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[no obj.](of a fire)flame or glow while consuming a material such as coal or wood
（火）烧，燃烧
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a fire burned and crackled cheerfully in the grate. 炉子里的火噼噼啪啪烧得正旺。
(of a candle or other source of light)be alight
（蜡烛或其他光源）点亮
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a light was burning in the hall .大厅里点着灯。
be or cause to be destroyed by fire
（使）烧毁
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he watched his restaurant burn to the ground 他眼看着自己的餐馆被烧成平地
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he burned all the letters .他把所有的信都烧了。
[with obj.]damage or injure by heat or fire
烫伤；烧伤
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I burned myself on the stove .我被炉子烫着了。
[no obj.](of a person, the skin, or a part of the body)become red and painful through exposure to the sun
（人，皮肤或身体部分）晒黑；晒痛，晒伤
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my skin tans easily but sometimes burns .我的皮肤容易晒黑，但有时有痛感。
feel or cause to feel sore, hot, or inflamed, typically as a result of illness or injury
（使）感到灼痛；（使）感到火辣辣。
(of a person's face)feel hot and flushed from an intense emotion such as shame or indignation
（脸因羞或怒）发烧
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her face burned with the humiliation .她的脸羞得发烧。
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充满炽热感情（或欲望）
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Martha was burning with curiosity .玛莎充满了好奇。
[with obj.]use (a type of fuel) as a source of heat or energy
以…作燃料
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a diesel engine converted to burn natural gas .被改装成烧天然气的柴油机。
[with obj.](of the body of a person or animal)convert (calories) to energy
（人，动物）把（热量）转化成能量。
[no obj., with adverbial of direction]
〈非正式〉 飞速驾驶
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a despatch rider burning up the highways .在公路上飞速开车的通讯员。
[with obj.]produce (a compact disc) by copying from an original or master copy
刻录（光盘）。
an injury caused by exposure to heat or flame
烫伤；烧伤
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he was treated in hospital for burns to his hands .他烫伤了手，在医院接受治疗。
a mark left on something as a result of being burned
烧痕
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the cord carpet was covered in cigarette burns .绳编地毯到处都是香烟烧过的痕迹。
[mass noun]a feeling of heat and discomfort on the skin caused by friction, typically from a rope or razor
（皮肤摩擦后）灼热；灼痛
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a smooth shave without razor burn .没有丝毫灼痛的舒服修面。
a sensation of heat experienced on swallowing hot liquid or strong liquor
（喝烈性酒或发烫饮料引起的）灼热；火辣感觉
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Kate felt the burn as the liquid hit her throat .饮料咽下时凯特感到喉部火辣辣的。
〈英， 非正式〉 香烟。
a hot, painful sensation in the muscles experienced as a result of sustained vigorous exercise
（肌肉持续剧烈运动后的）酸痛。
consumption of a type of fuel as an energy source
（燃料的）消耗
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natural gas produces the cleanest burn of the lot .在所有的燃料中天然气燃烧起来最干净。
a firing of a rocket engine in flight
（飞行中火箭发动机的）点火，点燃。
〈北 美，澳／新西兰〉 烧除地上草木。
an area of land cleared in this way
用火烧出的空地。
〈苏 格兰，北英格兰〉 小溪。
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be burned at the stake historical be executed by being tied to a stake and being publicly burned alive, typically for alleged heresy or witchcraft 〈史〉 施火刑 -
burn one's boats （或bridges ） do something which makes it impossible to return to an earlier state 破釜沉舟 -
burn the candle at both ends go to bed late and get up early 晚睡早起；超负荷工作 -
burn the midnight oil read or work late into the night 挑灯夜战；开夜车 -
burn （〈北美〉 亦作lay ）rubber informal drive very quickly 〈非正式〉 飞速驾车 -
go for the burn informal push one's body to the extremes when doing physical exercise 〈非正式〉 （运动时躯体）伸展到极限 -
a slow burn informal a state of slowly mounting anger or annoyance 〈非正式〉 怒火慢慢腾起the medical community's shrugging acceptance is fuelling a slow burn among women . 医疗界接纳女性时的勉强态度逐渐引起了她们的愤怒 -
with money burning in a hole of one's pocket having a strong urge to spend money as soon as one receives it 有钱就想花；大手大脚
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burn something down （或burn down ） （of a building or structure） destroy or be destroyed completely by fire（建筑物）（被）焚为平地，烧得精光 -
burn something in／into brand or imprint by burning 打烙印designs are burnt into the skin 把图案烙进皮肤figurative 〈喻〉a childhood incident that was burnt into her memory . 深深印在她记忆中的一件童年往事 -
Photography expose one area of a print more than the rest【摄】 将局部额外曝光the sky and bottom of the picture needed substantial burning in. 天空以及照片底部都需要额外曝光 -
burn something off remove a substance using heat 烧掉某物using a blowlamp to burn off the paint. 用喷灯把油漆烧掉 -
burn out be completely consumed and thus no longer alight 燃料用尽而熄灭the candle in the saucer had burned out . 茶碟里的蜡烛已经烧灭了 -
cease to function as a result of excessive heat or friction （因过热或摩擦）烧坏，停止工作
the clutch had burned out . 离合器熄火了 -
burn oneself out ruin one's health or become completely exhausted through overwork 积劳成疾；（因超负荷工作而）把身体搞坏 -
burn someone out make someone homeless by destroying their home by fire （用火烧毁某人的房屋）使某人无家可归Catholics and Protestants were burned out of their homes . 天主教徒和新教徒家都被烧了，已无家可归 -
burn something out completely destroy a building or vehicle by fire, so that only a shell remains 烧毁…的内部 -
burn up 1 （of a fire） produce brighter and stronger flames （火）旺起来，烧起来 -
2 （of an object entering the earth's atmosphere） be destroyed by heat （物体进入大气层）被焚毁 -
burn someone up N. Amer. informal make someone very angry 〈北美，非正式〉 使愤怒
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burn sth 燃烧某物
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be/get burned/burnt 被烧伤；被烧毁
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burn down (sth) 烧毁(某物)
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burn up (sth) 烧起来；燃烧(某物)
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burn out 精疲力尽
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burn with shame 羞的发烫；羞愧难当
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burn midnight oil 熬夜
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