combust
/kəmˈbʌst/verb
with obj.
1- consume or destroy by fire使燃烧; 消耗(燃料); 烧毁。
1.1
- no obj. be consumed or destroyed by fire燃烧; (燃料)被消耗; 被烧毁。
词源
late 15th cent.: from obsolete combust 'burnt, calcined', from Latin combustus, past participle of comburere 'burn up'.