burn up
phrasal verbburn up
- to be destroyed by heat
被烧毁；被烧掉 - The spacecraft burned up as it entered the earth's atmosphere.
宇宙飞船进入地球大气层时被烧毁。
- The spacecraft burned up as it entered the earth's atmosphere.
- (usually used in the progressive tenses) (informal) to have a high temperature
发烧；体温高 - You're burning up—have you seen a doctor?
你发烧了，你看过医生吗？
- You're burning up—have you seen a doctor?
- (of a fire) to burn more strongly and with larger flames
烧得更旺；火势加大
burn somebody up
- (North American English, informal) to make somebody very angry
使异常愤怒；激怒；触怒 - The way he treats me really burns me up.
他这样对待我真使我恼火。
- The way he treats me really burns me up.
burn something up
- to get rid of or destroy something by burning
焚毁；烧掉 - The fire burned up 1 500 acres of farmland.
大火烧掉了 1 500 英亩农田。
- The fire burned up 1 500 acres of farmland.
- to use calories or energy by doing exercise
（通过锻炼）消耗热能 - Which burns up more calories—swimming or cycling?
游泳和骑车，哪种运动消耗热量大？
- Which burns up more calories—swimming or cycling?