Burns Meaning in English
word · lemma: burn
释义
As a verb, it means is on fire, is damaged by heat, or causes a painful hot feeling. As a noun, it can mean an injury caused by heat, fire, chemicals, or the sun.
用法与细微差别
"Burn" is common in everyday English and appears in many contexts: fire ("The wood burns"), injury ("He has burns on his arm"), sensation ("My eyes burn"), and sunlight ("I burn easily"). Learners often confuse the verb "burns" with the noun plural "burns"; the sentence structure usually makes the meaning clear.
例句
This paper burns very fast.
basic
Hot soup burns my tongue.
basic
He has small burns on his hand.
basic
My skin burns if I'm in the sun for ten minutes.
natural
Careful, that pan burns even after you turn off the stove.
natural
The doctor said the burns should heal in a couple of weeks.
natural