1. 著火；燃燒
    If there is a fire or a flame somewhere, you say that there is a fire or flame burning there.

burn

    e.g. Fires were burning out of control in the center of the city...
           市中心的火勢失去了控制。
    e.g. There was a fire burning in the large fireplace...
           大壁爐里火勢正旺。

2. 著火；燒著
    If something is burning, it is on fire.

    e.g. When I arrived one of the vehicles was still burning.
           當我到達時，其中一輛車還在燃燒。
    e.g. The building housed 1,500 refugees and it burned for hours...
           這幢住有1,500名難民的大樓燃燒了好幾個小時。

3. 燒掉；燒毀
    If you burn something, you destroy or damage it with fire.

    e.g. Protesters set cars on fire and burned a building...
           抗議者焚燒汽車，并燒毀了一座建筑。
    e.g. Incineration plants should be built to burn household waste...
           應該建立焚燒廠以焚毀日常生活垃圾。

4. 點燃；燃燒
    If you burn a fuel or if it burns, it is used to produce heat, light, or energy.

    e.g. The power stations burn coal from the Ruhr region...
           發(fā)電站燒的煤產(chǎn)自魯爾地區(qū)。
    e.g. Manufacturers are working with new fuels to find one that burns more cleanly than petrol.
           制造商們正在研制新型燃料，以找到一種比汽油更清潔的燃料。

5. 燒焦；烤煳
    If you burn something that you are cooking or if it burns, you spoil it by using too much heat or cooking it for too long.

    e.g. I burnt the toast...
           我把面包烤糊了。
    e.g. Watch them carefully as they finish cooking because they can burn easily.
           就要做好時得小心看著，因為它們很容易燒糊。

6. 燒傷；灼傷
    If you burn part of your body, burn yourself, or are burnt, you are injured by fire or by something very hot.

burn在線翻譯

    e.g. Take care not to burn your fingers...
           注意別燒著手指頭。
    e.g. If you are badly burnt, seek medical attention.
           如果是嚴重燒傷，就得去看醫(yī)生。

7. 燒死
      If someone is burnt or burnt to death, they are killed by fire.

      e.g. Women were burned as witches in the middle ages...
             婦女在中世紀時被當成女巫燒死。
      e.g. At least 80 people were burnt to death when their bus caught fire.
             大客車著火導致至少80人被燒死。

8. 發(fā)光；照亮
      If a light is burning, it is shining.

      e.g. The building was darkened except for a single light burning in a third-story window.
             整座大樓一片漆黑，只有3層的一個窗戶透出一絲光亮。

9. （因?qū)擂位蛐臒┒┠樇t
      If your face is burning, it is red because you are embarrassed or upset.

      e.g. Liz's face was burning.
             利茲的臉紅得發(fā)燙。

10. 有強烈的情感；極度渴望
      If you are burning with an emotion or are burning to do something, you feel that emotion or the desire to do that thing very strongly.

      e.g. The young boy was burning with a fierce ambition...
             這個年輕人懷有極其遠大的抱負。
      e.g. Dan burned to know what the reason could be.
             丹急于想知道原因。

11. 曬傷；曬黑
      If you burn or get burned in the sun, the sun makes your skin become red and sore.

      e.g. Build up your tan slowly and don't allow your skin to burn...
             慢慢地將皮膚曬成古銅色，小心別讓太陽把皮膚曬傷。
      e.g. Summer sun can burn fair skin in minutes.
             夏天的太陽幾分鐘就能把白皙的皮膚曬黑。

12. （使）火辣辣地痛；（使）發(fā)燙
      If a part of your body burns or if something burns it, it has a painful, hot or stinging feeling.

      e.g. My eyes burn from staring at the needle...
             我的眼睛由于長時間盯著針看而疼痛。
      e.g. His face was burning with cold.
             他的臉被凍得發(fā)痛。

13. 遭受損失；虧損
      If you are burned or get burned, you lose something as a result of taking a risk, usually in a business deal.

      e.g. They always took chances and got burned very badly in past years.
             他們總是冒險，在過去的幾年里損失慘重。

14. 刻錄（光盤）
      To burn a CD-ROM means to write or copy data onto it.

      e.g. You can use this software to burn custom compilations of your favorite tunes.
             你可以用這個軟件來刻錄你最喜歡的樂曲。

15. see also: burning

16. to burn the candle at both ends -> see candle
      to get your fingers burned -> see finger
      to burn something to the ground -> see ground
      to burn the midnight oil -> see midnight
      to have money to burn -> see money

相關(guān)詞組：burn downburn offburn outburn up