to burn
01
燃烧, 烧
(of fire) to actively make heat and flames by using up things like coal or wood
Intransitive
例子
The campfire slowly began to burn as the logs caught fire.
当木头着火时，篝火慢慢开始燃烧。
The bonfire burned fiercely, lighting up the night sky.
篝火猛烈地燃烧着，照亮了夜空。
02
燃烧, 烧毁
to be on fire and be destroyed by it
Intransitive
例子
The building burned fiercely, sending plumes of smoke into the sky.
大楼猛烈地燃烧着，向天空喷出滚滚浓烟。
The paper caught fire and burned quickly in the flames.
纸着火了，在火焰中迅速燃烧。
03
烧, 燃烧
to cause destruction or harm to something or someone through extreme heat or fire
Transitive: to burn sth
例子
She accidentally burned the her finger while making breakfast.
她在做早餐时不小心烫伤了手指。
He burned his hand on the hot stove while cooking dinner.
他在做晚饭时在热炉子上烫伤了手。
04
晒伤, 变红
to become red, inflamed, or painful on the skin as a result of prolonged exposure to the sun
Transitive: to burn skin
例子
After spending hours at the beach, she burned her shoulders and back.
在海滩上待了几个小时后，她的肩膀和后背被晒伤了。
He forgot to apply sunscreen and ended up burning his face.
他忘了涂防晒霜，结果晒伤了脸。
05
燃烧, 烧
to consume fuel for the production of heat or energy
Transitive: to burn a fuel
例子
The furnace burns coal to produce heat for the entire building.
炉子燃烧煤炭为整个建筑物产生热量。
The car engine burns gasoline to power the vehicle.
汽车发动机燃烧汽油以驱动车辆。
06
发光, 发出光
to emit or produce light
Intransitive
例子
The streetlights burned through the fog, illuminating the path ahead.
街灯在雾中燃烧，照亮了前方的道路。
The lamp burned for hours, giving off a soft, soothing light.
灯燃烧了几个小时，发出柔和、舒缓的光。
07
烧, 燃烧
to cause a sensation of discomfort or pain similar to that of being burned by fire
Transitive: to burn the skin
例子
The wind chill burned his face, making it feel raw and painful.
寒风灼烧着他的脸，使其感到生疼。
The hot soup burned my tongue when I tried to take a sip.
当我试图喝一口时，热汤烫伤了我的舌头。
08
燃烧, 灼烧
to experience or be consumed by strong emotions
Intransitive: to burn | to burn with an emotion
例子
His heart burned with anger when he heard the news of the betrayal.
听到背叛的消息时，他的心因愤怒而燃烧。
His desire for success burned inside him, pushing him to work harder every day.
他对成功的渴望在他内心燃烧，推动他每天更加努力地工作。
09
燃烧, 烧
to make something catch fire and undergo combustion
Transitive: to burn sth
例子
He used a match to burn the paper and watch it disintegrate in the flames.
他用一根火柴烧了那张纸，看着它在火焰中解体。
You should never burn plastic, as it releases toxic fumes when it combusts.
你永远不应该燃烧塑料，因为它燃烧时会释放有毒烟雾。
10
烧, 灼烧
to cauterize tissue by using a hot iron, electric current, or caustic substance
Transitive: to burn body tissues
例子
The surgeon used a cauterizing tool to burn the tissue and stop the bleeding.
外科医生使用了一种烧灼工具来烧灼组织并止血。
After the injury, the doctor had to burn the tissue to prevent infection.
受伤后，医生不得不烧灼组织以防止感染。
11
灼烧, 疼痛
to feel sore or painful, often as a result of injury
例子
The chemical cleaner caused his hands to burn as soon as he touched it.
化学清洁剂一接触就让他的手灼烧起来。
The acidic lemon juice made a cut on his finger burn terribly.
酸柠檬汁使他手指上的伤口灼烧得厉害。
12
浪费, 挥霍
to squander or waste money, time, or other resources recklessly
Transitive: to burn time or resources
例子
They ended up burning a lot of money on poorly planned investments.
他们最终在计划不周的投资上烧掉了很多钱。
She realized she had been burning money by buying things she did n't really need.
她意识到自己一直在通过购买并不真正需要的东西来烧钱。
13
烧, 火刑处死
to execute someone by tying them to a stake and setting them on fire
Transitive: to burn sb
例子
In the past, heretics were often burned at the stake for their beliefs.
在过去，异教徒常常因为他们的信仰而被烧死在火刑柱上。
The cruel practice of burning witches at the stake was common during the medieval period.
在中世纪时期，烧死女巫的残酷做法很常见。
14
刻录, 烧录
to create a CD or DVD by copying data from an original or master copy onto a blank disc
Transitive: to burn digital files
例子
She burned a copy of the album to give to her friend as a gift.
她刻录了一张专辑的副本作为礼物送给她的朋友。
He burned a backup of the important files onto a DVD in case of a computer crash.
为了防止电脑崩溃，他将重要文件的备份刻录到了DVD上。
15
烧掉, 弃掉
(poker) to discard the top card from the deck face down before dealing the flop, turn, and river cards, in order to prevent cheating by revealing the top card accidentally or intentionally
Transitive: to burn a card
例子
Before revealing the flop, the dealer burned a card to ensure fairness.
在揭示翻牌前，发牌员烧掉了一张牌以确保公平。
The poker player watched closely as the dealer burned a card before each new round.
扑克玩家仔细观察发牌者在每轮新牌前烧掉一张牌。
16
燃烧, 消耗
to use calories as energy through physical activity or bodily processes
例子
Dancing burns calories while also being fun.
跳舞燃烧卡路里的同时也很开心。
She burned a lot of calories during her morning workout.
她在晨练中燃烧了很多卡路里。
17
彻底煮熟, 烹饪至偏好的熟度
to cook something thoroughly or to a preferred well-done state
Slang例子
I like to burn my steak so it's crispy on the outside.
我喜欢烧焦我的牛排，让外面酥脆。
Go ahead and burn it; the edges taste amazing that way.
继续并烧它；那样边缘的味道很棒。
Burn
01
烧伤, 灼热感
pain that feels hot as if it were on fire
02
烧伤, 燃烧
damage inflicted by fire
03
烧伤, 燃烧
a place or area that has been damaged or injured by fire or heat
例子
The chef showed me the burn on his hand from a hot pan.
厨师给我看了他手上被热锅烫伤的烧伤。
After the camping trip, he had a small burn on his arm from the campfire.
露营旅行后，他的手臂上有一个由营火引起的小烧伤。
3.1
晒伤, 烧伤
a change in skin color or condition caused by exposure to the sun's rays, resulting in a reddish or brownish appearance
例子
He applied aloe vera gel to soothe the burn from too much sun exposure.
他涂抹了芦荟凝胶以舒缓因过度日晒造成的晒伤。
After spending the afternoon at the beach, she noticed a reddish burn on her shoulders.
在海滩度过下午后，她注意到肩膀上有红色的晒伤。
04
烧伤, 烧伤痕迹
a mark or injury that is caused by exposure to fire, acid, heat, etc.
05
灼烧感, 肌肉疼痛
the pain that can be felt in one's muscles as a result of intense training
