| 短语 | burn out |
| 释义 | burn out 1. if a fire burns out or burns itself out, it stops burning because there is no coal, wood etc left烧尽，燃尽:•He left the fire to burn itself out .他让火自己熄灭。2. be burnt out if a building or vehicle is burnt out, the inside of it is destroyed by fire被烧空:•The hotel was completely burnt out. Only the walls remained.旅馆完全烧空，仅剩四壁。•We passed several burnt out cars.我们从几辆被烧成空壳的汽车旁边经过。3. burn sth ↔ out to remove something by burning it烧掉:•The cancer cells are burnt out using a laser beam.用激光束烧死癌细胞。4. to work so hard over a period of time that you become unable to continue working because you are tired, ill, or unable to think of any new ideas耗尽体力; 耗尽思想:•It's a high-pressure job and you could burn out young.这是份压力很大的工作，年纪轻轻就会耗尽体力。be / get burnt out•He was almost burnt out by the time he was 21.他 21 岁的时候差不多就已江郎才尽了。burn yourself out•She's in danger of burning herself out.她可能会把自己累垮的。⇒BURNOUT(1)5. if an engine or electric wire burns out or is burnt out, it stops working because it has been damaged by getting too hot〔引擎或电线〕烧坏:•The plugs are wired so that if one burns out, the others will still start the engine.火花塞由电线相连，因此要是一个烧坏，其他几个仍能将引擎发动起来。burn sth ↔ out •I think you've burnt out one of the gaskets.我想你是把其中一个密封垫烧坏了。6. if a ROCKET or jet burns out, it stops working because all its FUEL has been used〔火箭或喷气式飞机〕燃油耗尽⇒BURNOUT(2) burn out be completely consumed and thus no longer alight 燃料用尽而熄灭： the candle in the saucer had burned out. 茶碟里的蜡烛已经烧灭了。 ■ cease to function as a result of excessive heat or friction （因过热或摩擦）烧坏, 停止工作： the clutch had burned out. 离合器熄火了。 ˌburn ˈout|ˌburn itself ˈout(of a fire火)to stop burning because there is nothing more to burn烧尽；熄灭The fire had burnt (itself) out before the fire engines arrived.救火车到达之前火就熄灭了。ˌburn ˈout|ˌburn sth↔ˈoutto stop working or to make sth stop working because it gets too hot or is used too much（因过热或使用过多）出故障The clutch has burnt out.离合器因过热而失灵了。ˌburn ˈout|ˌburn yourself/sb ˈoutto become extremely tired or sick by working too hard over a period of time耗尽体力；积劳成疾；累垮If he doesn't stop working so hard, he'll burn himself out.他要是继续这样拚命工作，就会把自己累垮。By the age of 25 she was completely burned out and retired from the sport.她到 25 岁时就已体力耗尽，退出了体坛。related nounburnoutburn out1. destroy by burning 烧掉（家、店、财产等） * The fire burned out his shop and left him deep in debt. 火烧掉了他的商店，使他负债累累。2. (electrical equipment) stop functioning; become useless 烧坏（电灯泡、电器） * The electric light bulb is burnt out. 电灯泡烧坏了。 * There are no lights in the house. Perhaps a fuse has burned out. 屋里没灯，可能是保险丝烧坏了。3. die; burn to an end（炉火等）烧尽；燃完 * The oil lamp has burned out. 煤油灯的油燃尽了。4. wear out or cause to wear out through overwork 因工作过度等而垮下；精疲力尽 * You'll burn yourself out if you go on working at this rate. 如果你继续这样干下去的话，你的身体会垮掉的。5. (anger, etc.) disappear（怒气等）消失 * Their anger seems to have burned out. 他们的愤怒似乎已经平息。 |
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