burn out

v. 烧掉, 耗尽, 筋疲力尽

例句与用法：

If he doesn't stop working so hard, he'll burn himself out.

他继续这样拚命地工作，就会累垮的。

The hotel was completely burnt out.

该旅馆毁於大火。

The fire had burnt (itself) out before the fire brigade arrived.

在消防队赶到以前，火已(自行)熄灭。

The family was burnt out (of house and home) and forced to leave the area.

这家人因为房子被人放火烧了，不得不离开这个地区。

The clutch has burnt out.

离合器因过热而失灵。

ph.

不再热衷; 失去兴趣、热情

When you burn out, you lose enthusiasm, I always loved computers. All of a sudden I just didn't care.

一个人失去了兴趣, 就失去了热心, 我向来喜欢电脑, 但突然间却毫不在乎了。

burn out

词义辨析：

同义参见:

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burn out1.■烧坏；烧光；烧毁，烧毁…的内部；烧掉(某人的家、店或财产等)：The plane was completely burnt out after the crash.飞机坠落后烧毁了。2.■因长期使用(或过热)而烧坏，烧毁：The light bulbs burned out.灯泡烧坏了。3.■烧掉(某人)的家(或店等)而迫使离开；烧火把…驱赶出：We were burned out and had to live with relatives.我们因失火而无家可归，只好与亲戚合住。4.■(因燃料烧尽)(使)熄灭，烧尽，燃料燃尽：The rocket engine burned out.火箭发动机熄灭了。As the first rocket burns out,the second-stage motor ignites.当第一级火箭燃料烧完时，第二级火箭的助推器便开始点火。5.■(使)耗尽；(使)精疲力尽；心力交瘁；患精神烦躁症：If you often burn the midnight oil,you'll burn yourself out.如果你经常开夜车，会把身体搞垮的。6.■(热情、怒气等)逐渐消失：Her anger seems to have burned out.她的怒气似乎已消失了。7.■【书画刻印艺术】过度受光，过度感光

burn out

动词 burn out:

melt, break, or become otherwise unusable

同义词：blow out, blow

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