burning
adjective
uk/ˈbɜː.nɪŋ/us/ˈbɝː.nɪŋ/burningadjective(ON FIRE)
B1
producingflames:
燃烧的A manstaggeredfrom the burningcar.有个人跌跌撞撞地从燃烧着的车里逃出来。
a burning building, vehicle, etc.
- burningHe entered a burning house to rescue a child.
- on fireThe theatre was on fire.
- in flamesThe whole block was in flames.
- ablazeBy nightfall dozens of buildings were ablaze.
- aflameShops and vehicles were set aflame.
- alightSoon the neighbouring houses were alight.
- On theeasternhorizon, ahugecloudofsmokefrom burningoiltanksstretchedacrossthesky.
- thecrackleof burninglogs
- Crowdsmarchedthrough thestreetscarryingburningeffigiesof thepresident.
- Pictures of thebombedand burningcityinflamedfeelings/passionsfurther.
- Myjumperstartedtosingewhen Ileanedover a burningcandle.
Burning, burnt & on fire
- ablaze
- afire
- alight
- blaze
- burn(something)down
- burn sb up
- burned out
- burnt
- burnt offering
- burnt out
- carbonize
- char
- charred
- consume
- flame
- inextinguishable
- scorch
- scorched
- self-immolation
- unlit
burningadjective(HOT)
veryhot:
很热的burningsand炽热的沙子
painfulin a way thatfeelshot:
Suddenly shefelta burningsensationin herthroat.
Indigestion canproducea burningpainin themiddleof thechest.
Hot & heat
- bake
- baking
- beat down
- blistering
- boiling
- broiling
- fuggy
- glow
- haze over
- heat haze
- heated
- heatwave
- oppressive
- red-hot
- scorching
- sizzle
- stuffy
- swelter
- ultra-hot
- white heat
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burningadjective(STRONG)
C1
A burningdesire, need, etc., is one that is verystrong:
（愿望、需求等）强烈的，迫切的a burningambition勃勃野心
Hespokeof his burningdesiretoplayfor hiscountry.他谈到非常希望为国家效力。
burning issue/question
C1
asubjectorquestionthat must bedealtwith oransweredquickly:
当务之急，亟待解决的问题This hasquicklybecomethe burningissueof theday.
Strong feelings
- afire
- all-consuming
- anguish
- anguished
- ardent
- ferociously
- fierce
- fierceness
- fit to burstidiom
- fulminating
- passions run highidiom
- pungently
- rabidly
- reinforced
- rhapsodic
- searing
- tempestuous
- tingle
- torrid
- virulent