burn
【燃烧、烧毁】
"Burn" 是动词,意思是燃烧、烧毁,指的是物体因热量作用而发生化学反应,产生火焰和热量。它也可以用作名词,表示燃烧的过程或状态。
常见用法:
- 燃烧,着火:
- The fire burned for hours before the firefighters arrived.(火灾燃烧了几个小时,直到消防员赶到。)
- The wood burns quickly when it's dry.(木头干燥时燃烧得很快。)
- 烧毁,毁坏:
- The house was burned to the ground in the fire.(房子在火灾中被烧成了废墟。)
- She accidentally burned her dinner.(她不小心把晚餐烧焦了。)
- 灼伤,烫伤:
- Be careful not to burn yourself with the hot pan.(小心不要被热锅烫伤。)
- He burned his hand while touching the stove.(他触摸炉子时烫伤了手。)
- 烧焦、晒伤(比喻意义):
- The sunburned skin can burn even more in the heat.(晒伤的皮肤在热天里会更加疼痛。)
- His harsh words burned deep into her feelings.(他那刻薄的话语深深伤害了她。)
- 快速消耗(时间、资源):
- The money you burned in the casino is gone.(你在赌场浪费掉的钱已经没了。)
名词形式:
- A burn 指的是烧伤或灼伤,也可以指燃烧的过程。
- She suffered from first-degree burns after touching the hot surface.(她因为碰到热表面而得了轻度烧伤。)
“Burn” 也有比喻的意思,表示情感上的伤害或痛苦,尤其是当某人受到侮辱或伤害时。