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
  1. A small fire was burning in the fireplace.
    壁炉里有一小堆火在燃烧。
  2. He burned the old letters in the garden.
    他在花园里把那些旧信烧掉了。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. 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
  1. He was treated for burns to his arms.
    他因手臂烧伤接受了治疗。
  2. The cool water eased the pain of the burn.
    凉水缓解了灼伤带来的疼痛。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. 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)
  • burner 燃烧器;炉头
    指产生火焰或热量的装置,如煤气炉的炉头。
  • 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)
  • 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
  • burn down 烧毁;焚毁
    The old warehouse burned down last night. 那座旧仓库昨晚被烧毁了。
  • 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。
  • 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。