
burnt
词源
源自古英语bærnan(使燃烧)和beornan(燃烧)的过去分词形式,与德语brennen同源。
adjective
❶ 指物体因高温或火焰作用而受损或变色,通常表现为黑色或焦糊状态。可用于描述食物烤焦或物品烧毁的情况。
“The toast was completely burnt and inedible.”
(吐司完全烤焦了,无法食用。)
“She smelled the burnt rubber from the car accident.”
(她闻到了车祸现场烧焦的橡胶味。)
❶ 形容皮肤因阳光暴晒而变红或脱皮的状态,类似晒伤的表现。
“Her shoulders were badly burnt after a day at the beach.”
(在海边待了一天后,她的肩膀严重晒伤了。)
“The baby's skin got burnt despite using sunscreen.”
(尽管涂了防晒霜,宝宝的皮肤还是晒伤了。)
verb
❶ burn的过去式和过去分词形式,表示燃烧或烧毁的动作已完成。
“He burnt all the old letters in the fireplace.”
(他把所有旧信件都在壁炉里烧掉了。)
“The candle had burnt down to a stub.”
(蜡烛已经燃到只剩一小截。)
常见短语
burnt out — 形容因过度工作或压力导致身心俱疲的状态,类似中文的'精疲力竭'。
“After working 80-hour weeks for months, she felt completely burnt out.”
(连续数月每周工作80小时后,她感到彻底精疲力竭。)
burnt offering — 原指宗教祭祀中焚烧的祭品,现代可幽默地指烹饪失败的食物。
“My attempt at baking became a burnt offering for the trash can.”
(我尝试烘焙的结果成了垃圾桶的'祭品'。)