burn out
短语烧坏, 烧掉, 烧尽 [机] 烧光
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释义与例句
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Nonstandard form of burnout.
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To destroy by fire.
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2.
To become extinguished due to lack of fuel.
不及物The candle finally burned out.
1847, Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre, Chapter XVIII Mr. Mason, shivering as some one chanced to open the door, asked for more coal to be put on the fire, which had burnt out its flame, though its mass of cinder still shone hot and red. The footman who brought the coal, in going out, stopped near Mr. Eshton's chair, and said something to him in a low voice, of which I heard only the words, "old woman,"—"quite troublesome."
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To become nonfunctional (especially of lightbulbs or similar light-producing devices).
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To tire due to overwork; to overwork to one's limit.
不及物After six months of twelve-hour workdays, most people just burn out and quit.
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To cause (someone) to tire due to overwork; to cause (someone) to overwork to one's limit.
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To end one's shift at a job.
不及物 俚语I start my shift at three in the afternoon, and get to burn out at midnight.
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To have one's tires skid against the ground; to peel off, peel out.
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To make (someone) unavailable for work involving exposure to ionizing radiation by employing (the person) in such work until the person's accumulated exposure reaches the maximum permitted for an administrative period, typically a year.
习语The repairs on this nuclear reactor have burned out every welder in the province.
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To use up too much energy when first bowled and to therefore not finish strongly.
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To be destroyed by fire.
不及物An abandoned tank was burning out at the edge of the battlefield.