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burn2 verb a fire/house is burning 火／房子烧起来了burn paper/toast/buildings 焚烧纸张；烤煳面包；焚毁建筑物hurt2sb's forehead burnsburn ♦︎ char ♦︎ scald ♦︎ cremate ♦︎ incinerate ♦︎ scorch ♦︎ singe ♦︎ searThese words all mean to damage, injure, destroy or kill sb/sth with heat or fire. 这些词均表示烫坏、灼伤、烧死等。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to burn / scald yourself / your hand◆to burn / scorch / singe your hair / clothes◆burned out / charred remains / ruins / buildings■ burn (burnt, burnt or burned, burned) [transitive, intransitive] to damage, injure, destroy or kill sb/sth with fire, heat or acid; to be damaged, etc. by fire, heat or acid （使）烧坏，烫伤，晒伤，灼伤，烧死◆She burned all his letters.她把他的信全部付之一炬。◆The cigarette burned a hole in the carpet.香烟把地毯烧了个洞。◆His greatest fear is of being burnt alive.他最怕的是被活活烧死。◆The house was burnt to the ground (= completely destroyed) by protesters.那栋房子被抗议者彻底焚毁了。◆The car was found abandoned in a wood, completely burnt out.那辆轿车被发现抛弃在树林里，彻底烧毁了。◆Sorry－I burned the toast.抱歉，我把面包烤煳了。◆The soup's hot. Don't burn your mouth.汤很热，别烫了嘴。◆The house burned down in 1995.那所房子在1995年烧毁了。◆Ten people burned to death in the hotel fire.旅馆火灾中有十人被烧死了。◆I can smell something burning in the kitchen.我闻到厨房里有东西烧焦了。■ char (-rr-) [transitive, usually passive, intransitive] to make sth black by burning it; to become black by burning 烧黑；烧焦◆The bodies were charred beyond recognition.这些尸体烧焦了，无法辨认。◆The flame licked through the paper, which charred and crinkled.火舌把纸烧得焦黑起皱。◆Nearby were the charred remains of a burnt-out car.不远处有被烧焦的汽车残骸。■ scald / /skɔːld/ / [transitive] to burn yourself or part of your body with very hot liquid or steam （高温液体或蒸汽）烫伤◆Be careful not to scald yourself with the steam.小心别让蒸汽把你烫着。■ cremate / /krəˈmeɪt/ / [transitive, often passive] to burn a dead body, especially as part of a funeral ceremony 焚烧，火化（尸体）；（尤指）火葬◆When she dies she wants to be cremated, not buried.她希望自己死后用火葬而不是土葬。▸ cremation noun [uncountable, countable] ◆More people are choosing cremation rather than burial.更多的人选择火葬而非土葬。■ incinerate / /ɪnˈsɪnəreɪt/ / [transitive, often passive] (rather formal) to burn sth until it is completely destroyed 把⋯烧成灰烬；焚毁◆Most of the waste is incinerated.大多数垃圾都是焚化处理的。■ scorch [transitive] to burn and slightly damage a surface by making it too hot 烫坏，烧煳，烤焦（物体表面）◆I scorched my dress when I was ironing it.我把自己的连衣裙熨焦了。◆The buildings around us were scorched by the fire.我们周围的建筑物被火熏黑了。ⓘ In American English scorch is also used, especially in journalism, when large areas of land are destroyed by fire. 在美式英语中，尤其在新闻报道里，scorch也指烧毁大片土地◆ (NAmE, journalism 新闻) Wildfires have scorched over two million acres of forest.野火已经烧毁超过200万英亩森林。 ■ singe [transitive, intransitive] to burn the surface of sth slightly, usually by mistake; to be burnt in this way （尤指不小心）烤焦，烫煳◆He singed his hair as he tried to light his cigarette.他点烟时把头发给燎了。◆the smell of singeing fur毛皮烧焦的气味NOTE 辨析 Scorch or singe?Things are scorched by heat or fire. Things can only be singed by fire or a flame. * scorch指用高温烫坏或用火烧焦，singe只表示用火或火焰烧焦。■ sear [transitive] to burn the surface of sth in a way that is sudden and powerful 烧灼；灼伤；大火快煎◆The heat of the sun seared their faces.烈日把他们的脸都晒伤了。◆Sear the meat first (= cook the outside of it quickly at a high temperature) to retain its juices.先把肉稍煎一下以保持汁多肉嫩。 |