burner
/ˈbɜːnə(r)/noun
1
- a thing that burns, in particular燃烧器, 尤指：
1.1
- a part of a cooker, lamp, etc. that emits and shapes a flame煤气头; 灯头。
1.2
- an apparatus in which a fuel is used or an aromatic substance is heated炉膛燃烧室。
1.3
- with modifier an activity that uses something of a specified kind as energy（某事物的）燃烧：
uphill walking is a great calorie burner.
爬坡消耗大量卡路里。
1.4
- with adj. a person or thing that evolves or develops at a specified speed（某发展速度的）人（或事物）：
the play is a slow burner.
这出戏节奏很慢。
1.5
- US informal, figurative a team player who can move very fast〈美, 非正式, 喻〉（球队的）能快速移动的球员。
2
- a device for producing a compact disc by copying from an original or master copy（光盘）刻录机。
短语
the back（或front）burner
- informal having low (or high) priority〈非正式〉处于次要（或主要）地位的：
he wants the matter to be put on the back burner.
他想让这件事缓办。