1. burn away 烧掉,烧毁。如: The pile of paper burned away to nothing. 这堆已化为灰烬。
2. burn down 烧掉,烧毁。如: A number of houses were burned down in the fire. 在火灾中烧掉了不少房子。
3. burn off 烧毁,烧尽。如: The farmers are burning off the stubble from the fields. 农民正把地里的庄稼茬烧掉。
4. burn out 烧完,烧掉,烧坏。如:
The building was burned out and only the walls remained. 大楼被烧空了,只剩下墙。
The engine is [has] burned out. 引擎被烧坏了。
5. burn up
(1) 烧完,烧尽。如:
We burned up all the dead leaves in the garden. 我们把花园里所有的枯叶都烧掉了。
(2) 烧得很旺。如:
As we gazed, the fire burned up again. 我们正看着时,火又重新燃烧起来。
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