burn away
phrasal verbburn away | burn something away
- to disappear as a result of burning; to make something do this
（使）烧掉，烧光 - Half the candle had burnt away.
那根蜡烛烧掉了一半。 - The clothing on his back got burnt away in the fire.
他背部的衣服在大火中烧掉了。
- Half the candle had burnt away.