burning
adjective /ˈbɜːnɪŋ/
/ˈbɜːrnɪŋ/
[only before noun]- (of feelings, etc.
) very strong; extreme感情等 强烈的;极度的 - a burning desire to win
取胜的迫切愿望 - He's always had a burning ambition to start his own business.
他总是雄心勃勃地想自己创业。
- a burning desire to win
- a burning issue/question a very important problem that requires immediate attention
重大迫切的问题;当务之急 - one of the burning issues of the day
当今最紧迫的问题之一
- one of the burning issues of the day
- (of pain, etc.
) very strong and giving a feeling of burning疼痛等 强烈的;火辣辣的 - She felt a burning sensation in her throat.
她感到咽喉火辣辣的疼。
Synonyms painfulpainful- sore
- raw
- inflamed
- excruciating
- burning
- itchy
- painful causing you physical pain.
Painful can describe a part of the body, illness, injury, treatment or death: Is your knee still painful? • a series of painful injections • a slow and painful death指使人肉体上疼痛的 - sore (of a part of the body) painful and often red, especially because of infection or because a muscle has been used too much:
- a sore throat
咽喉疼 - Their feet were sore after hours of walking.
他们走了几小时的路,脚都走疼了。
- a sore throat
- raw (of a part of the body) red and painful, for example because of an infection or because the skin has been damaged:
- The skin on her feet had been rubbed raw.
她脚上的皮磨破了。
- The skin on her feet had been rubbed raw.
- inflamed (of a part of the body) painful, red and hot because of an infection or injury:
- The wound had become inflamed.
伤口发炎了。
- The wound had become inflamed.
- excruciating extremely painful.
Excruciating can describe feelings, treatments or death but not parts of the body: an excruciating throat/back/knee.指极痛苦的、极苦恼的 - burning painful and giving a feeling of being very hot:
- She felt a burning sensation in her throat.
她感到咽喉火辣辣的疼。
- She felt a burning sensation in her throat.
- itchy giving an uncomfortable feeling on your skin that makes you want to scratch; having this feeling:
- an itchy rash
发痒的皮疹 - I feel itchy all over.
我觉得浑身发痒。
- an itchy rash
- sore/inflamed/itchy eyes
- raw/inflamed/itchy skin
- a painful/an excruciating death
- a painful/burning sensation
- excruciating/burning pain
- She felt a burning sensation in her throat.
- very hot; looking and feeling very hot
炽热的;(看似或感觉)热辣辣的 - the burning sun
灼热的太阳 - her burning face
她的热辣辣的脸
- She was burning hot with embarrassment and guilt.
她感到极度尴尬和内疚。 - The boy's forehead was burning.
那男孩的额头热得烫手。 - The skin of his forehead was burning.
他前额火辣辣的。 - They felt the burning heat of the sun on their backs.
他们感到灼热的阳光烤在背上。
- the burning sun
- burning eyes (literary) eyes that seem to be staring at you very hard
紧盯着看的眼睛;热切的目光