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burney

UK /ˈbɜːni/US /ˈbɜːrni/

词源

源自中古英语 'brennen'(燃烧)的变体,与古英语 'byrnan'(燃烧)同源,后演变为形容灼热感的词汇。

noun

❶ 指一种强烈的、灼热的感觉或状态,通常用来形容情感上的激动或身体上的热感。

“She felt a burney sensation in her chest when she saw him.”

(当她看到他时,胸口涌起一股灼热感。)

“The spicy food left a burney feeling in his mouth.”

(辛辣的食物让他的嘴里火辣辣的。)

同义词:fiery, burning, intense, heated, scorching

adjective

❶ 形容具有灼热感或强烈情感的事物,常用来比喻热情、愤怒或高温状态。

“She gave him a burney look that made him step back.”

(她投来一个灼热的目光,让他不由后退了一步。)

“The burney desert stretched endlessly before them.”

(灼热的沙漠在他们面前无限延伸。)

同义词:blazing, ardent, passionate, scalding, sizzling

常见短语

burney love — 形容炽热而强烈的爱情,带有无法抑制的激情和热度。

“Their burney love consumed them both completely.”

(他们炽热的爱情让两人都完全沉溺其中。)

burney temper — 指容易爆发的暴躁脾气,像火焰一样快速点燃。

“Everyone avoided him when his burney temper flared up.”

(当他火爆脾气发作时,大家都躲着他。)