燃烧 — meaning in English
rán shāo
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English meaning
- blaze noun A large, fast-burning fire.
- burn noun An injury to skin or tissue caused by heat, fire, chemicals, or radiation.
- combustion noun The chemical process of burning, in which a substance reacts with oxygen to release heat and light.
- scorch verb To burn the surface of something, discolouring or damaging it without destroying it completely.
- sear verb To burn or scorch the surface of something with intense heat.
Senses
燃烧 is used for these senses in English:
- blaze (intransitive) To be on fire, especially producing bright flames.
- burn (transitive) To overheat so as to make unusable.
- combustion (chemistry) The act or process of burning.
- scorch (transitive) To burn the surface of something so as to discolour it
- sear (transitive) To char, scorch, or burn the surface of (something) with a hot instrument.
blaze — full definition
- noun A large, fast-burning fire.
- verb To burn brightly, or to shine with intense light.
- noun A white or light-coloured mark on a horse's face, or a mark cut into a tree's bark to show a trail.
burn — full definition
- noun An injury to skin or tissue caused by heat, fire, chemicals, or radiation.
- noun A sharp, cutting insult, especially one delivered wittily.
- verb To be damaged, destroyed, or consumed by fire.
- verb To injure with heat, fire, or a caustic substance.
- verb To copy data onto a CD, DVD, or similar disc.