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词汇 burn up
释义
Idiom
burn upburn (someone) up
to anger someone a lot.
I was really burned up by her comment.

Phr V
burn up
burns, burning, burnt or burned
burn off/up sth or burn sth off/up
to use or get rid of energy or something which provides energy {e.g. calories, fat}, by doing a lot of physical exercise
Aerobics certainly burns off a lot of calories.Do you think you burn off much fat in the gym?Research shows that fat people actually burn up energy faster than thin ones.
burn up sth or burn sth up
if an engine burns up fuel, it uses a lot of fuel to work
A car this size burns up a lot of fuel.
burn sb up
American informal to make someone very angry
He'd made some remark about incompetent women that really burned me up.
be burning up
(always in continuous tenses) informal to have a fever
I've just felt his forehead - he's really burning up.
burn up (sth) or burn (sth) up
to destroy something completely, or to be destroyed completely by burning or very strong heat
The spacecraft finally burned up in the atmosphere of Venus.It was proposed that the nuclear power station be used to burn up nuclear weapons waste.
burn up
verb to fall silent; to stop talking. Often as an imperative AUSTRALIA, 1971
phraseburn up1. burn up sthburn sth up to use energy or get rid of unwanted fat from your body by doing physical exercise:burn up energy The rate at which people burn up energy varies quite a lot between individuals.burn up fat/calories Women tend to burn up calories less efficiently than men. SIMILAR TO: burn off2. burn upburn up sthburn sth up to be completely destroyed by fire or great heat, or to destroy something with fire or great heat: The satellite is expected to burn up in the Earth's atmosphere. Anything getting that near to the sun, would simply be burned up. The fire had burnt up forty acres of corn crops.3. burn up sthburn sth up if someone or something burns up petrol, money etc they use a lot of it: I changed my car because the old one burned up too much gas. That girl just burns up money! SIMILAR TO: use up4. burn sb up AmE informal to make someone very angry: It used to burn me up when the kids at school would laugh at my name.5. burn up sthburn sth up AmE informal to cover a distance very quickly, by moving or travelling very fast: His Porsche really burns up the miles. a couple burning up the dance floor6. be burning up informal to be very hot, especially because you have a fever: Ruth wiped away the sweat - although it was cold, she was burning up!

burn up

1. To destroy something with fire or heat. It's getting cold in here because all the logs in the fireplace have burned up. Without its heat shields, the spacecraft is in danger of burning up during reentry.
2. To cause to become angry or annoyed. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is often used between "burn" and "up." Gossip like that just burns me up—I can't believe people would say such awful things about me!
3. To deplete a particular thing or resource. Unfortunately, all those plumbing problems have already burned up our renovation budget.
4. To impact something to a great or excessive degree. Sir, protestors are burning up our phone lines—what should we do? That viral video is burning up the Internet right now.
5. To easily defeat or outshine all competitors. With all of your qualifications, you'll burn up all the other applicants for the job.
6. To travel very fast. Often used to describe driving in the phrase "burn up the road." Have you seen my new car? Man, I can't wait to take it out and burn up the road!
7. To have a high fever. Jenny has been lethargic all day, and she's burning up now, so I'm taking her to the doctor.

burned up

Very angry or annoyed. Pete's burned up because he heard the awful things that people are saying about him. Mom is going to be burned up when she sees that you dented her new car!

burn someone up

 
1. Lit. to destroy someone by fire. The house fire burned the victims up. The fire burned up both of them.
2. Fig. to make someone very angry; to make someone endure the "heat" of rage. You really burn me up! I'm very angry at you! The whole mess burned up everyone.

burn something up

to destroy something by fire; [for fire] to consume something. Take this cardboard and burn it up. The fire burned up the papers and left no trace.

burn up

to become destroyed or consumed by fire. The wood burned up and left only ashes. The deed burned up in the fire.

burned up

Fig. very angry. (From the heat of anger. See also burn someone up.) My new assistant's mistakes are so maddening! I've never been so burned up in my life. I'm really burned up at Bob's behavior.

burn up

1. burn someone up. Make angry or very irritated, as in Arthur was really burned up at his son for denting the new car, or Those careless drivers just burn me up. [Colloquial; c. 1920]
2. Travel very fast, as in This car will burn up the road. [1940s]
3. Easily surpass or outdo, as in They'll burn up the other teams. [Slang; late 1970s]

burn up

v.
1. To destroy something or someone by fire or heat: She burned the contract up. He burned up all the photographs.
2. To be completely destroyed by fire or heat: The cabin burned up, leaving only ashes.
3. To expend something; use something up: When I was on vacation, I burned up all my money quickly. I'm really burning up calories with this exercise plan.
4. To make someone angry: Their rudeness really burns me up.
5. To travel over or through something at high speed: The racecars were really burning up the track.

burn someone up

tv. to make someone very angry. That kind of thing just burns me up.

burned up

verb
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