/bɜ:n ||; bɝn/verb (
past tense past participle burnt /bɜ:nt
||; bɝnt/
or burned /bɜ:nd
||; bɝnd/)
1 [T] to destroy, damage or injure sb/sth with fire or heat 烧毁；烧坏；烫伤: We took all the rubbish outside and burned it. 我们把所有垃圾搬到外边烧掉了。It was a terrible fire and the whole building was burnt to the ground (= completely destroyed). 一场大火把整座大厦烧个精光。If you get too close to the fire you'll burn yourself. 别凑近火炉，当心烫伤。The people inside the building couldn't get out and they were all burnt to death. 大厦里的人出不来，都给活活烧死。
2 [I] to be destroyed, damaged or injured by fire or heat 给烧毁；给烧坏；给烫伤: If you leave the cake in the oven for much longer, it will burn. 蛋糕要是烤得太久，会烤焦的。I can't spend too much time in the sun because I burn easily. 我不可呆在太阳下太久，我的皮肤容易晒伤。They were trapped by the flames and they burned to death. 他们困在火海里，最后都给活活烧死。
3 [T] to produce a hole or mark in or on sth by burning 烧穿；烧焦；烙上痕迹: He dropped his cigarette and it burned a hole in the carpet. 他不小心掉了香烟，把地毯给烧了个洞。
4 [I] to be on fire 着火: Firemen raced to the burning building. 消防员赶去着火燃烧的建筑物。
5 [T] to use sth as fuel 以某物作为燃料: an oil-burning lamp 油灯
6 [I] to produce light 发光: I don't think he went to bed at all -- I could see his light burning all night. 我想他根本没去睡，我看到他的灯点了一夜。
7 [I] to feel very hot and painful 觉得发热疼痛: You have a temperature, your forehead's burning. 额头烫着呢，你准是在发烧。
8 [I] burn (with sth) to be filled with a very strong feeling 充满（强烈的感情）: She was burning with indignation. 她义愤填膺。
sb's ears are burning→
EAR (used about a building) to be completely destroyed by fire （指建筑物）烧毁:
The fire could not be brought under control and the school burned down. 大火无法控制，学校给烧毁了。 burn sth down to completely destroy a building by fire 烧毁（建筑物）:
The house was burnt down in a fire some years ago. 那座房子在几年前烧毁了。 burn (sth) off to remove sth or to be removed by burning 烧掉；烧除
burn sth out (usually passive 通常用于被动语态) to completely destroy sth by burning 烧毁:
the burnt-out wreck of a car 汽车烧毁后的残骸 burn yourself out (usually passive 通常用于被动语态) to work, etc, until you have no more energy or strength 筋疲力竭；把自己累垮:
I've been studying so hard recently I feel completely burned out. 我近来学习太用功，感到筋疲力竭。 burn (sth) up to destroy or to be destroyed by fire or strong heat （被）烧毁；（被）高温熔掉:
The space capsule burnt up on its re-entry into the earth's atmosphere. 航天舱穿越大气层重返地球时着火焚毁。