burn
/bɜːn/
v. / n.
标准词条
CET-4
一句话记住
燃烧;烧毁;烧伤;烧伤;灼伤
释义与例句
v.
燃烧;烧毁;烧伤
to be on fire, to damage or destroy something with fire or heat, or to injure part of the body in this way
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A small fire was burning in the fireplace.
壁炉里有一小堆火在燃烧。
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He burned the old letters in the garden.
他在花园里把那些旧信烧掉了。
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She burned her hand on the hot pan.
她被滚烫的平底锅烫伤了手。
n.
烧伤;灼伤
an injury caused by fire, heat, chemicals, electricity or radiation
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He was treated for burns to his arms.
他因手臂烧伤接受了治疗。
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The cool water eased the pain of the burn.
凉水缓解了灼伤带来的疼痛。
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The patient suffered severe burns in the explosion.
这名患者在爆炸中严重烧伤。
词源与构词
记忆钩子
burn 的过去式和过去分词可用 burned 或 burnt;burn down 表示“烧毁”,burn yourself 表示“烧伤/烫伤自己”。
词族与关联词
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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burner 燃烧器;炉头指产生火焰或热量的装置,如煤气炉的炉头。
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burnt 烧焦的;烧伤的burn 的过去式和过去分词形式之一,也常作形容词,如 burnt toast。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
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scald 烫伤;烫伤处burn 是热、火、化学品等造成损伤的通用词;scald 专指热的液体或蒸汽造成的烫伤,语境更具体。She scalded her hand with boiling water. 她被开水烫伤了手。
常见搭配
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burn down 烧毁;焚毁The old warehouse burned down last night. 那座旧仓库昨晚被烧毁了。
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burn your hand 烧伤手;烫伤手Use an oven glove so that you do not burn your hand. 戴上隔热手套,以免烫伤手。
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suffer burns 遭受烧伤Two firefighters suffered minor burns during the rescue. 两名消防员在救援中受了轻度烧伤。