词汇 | burning |
释义 | burningWord family noun burn burner burnsideadjective burning burnt verb burn adverb burning burningly burn·ing1 /ˈbɜːnɪŋ $ ˈbɜːr-/ ●●○ adjectiveadj [only before noun] 1 BURNon fire 燃烧着的 She was rescued from a burning building. 她被人从着火的大楼里救了出来。 2 HOTfeeling very hot 感到发烫的 Claudia put her hands to her burning face. 克劳迪娅双手捂住自己发烫的脸。 3 burning ambition/desire/need etc a burning ambition, desire, need etc is very strong 勃勃的雄心/熊熊欲望/迫切需要等 My burning ambition is to be world champion. 我雄心勃勃要当世界冠军。 Examples from the Corpus burning ambition/desire/need etc• Bruce was a short, stocky man with red hair and a burning ambition.• The second time, it was a passion, a burning desire.• It hadn't been an easy task, and in spite of his burning ambition and will to succeed.• His own unashamed, burning ambition is' to make money.• I just have never had a burning desire to practice law.• You see, she had this burning ambition to succeed on the stage.• But they didn't reckon with her burning ambition to win a third time.• Both books, written out of what had gradually become a burning ambition, were however nothing more than starters. 4 burning issue/question a burning issue or question is very important and urgent 迫在眉睫的问题 Education has become a burning issue in this election. 教育成了本届选举的当务之急。 Examples from the Corpus burning issue/question• The star trek is over for today, but the burning questions are still unanswered.• Quality, of design and typography rather than editorial matter, is a burning issue as far as desktop publishing is concerned.• Transmission has always been the burning issue for scientists interested in studying this epidemic.• But the burning question is: How many times a day do kids wander in looking to buy rolling papers?• The burning question is - how soon?• Another burning issue is unfair dismissal.• It can also lead to the efficacy of our advice becoming the burning issue of discussion. 5. written burning eyes look at you very hard or show very strong feeling 〔目光〕灼热的 Examples from the Corpus burning• That did not matter for soon burning aircraft lit the scene as though it were daylight.• The two boys were rescued from the burning apartment building.• burning cheeks• Mrs Stocks passed on the onions, neatly sliced, and went to splash cold water over her burning eyes. burning2 adverbadv burning hot HOTvery hot 滚烫的,酷热的 |
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