高中英語語法(5)常用的burn 短語

1 . burn away 燒掉，燒毀。如：

The pile of paper burned away to nothing.

這堆已化為灰燼。

2 . burn down 燒掉，燒毀。如：

A number of houses were burned down in the fire.

在火災(zāi)中燒掉了不少房子。

3 . burn off 燒毀，燒盡。如：

The farmers are burning off the stubble from the fields.

農(nóng)民正把地里的莊稼茬燒掉。

4 . burn out 燒完，燒掉，燒壞。如：

The building was burned out and only the walls remained.

大樓被燒空了，只剩下墻。

The engine is [has] burned out.

引擎被燒壞了。

5 . burn up

燒完，燒盡。如：

We burned up all the dead leaves in the garden.

我們把花園里所有的枯葉都燒掉了。

燒得很旺。如：

As we gazed, the fire burned up again.

我們正看著時，火又重新燃燒起來。