課本中不會(huì)教你的[B]130　burn up和burn down

130　burn up和burn down

① burn up意為“燒完，燒掉”（=burn completely），強(qiáng)調(diào)動(dòng)作的完成。

All her books were burned up in the fire. 她全部的書都在大火中燒掉了。

The house burned up before the firemen got there. 消防隊(duì)員趕到前，房子已經(jīng)燒光了。

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burn up有時(shí)可表示“燒旺起來”，也可表示“消耗掉”，用作及物或不及物動(dòng)詞。

He put some wood on the fire to make it burn up. 他添了些木柴，把火燒得旺些。

It burns up 100 calories an hour. 它每小時(shí)要消耗100卡的熱量。

② burn down意為“燒毀，燒成廢墟”（=burn to the ground），多指建筑物、村莊、城鎮(zhèn)等，多用作及物動(dòng)詞。

The school building was burned down in the big fire. 在那場大火中，學(xué)校大樓被燒毀。

The whole village was burned down by the enemy. 整個(gè)村莊都被敵人燒毀了。