Word · Frequency #12218
burnouts
烧尽；烧完
burnouts is the plural of burnout.
the process of burning completely until nothing is left
- 1.
The experience of long-term exhaustion and diminished interest, especially in one's career.
长期精疲力竭和兴趣减退的状态,尤指在事业方面。
- 2.
A person who has the experience of long-term exhaustion and diminished interest.
长期精疲力竭且兴趣减退的人。
- 3.
A feeling of being overwhelmed and exhausted from stress and overwork, rendering one cynical, uncaring or depression.
因压力和过劳而感到不堪重负和精疲力竭,从而产生愤世嫉俗、冷漠或抑郁的感觉。
- 4.
The shutoff of a rocket motor after exhausting its fuel or having been irreversibly throttled after the application of a planned delta-v.
火箭发动机在燃料耗尽或按计划施加速度增量后不可逆地节流而关闭。
- 5.
The failure of an electrical device, usually through overheating due to the application of excessive power.
电气设备因施加过大功率而过热导致的故障。
- 6.
Use of the throttle to spin the wheels of a vehicle being held stationary, causing the spinning tires to produce smoke and burn rubber.
踩下油门使车辆原地不动,车轮空转产生烟雾并烧胎。
烧坏；烧毁；熄火；停止燃烧；燃尽；完全燃烧；长期精疲力竭和兴趣减退的状态,尤指在事业方面。；长期精疲力竭且兴趣减退的人。
In use
The toaster's burnout ruined our breakfast.
The fan motor suffered a burnout and stopped working.
Old wiring is the main cause of electrical burnouts.
the burnout of + noun
此结构强调烧坏的对象，常用于设备故障语境。
The burnout of the electric motor was caused by overloading.
电动机的烧坏是由过载引起的。
burnout + noun
burnout 作定语修饰名词，如 burnout time、burnout temperature 等，均表示燃料耗尽或完全燃烧的状态。
The engineers calculated the burnout velocity of the fuel.
工程师计算了燃料的燃尽速度。
at + burnout
at burnout 作为时间状语，常用于航天或发动机技术描述，表示燃料耗尽、燃烧停止的瞬间。
Connections
Collocations
- engine burnout
- 发动机烧毁；熄火
- Engine burnout can occur if the cooling system fails.如果冷却系统失灵，发动机可能会烧毁。
- motor burnout
- 电机烧坏
- The motor burnout was caused by a power surge.电机烧坏是由电涌引起的。
- burnout point
- 燃尽点；熄火点
- The missile reached burnout point at an altitude of 30 kilometers.导弹在30公里高度达到了燃尽点。
- burnout time
- 燃尽时间；熄火时间
- The rocket's burnout time was recorded by the telemetry system.火箭的燃尽时间由遥测系统记录。
- complete burnout
- 完全烧尽
- Complete burnout of the fuel leaves only ash.燃料完全烧尽后只留下灰烬。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
burn（烧）+ out（尽）= 烧尽、熄火；想象蜡烛燃尽，人也会 burnout（精疲力尽）。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：工程/机械技术文档、航空航天（燃料耗尽熄火）、设备烧毁故障说明 该词表示“烧尽、烧坏、熄火”时多用于技术、工程或机械等正式语境，比较常见于设备故障、发动机熄火或燃料耗尽的说明；日常口语中较少单独使用这个名词义项。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上单词与 burnout 的结尾 /aʊt/ 押韵。其中 out、shout、stout、trout、clout 都含有连续的拼写 -out；doubt 中的 b 不发音，拼写特殊但读音相同。注意：不要凭拼写把 ou 一律读成 /aʊ/，例如 through /θruː/、though /ðoʊ/、thought /θɔːt/ 等 -ough 词并不押韵。
Learn the forms together
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