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出处：按学科分类—语言、文字 辽宁人民出版社《英汉辞典》第170页（1283字）

【释义】：

(burnt orburned，burnt orburned)vt．①烧，燃烧，点(灯)：This steamship burns oil．这艘轮船烧油．People used to burn candles to get light．人们过去经常点蜡烛照明．②烧坏，烧焦，烧伤，烫伤：burn a hole in the coat外衣上烧个洞．Be careful not to burn the meat．留心不要把肉烧焦了．His hand was burnt by boiling water．他的手让开水烫了．He who plays with fire gets burned．玩火者必自焚．burn itself out烧光，烧尽：The coal in the stove has burnt itself out．炉子里的煤烧光了．burn one’s boats(or bridges)破釜沉舟．burn one’s fingers自寻苦恼，吃亏．③烧(砖瓦)．④使觉得辣：burn the tongue with pepper胡椒辣舌头．

－vi．①燃烧，烧着：Dry wood burns easily．干木易燃．burn away 1)继续烧着：The gas-fire has been burning away all night．煤气烧了一夜没有停．2)烧完：Half the candle has burnt away． 半根蜡烛点完了．②感觉辣：My mouth burns with pepper．胡椒把我嘴辣了．③烧焦：The rice is burning!饭糊了!④【喻】(脸)发烧，发红，生气，(感情)冲动：burn with ambition野心勃勃．They were burning to avenge the revolutionary martyrs．他们怒火万丈，誓为革命烈士们报仇．

△burn down 1)烧毁，烧掉：The enemy’s barracks was burnt down．敌军营房被烧得精光．2)火势减弱：Gradually，the fire burned down．火势渐渐小了．burn out 1)烧完，烧坏：The electric bulb is burnt out．灯泡烧坏了．2)用火(力)赶出：burn the enemy out of their barracks用火力把敌人从营房里赶出来．burn up 1)烧掉，烧完：We burnt up all the rubbish．我们把所有的垃圾都烧掉了．2)烧得更旺：Put some wood on the fire and make it burn up．加点木柴使火烧得旺些．

－n．烧伤，火伤，烧痕．