burn up

英 [bɜːn ʌp]

美 [bɜːrn ʌp]

烧毁; 烧光; 消耗; 耗费

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB-ERG 烧毁；烧光
  If somethingburns upor if fireburnsitup, it is completely destroyed by fire or strong heat.
  1. The satellite re-entered the atmosphere and burned up...
     卫星重新进入大气层，烧成灰烬。
  2. Fires have burned up 180,000 acres of timber.
     大火烧光了18万英亩的木材。
• PHRASAL VERB 消耗；耗费
  If somethingburns upfuel or energy, it uses it.
  1. Brisk walking burns up more calories than slow jogging.
     快走比慢跑能消耗更多的热量。

英英释义

verb

• burn completely
  1. The hut burned down
  2. The mountain of paper went up in flames
  Synonym:burn downgo up
• use up (energy)
  1. burn off calories through vigorous exercise
  Synonym:burn offburn
• burn brightly
  1. Every star seemed to flare with new intensity
  Synonym:flareflame upblaze up

双语例句

• The Russian and the American looked at each other and shook their heads.'You can't land on the sun, you idiot! You'll burn up!'said the Russian.
  俄国人和美国人对看了一下，同时摇头。俄国人说：'你不可能在太阳着陆。你真是笨蛋！那样会烤焦的！
• This machine is designed to burn up if overused.
  这个机器，按其设计，如果过度使用就会烧毁。
• Ain't they supposed to burn up or something?
  他们不是该烧起来吗？
• If you put on more coal the fire will burn up.
  你加点煤火就会旺起来。
• Mum put more wood on the fire to make it burn up and the room became warm gradually.
  妈妈往火上添了一些柴使它更旺，整个屋子渐渐暖和起来。
• Fires have burned up 180,000 acres of timber.
  大火烧光了18万英亩的木材。
• We worked out how long it would take for the fuse to burn up.
  我们估计出导火线烧完所用的时间。
• Meteors produce streaks of light as they burn up in the earth's atmosphere.
  流星在地球大气层中燃烧时，会产生出一遭光迹。
• Put some wood on the fire and make it burn up.
  在火上加点柴，使它烧旺一点。
• Why don't they just burn up their own planet?
  他们为什么不在自己的星球上找燃料？