伤，烧毁He was badly burnt in the blaze. [T]他在火焰中被严重烧伤。She burnt his old love letters. [T]她烧了他的旧日情书。The scalding hot tea burnt my tongue. [T]滚烫的热茶烫着了我的舌头。Oh no! I've burnt the dinner again! [T]噢，不，我又把晚饭烧焦了。The brandy they made me drink burned my throat (= felt painfully hot). [T]我喝了他们硬叫我喝的白兰地，感到喉咙如火烧 。On her first day in the Caribbean Josie was badly burned (= her skin became red and painful from too much sun). [T]第一天来到加勒比海乔西就被严重晒伤。Fair-skinned people burn easily. [I]皮肤白的人很容易被晒伤。Unable to escape, six people were burnt alive / burnt to death (= died by burning) in the building. [T]由于无法逃离，六个人在大楼里被活活烧死。I left the fire to burn (itself) out (= stop burning because there was nothing left to burn). [T]我让火自然熄灭。The vegetables were burnt to a crisp (= badly burnt). [T]蔬菜被烧焦了。(fig.) He'd been burnt (= very hurt) by his last love affair. [T]上一次的恋爱使他受伤害。If something burns a hole in your pocket, you are very eager to do something with it.急切地要做某事She went to the shops with her money burning a hole in her pocket (= she was eager to spend it).她急切地带着她的钱去商店花掉。In the 14th century women thought to be witches were burnt at the stake (= killed by being kept in a fire).在14世纪，被认为是巫婆的妇女会被处以火刑。If you are in a situation and you burn your boats / bridges you destroy all possible ways of going back to that situation.切断退路，破釜沉舟If you walk out on your job now you'll be burning your boats with them because they won't employ you again.如果你要罢工，就得破釜沉舟，因为他们不会再雇用你了。They came back to find that their house had burnt down (= had been destroyed by fire).他们回来时发现房子被烧毁了。The building was burned to the ground (= completely destroyed by fire) ten years ago.这幢建筑十年前被烧毁。If something burns out it stops working because of damage from heat.因高温而烧坏It looks like the starter motor on the car has burnt out.看起来汽车的起动马达被烧坏了。(fig.) Stop working so hard --you'll burn yourself out (= become ill because of tiredness).别这么努力工作---- 你会累坏的。 [BURNOUT]After the fire the factory was completely burnt-out / just a burnt-out shell (= the inside had been destroyed by fire).火灾后，工厂内部被完全烧毁了。(infml) If someone gets / has their fingers burnt or burns their fingers they suffer from a bad decision or a foolish action.因错误决定或愚蠢举动而受苦She'd tried to make money by investing in stocks but she got her fingers badly burnt / burnt her fingers badly because the market collapsed.她试图投资股票来赚钱，但由于市场崩溃, 这个错误决定使她吃了大亏。
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