新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

burning

英  [ˈbɜːnɪŋ]
    

[ADJ, ADV, NOUN]

    ADJ. 形容词
  • 1炙热的

    You use burning to describe something that is extremely hot.

    近义词

    scorching

    双语例句

    例:

    the burning desert of central Asia.

    中亚地区炙热的沙漠。

    2强烈的

    If you have a burning interest in something or a burning desire to do something, you are extremely interested in it or want to do it very much.

    近义词

    passionate

    双语例句

    例:

    I had a burning ambition to become a journalist.

    我有强烈的愿望要成为一名记者。

    3重要的 , 迫切的

    A burning issue or question is a very important or urgent one that people feel very strongly about.

    双语例句

    例:

    The burning question in this year's debate over the federal budget is: whose taxes should be raised?

    今年联邦预算的辩论中最迫切的问题是:哪些人的纳税应该提高?

    ADV. 副词
  • 1火热地

    You use burning to describe something that is extremely hot.

    双语例句

    例:

    He touched the boy's forehead. It was burning hot.

    他摸了摸男孩的前额,热得发烫。

    NOUN. 名词
  • 1[U 不可数名词] 燃烧

    Burning is the state of being on fire.

    双语例句

    例:

    When we arrived in our village there was a terrible smell of burning.

    我们到达村子的时候,那里有一股难闻的燃烧的味道。

    2[U 不可数名词] 烧毁

    The burning of something is its destruction or damage by fire.

    双语例句

    例:

    The French government has criticized the burning of a US flag outside the American embassy.

    法国政府谴责了在美国大使馆外焚毁美国国旗的行为。