burn; burn up; burn down
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to burn up; to burn down; to destroy by fire
formalOften implies a deliberate, thorough, or large-scale act of burning. Can be used for objects, documents, or even abstract things like energy.
Nóng农
mín民
men们
fén焚
shāo烧
jiē秸
gǎn秆
，
zào造
chéng成
le了
kōng空
qì气
wū污
rǎn染
。
Farmers burning crop stubble have caused air pollution.
Jǐng警
fāng方
chá查
huò获
bìng并
fén焚
shāo烧
le了
dà大
liàng量
dú毒
pǐn品
。
The police seized and burned a large quantity of drugs.
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Lā垃
jī圾
fén焚
shāo烧
fā发
diàn电
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
huán环
bǎo保
de的
chǔ处
lǐ理
fāng方
shì式
。
Waste-to-energy incineration is an environmentally friendly disposal method.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
fèn愤
nù怒
de的
qíng情
xù绪
zài在
tā他
xiōng胸
zhōng中
fén焚
shāo烧
。
This feeling of anger burned within his chest.