1. burn away 烧掉,烧毁。如: The pile of paper burned away to nothing. 这堆已化为灰烬。 2. burn down 烧掉,烧毁。如: A number of houses were burned down in the fire. 在火灾中烧掉了不少房子。 3. burn off 烧毁,烧尽。如: The farmers are burning off the stubble from the fields. 农民正把地里的庄稼茬烧掉。 4. burn out 烧完,烧掉,烧坏。如: The building was burned out and only the walls remained. 大楼被烧空了,只剩下墙。 The engine is [has] burned out. 引擎被烧坏了。 5. burn up (1) 烧完,烧尽。如: We burned up all the dead leaves in the garden. 我们把花园里所有的枯叶都烧掉了。 (2) 烧得很旺。如: As we gazed, the fire burned up again. 我们正看着时,火又重新燃烧起来。 |
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