incinerate
/ɪnˈsɪnəreɪt/verb
with obj.(常作be incinerated)
- destroy (something, especially waste material) by burning焚毁(某物, 尤指废料):
waste packaging is to be incinerated rather than buried in landfills.
废包装被焚毁, 而不是用垃圾掩埋法掩埋。
派生词
incineration
noun词源
late 15th cent.: from medieval Latin incinerat- 'burnt to ashes', from the verb incinerare, from in- 'into, towards' + cinis, ciner- 'ashes'.