"burned to a cinder" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 燒成灰燼

Definition

完全燒焦，只剩黑色焦炭。常用來描述食物燒過頭，也可指任何完全燒毀的東西。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

大多屬口語，主要描述食物烤焦，也可用來形容任何完全燒毀的東西。類似“燒成灰燼”。表達懊惱時常用。

Examples

The toast was burned to a cinder and I had to throw it away.

土司已經**燒成灰燼**，我只好丟掉。

She left the pizza in the oven until it was burned to a cinder.

她把比薩餅忘在烤箱裡，已經**燒成灰燼**了。

My cookie is burned to a cinder and tastes horrible.

我的餅乾已經**燒成灰燼**，味道很差。

By the time I remembered the chicken, it was burned to a cinder.

等我想到烤雞時，它已經**燒成灰燼**了。

Those marshmallows weren't just toasted—they were burned to a cinder!

那些棉花糖不只烤過頭，簡直是**燒成灰燼**了！

The documents were burned to a cinder in the accident, so nothing could be recovered.

事故中文件全都**燒成灰燼**，無法挽回。