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burned

UK /bɜːnd/US /bɜːrnd/

词源

源自中古英语 'brennen',与古英语 'bærnan'(燃烧)相关,最终源于原始日耳曼语 *brinnaną。

verb

❶ 指物体因火或高温而受损或毁坏,常用于描述被火烧过的状态或结果。

“The house burned down in the fire last night.”

(昨晚那栋房子在大火中被烧毁了。)

“She burned her hand while cooking.”

(她在做饭时烫伤了手。)

❶ 形容因阳光、化学物质或其他原因导致皮肤或物体表面受损。

“His skin burned after spending too much time in the sun.”

(他在阳光下待太久,皮肤被晒伤了。)

“The acid burned a hole in the fabric.”

(酸液在布料上烧出了一个洞。)

同义词:scorched, charred, singed

adjective

❶ 描述物体因火或高温而受损的状态,通常指表面变黑或毁坏。

“The burned wood was all that remained of the cabin.”

(烧焦的木头是小屋仅存的痕迹。)

“She threw away the burned cookies.”

(她把烤焦的饼干扔掉了。)

同义词:scorched, blackened, charred

常见短语

burned out — 形容因过度劳累或压力而感到精疲力竭,无法继续工作或活动。

“After working 80 hours a week, she felt completely burned out.”

(每周工作80小时后,她感到彻底精疲力竭。)

burned at the stake — 历史上的一种酷刑,指将人绑在木桩上烧死,通常用于处决异端或女巫。

“In the Middle Ages, many women were burned at the stake as witches.”

(中世纪时,许多女性被当作女巫烧死在火刑柱上。)