burnt
/bɜːnt/ (bre, ipa) · /bɝːnt/ (ame, ipa) · /bɜːrnt/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈbərnt/ (ame, mw)
burnt — 動詞
- burntpresent simple I / you / we / they
- burnts3rd person singular
- burnting-ing form
- burntedpast simple
1. the form of burn used for completed past actions, and also after have, has, or h
過去式；分詞
burn 的過去式與過去分詞
the form of burn used for completed past actions, and also after have, has, or had.
By midnight, the candles had burnt down to short white stubs.
到了午夜，那些蠟燭已燒到只剩短短的白色燭頭。
had burnt down
Omar burnt his hand when he lifted the pan too fast.
Omar 端起平底鍋太快時，把手燙傷了。
past simple: burnt + object
Most of the letters were burnt in the metal bin.
大部分的信都在金屬桶裡燒掉了。
After dinner, Pia burnt the old notes in the yard.
晚飯後，Pia 在院子裡把舊筆記燒掉了。
The rice had burnt before Ravi came back to the kitchen.
Ravi 回到廚房前，飯就已經燒焦了。
文法句型
burnt + object
have/has/had burnt
be burnt
用法筆記
Distinguish from adjective 1: this sense names the verb form, while the adjective describes the result. In American English, burned is often more usual as the verb form, but burnt is common in British English and still appears in passive forms.
常見錯誤
burnt — 形容詞
- burntpositive
- burntercomparative
- burntestsuperlative
1. changed by fire or strong heat so that it is black, harmed, or cooked too much.
燒焦；燙傷
被火或高溫燒黑、燒壞
changed by fire or strong heat so that it is black, harmed, or cooked too much.
Theo scraped the burnt toast over the sink before breakfast.
Theo 在早餐前對著水槽把燒焦的吐司刮一刮。
burnt + food
A burnt smell filled the kitchen after the milk boiled over.
牛奶滾出來後，廚房裡都是焦味。
collocation: burnt smell
The hikers found burnt trees beside the road after the big fire.
大火過後，健行的人在路邊看到燒黑的樹。
Grandma threw away the burnt cookies and started a new batch.
奶奶把烤焦的餅乾丟掉，重新做了一盤。
The boy cried when cold water touched his burnt hand.
冷水碰到他燙傷的手時，那個男孩哭了。
- charred
usually suggests a darker, more fully blackened surface
- scorched
often means the surface was marked or slightly damaged by heat
- overcooked
used mainly for food, not buildings or skin
文法句型
burnt + food/object/body part
be burnt
burnt smell
用法筆記
Often used for food, skin, paper, wood, and buildings after a fire or cooking accident. Distinguish from the verb sense above: this adjective describes the state left by heat, not the action or verb form.