
burned
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。)
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。)
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。)