burn out
phrasal verbburn out | burn itself out
- (of a fire
火 烧尽；熄灭 - The fire had burnt (itself) out before the fire engines arrived.
救火车到达之前火就熄灭了。
- The fire had burnt (itself) out before the fire engines arrived.
burn out | burn something out
- to stop working or to make something stop working because it gets too hot or is used too much
（因过热或使用过多）出故障 - The clutch has burnt out.
离合器因过热而失灵了。
- The clutch has burnt out.
burn out | burn yourself/somebody out
- to become extremely tired or sick by working too hard over a period of time; to make somebody do this
耗尽体力；积劳成疾；累垮 - If he doesn't stop working so hard, he'll burn himself out.
他要是继续这样拼命工作，就会把自己累垮。 - By the age of 25 she was completely burned out and retired from the sport.
她到 25 岁时就已体力耗尽，退出了体坛。
- If he doesn't stop working so hard, he'll burn himself out.
burn something out
- [usually passive] to destroy something completely by fire so that only the outer frame remains
把…烧成空架子 - The hotel was completely burnt out.
旅馆被烧得只剩一片废墟。 - The car was found abandoned in a wood, completely burnt out.
那辆轿车被发现抛弃在树林里，彻底烧毁了。
- The hotel was completely burnt out.