Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #4690
burning
燃烧着的；着火的
On fire.
- 1.
So hot as to seem to burn (something).
灼热的,烫人的
- 2.
Feeling very hot.
感觉炽热的
- 3.
Feeling great passion.
充满激情的
- 4.
Consuming; intense; inflaming; exciting; vehement; powerful.
强烈的,炽烈的
- 5.
Being keenly discussed.
被热烈讨论的
- 6.
On fire.
着火的
灼热的；滚烫的；炽热的；充满激情的；强烈的；激烈的；猛烈的；热议的；紧迫的；灼热的,烫人的
In use
The deadline is burning, so we must finish today.
We have a burning issue that needs immediate attention.
There is a burning need for clean water in the region.
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。
be + burning
burning 作表语，主语通常是火或物体。
The fire is still burning.
火还在燃烧。
burning + emotion noun
burning 修饰情感名词，表示‘强烈的’、‘炽热的’。
She felt a burning desire to succeed.
Connections
Collocations
- burning issue
- 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。
- burning question
- 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。
- burning need
- 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。
- burning desire
- 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。
- burning ambition
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象火烧眉毛的紧迫感，‘burning’意为‘紧迫的’。
Context & Register
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）。
Grammar Note
通常用作定语，如 a burning issue
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words rhyme with 'burning' because they share the stressed vowel /ɜːr/ and the ending /nɪŋ/. Note that words like 'morning' (/ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/) or 'warning' (/ˈwɔːrnɪŋ/) look similar but have a different vowel sound (/ɔːr/) and do not rhyme.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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