"incinerate" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 焚燒
• 燒毀

Definition

將某物徹底燒毀，通常燒到只剩灰燼，常在專門的爐子中進行。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

正式且技術性的詞語，多用於科學、醫療及垃圾處理。主要用於物品（如「焚燒垃圾」）。用於人的時候多屬正式場合。日常生活的小型燃燒用「燒」即可。

Examples

Factories often incinerate their waste to reduce its volume.

工廠常常**焚燒**廢棄物以減少體積。

Hospitals incinerate medical supplies after use.

醫院在使用後會**焚燒**醫療用品。

The old documents were incinerated to prevent leaks.

舊文件被**焚燒**以防洩密。

If you incinerate plastic, it can release harmful chemicals into the air.

如果**焚燒**塑膠，可能會釋放有害化學物質到空氣中。

They decided to incinerate the evidence instead of risking discovery.

他們決定**焚燒**證據而不是冒被發現的風險。

All the plants in the infected area were incinerated as a safety measure.

感染區域的所有植物都被**焚燒**作為安全措施。