Word · Frequency #17516
incinerations
焚化；焚烧；烧成灰
incinerations is the plural of incineration.
the act of burning something completely, reducing it to ashes
- 1.
The act of incinerating, or the state of being incinerated; cremation.
焚烧的行为或被焚烧的状态；火葬。
焚烧的行为或被焚烧的状态；火葬。；烧成灰；焚化；灰化；[医] 焚化；灰化
In use
The incineration of household waste reduces the amount of trash sent to landfills.
Some power plants generate electricity through the incineration of municipal solid waste.
Incineration can release toxic gases if the temperature is not carefully controlled.
incineration of sth
常用介词 of 引出被焚烧的对象。
The incineration of hazardous waste requires strict controls.
危险废物的焚烧需要严格控制。
incineration plant/facility
incineration 可作定语修饰名词，表示“焚烧的、焚化的”。
The city built an incineration plant to reduce landfill waste.
该市建了一座焚烧厂以减少填埋垃圾。
dispose of sth by incineration
by incineration 表示方式，意为“通过焚烧”，常与 dispose of、treat 等动词搭配。
Many countries dispose of medical waste by incineration.
许多国家通过焚烧处理医疗废物。
Common mistakes
They incineration the trash in a special plant.They incinerate the trash in a special plant.
incineration 是名词，表示“焚化（的过程）”；动词形式是 incinerate。主语 they 后需要谓语动词，所以要用 incinerate。
The incineration for plastic waste releases toxic fumes.The incineration of plastic waste releases toxic fumes.
名词 incineration 后用介词 of 引出被焚烧的对象，如 the incineration of waste；for 表示目的，不符合搭配。
The new incineration can burn 200 tons a day.The new incinerator can burn 200 tons a day.
incineration 指“焚化”这一动作或过程；表示焚化炉、焚烧装置要用 incinerator。句中说的是设备，故改为 incinerator。
Connections
Collocations
- waste incineration
- 垃圾焚烧
- Waste incineration reduces the volume of trash by up to 90%.垃圾焚烧可将垃圾体积减少多达90%。
- incineration plant
- 焚烧厂
- The city built a new incineration plant to handle its garbage.该市建了一座新的焚烧厂来处理垃圾。
- incineration process
- 焚烧过程
- The incineration process must be carefully controlled to limit emissions.焚烧过程必须严格控制以限制排放。
- incineration facility
- 焚烧设施
- The incineration facility operates under strict environmental regulations.该焚烧设施在严格的环境法规下运行。
- hazardous waste incineration
- 危险废物焚烧
- Hazardous waste incineration requires high temperatures to destroy toxins.危险废物焚烧需要高温来分解毒素。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 cinder（灰烬）：incineration 里藏着 cinder 的影子，东西投入(in)焚烧炉后只剩灰烬。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：waste management、environmental policy、official reports incineration 属于较正式的书面词，多用于环保、废物处理或技术报告等正式场合；日常口语中更常说 burning。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 incineration 的结尾 -ation /eɪʃən/ 押韵（重读元音 /eɪ/ 及之后的 /ʃən/ 相同）。注意形似词 insinuation /ɪnˌsɪnjuˈeɪʃən/ 拼写相近，但发音不同，并不押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.