to burn a hole in sth

to burn a hole in sth
1. (get rid of) [+ waste, rubbish, letter] 烧掉；焚烧
- Incineration plants should be built to burn household waste. 应该兴建焚烧厂来焚烧生活垃圾。
2. (set fire to) [person +] [+ building, town, effigy] 放火烧毁
- Protesters set cars on fire and burned a building. 抗议者们火烧汽车并烧毁了一栋建筑物。
- In Paris his effigy was burned in the streets. 在巴黎, 他的模拟像被当街烧掉。
3. (injure) [+ hand, finger] 烧伤；灼伤；烫伤
- I've burned my hand. 我把手烧伤了。
- Take care not to burn your fingers. 当心别烫了手指。
- If you are badly burnt, seek medical attention. 烧伤严重的话要就医。
4. (spoil) [+ food] 烧焦；烤煳
- I burnt the toast. 我把面包烤煳了。
5. (destroy) [fire +] 烧掉；烧毁
(damage) [ember, cigarette +] 烧坏
- The fire burned the entire forest floor. 大火烧毁了整座森林植被。
- The nightclub was burnt to the ground. 该夜总会被大火夷为平地。
- Coal fell out of the fire and burned the carpet. 煤渣从炉火里掉出来烧坏了地毯。
6. [sun +] [+ skin, back, face] 晒伤； [acid, corrosive substance +] 灼伤
- Summer sun can burn fair skin in minutes. 夏日的阳光几分钟就能把白皙的皮肤晒伤。
- He burned himself with acid. 他用酸把自己烧伤了。
7. to burn a hole in sth 在…上烧出洞；把…腐蚀出洞
- The cigarette burnt a hole in her dress. 香烟把她的连衣裙烧了一个洞。
- The acid had burnt a hole in the metal. 酸把这块金属腐蚀出了一个洞。
8. (use) [+ candle, incense] 点燃
- We love to burn candles at Christmas. 我们喜欢在圣诞节点蜡烛。
- Put on some relaxing music and burn some incense. 放点轻松的音乐, 燃几炷香。
9. (use as fuel) [+ fuel, oil, coal] [power station, household +] 用…当燃料；烧
- The power stations burn coal from the Ruhr region. 这些发电厂烧的煤产自鲁尔区。
- You don't have to burn fossil fuels to make electricity. 没有必要通过烧化石燃料来发电。
10. [+ fat, calories] 消耗
- Evidence is mounting that vigorous exercise does more than burn fat. 越来越多的证据表明剧烈运动不仅会消耗脂肪。
- Running up sand dunes or jumping waves will burn calories and tone muscles. 往沙丘上跑或跳浪有助于消耗热量, 强健肌肉。
11. (kill) 烧死；施以火刑
- Women were burned as witches in the Middle Ages. 中世纪时期, 女人被当成巫婆烧死。
12. (scorch) 烤坏；烤焦；烫坏
- Part of the wall was burned. 一部分墙体被烤焦了。
13. (cause to smart) 使刺痛；使火辣辣地痛
- delicious Indian recipes which won't burn your throat 印度美食烹饪法, 照此做出的菜不辣嗓子。
14. (cauterize) (医疗)烧灼, 烙
See: burn

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