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

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