burning

US: /ˈbɝnɪŋ/
UK: /bˈɜːnɪŋ/


English Vietnamese dictionary


burning /'bə:niɳ/
  • danh từ
    • sự đốt, sự thiêu, sự khê, sự khét (cơm)
      • a smell of burning: mùi cháy khét
    • sự nung (gạch); mẻ gạch (nung trong lò)
    • (từ lóng) sự sôi nổi, sự hăng hái, nhiệt tình
    • tính từ
      • đang cháy
      • thiết tha, mãnh liệt, ghê gớm, kịch liệt; cháy cổ (khát); rát mặt (xấu hổ)
        • burning desire: lòng ham muốn mãnh liệt
        • burning thirst: sự khát cháy cổ
        • burning shame: sự xấu hổ rát mặt
      • nóng bỏng, nóng hổi, cấp bách
        • a burning question: vấn đề nóng hổi; vấn đề được bàn bạc sôi nổi

    Advanced English dictionary


    adjective, adverb
    + adjective
    [only before noun]
    1 (of feelings, etc.) very strong; extreme: a burning desire to win + He's always had a burning ambition to start his own business.
    2 a ~ issue / question a very important and urgent problem: one of the burning issues of the day
    3 (of pain, etc.) very strong and giving a feeling of burning
    4 very hot; looking and feeling very hot: the burning sun + her burning face
    5 ~ eyes (literary) eyes that seem to be staring at you very hard
    + adverb (burning hot) very hot

    Thesaurus dictionary


    adj.
    1 flaming, blazing, fiery; ablaze, aflame, afire, on fire:
    When we arrived, the entire building was burning.
    2 vehement, ardent, excited, passionate, fervent, fervid, intense, fiery, enthusiastic:
    She had a burning desire to join that illustrious company.
    3 raging, violent, parching:
    His burning fever had finally subsided a little.
    4 hot, blazing, scorching, seething, withering:
    She was married on a burning hot day in July.

    Concise English dictionary


    burnt|burns|burningbɜːn
    noun
    +pain that feels hot as if it were on fire
    +a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun
    +an injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation
    +a place or area that has been burned (especially on a person's body)
    +damage inflicted by fire
    verb
    +destroy by fire
    +shine intensely, as if with heat
    +undergo combustion
    +cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
    +cause to burn or combust
    +feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion
    +cause to undergo combustion
    +burn at the stake
    +spend (significant amounts of money)
    +feel hot or painful
    +burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent
    +get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun
    +create by duplicating data
    +use up (energy)
    +burn with heat, fire, or radiation