burn away

burn away
vt. sep.
1. (remove by heat) to burn sth away or to burn away sth
[fire +] [+ forest, scrub] 烧光；烧毁
- the catastrophic fires that devastate communities and burn away millions of acres of forest 毁掉居民区并烧光数百万英亩森林的灾难性火灾
- Fires make erosion more likely by burning away trees and shrubs that anchor soil and absorb runoff. 大火烧光了可稳固土壤并吸收径流的树木和灌木, 从而增加了水土流失的可能性。
[sun +] [+ mist, fog] 驱散
- The sun had burned away the last of the mist. 阳光驱散了最后一层薄雾。
2. (remove as if by heat) to burn sth away or to burn away sth
[anger +] [+ despair, pain] 驱除
【医】 [laser, chemicals +] [+ cells, tissue] 去除；杀死
vi.
1. (go on burning) 持续燃烧
- The fire was burning away. 火不停地熊熊燃烧。
2. (be consumed) 烧尽；燃尽
- The flames only subsided when the timber cladding had burned away. 到了木板层被烧光的时候, 火势才减弱。

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burn away
continue burning 不断地燃烧
- The forest fire burned away for days. 森林大火一连烧了好多天。

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burn away
vi. 烧完，继续燃烧，烧掉

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burn away
v.
继续燃烧,烧掉

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