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burning + noun
burning 作定语，表示‘燃烧的’或‘着火的’。
The burning building was evacuated immediately.
燃烧的大楼立即被疏散。
燃烧着的；着火的
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燃烧着的；着火的
On fire.
The burning building was evacuated immediately.
燃烧的大楼立即被疏散。
灼热的,烫人的
So hot as to seem to burn (something).
感觉炽热的
Feeling very hot.
充满激情的
Feeling great passion.
强烈的,炽烈的
Consuming; intense; inflaming; exciting; vehement; powerful.
The deadline is burning, so we must finish today.
截止日期非常紧迫，我们必须今天完成。
We have a burning issue that needs immediate attention.
我们有一个紧迫的问题需要立即关注。
There is a burning need for clean water in the region.
该地区迫切需要清洁水源。
burning 作定语，表示‘燃烧的’或‘着火的’。
The burning building was evacuated immediately.
燃烧的大楼立即被疏散。
burning 作表语，主语通常是火或物体。
The fire is still burning.
火还在燃烧。
burning 修饰情感名词，表示‘强烈的’、‘炽热的’。
She felt a burning desire to succeed.
她感到一种强烈的成功欲望。
a burning issue/question 意为‘紧迫的问题’，常作主语或宾语。
Climate change is a burning issue of our time.
气候变化是我们时代的一个紧迫问题。
Not this
The building is burned.
Use this
The building is burning.
“burned”是过去分词，表示“被烧过”的状态，而“burning”是现在分词作形容词，表示“正在燃烧”。学习者受中文“燃烧的”影响，误用过去分词。
Not this
I got a burning on my hand.
Use this
I got a burn on my hand.
“burning”作为名词表示抽象燃烧过程或感觉，不可数。具体烧伤部位用可数名词“burn”。中文“烧伤”可泛指，导致混淆。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
紧迫的问题
Climate change is a burning issue that requires immediate action.
气候变化是一个紧迫的问题，需要立即采取行动。
关键问题；亟待解决的问题
The burning question on everyone's mind is whether the company will survive.
每个人心中亟待解决的问题是公司能否生存下去。
迫切需要
There is a burning need for affordable housing in the city.
该市对经济适用住房有迫切需要。
强烈的愿望
She has a burning desire to become a doctor and help others.
她怀有成为医生帮助他人的强烈愿望。
炽热的抱负
His burning ambition is to win an Olympic gold medal.
他炽热的抱负是赢得一枚奥运金牌。
当务之急
Safety should be a burning priority for all construction projects.
安全应成为所有建筑项目的当务之急。
亟待解决的问题；热点问题
How to reduce carbon emissions is a burning question for many governments.
如何减少碳排放是许多政府亟待解决的问题。
紧迫的问题；关键问题
The burning issue of climate change requires immediate action.
气候变化这个紧迫的问题需要立即采取行动。
强烈的欲望；热切的渴望
She had a burning desire to become a successful entrepreneur.
她有一个成为成功企业家的强烈愿望。
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想象火烧眉毛的紧迫感，‘burning’意为‘紧迫的’。
中性到正式语体，常用于讨论紧迫或重要议题，如政治辩论、学术争论或紧急事务。该义项多出现在正式场合，修饰名词表示‘紧迫的、至关紧要的’。注：通常用于正式语境，如a burning issue（紧迫的问题）。
通常用作定语，如 a burning issue
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