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burner

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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++burn·er /ˈbɜːnə $ ˈbɜːrnər/ noun [countable]  1 DFC British English the part of an oven or heater that produces heat or a flame 燃烧器 a gas burner 煤气燃烧器2. American English one of the round parts on the top of a cooker that produce heat 煤气头,炉头3 put/leave something on the back burner informal to delay doing something until a later time 推迟做某事,把某事往后搁 The government quietly put the scheme on the back burner. 政府悄悄地把这个计划搁置起来了。 Bunsen burner
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burnerAll burners have automatic ignition and re-ignition.Their other project, meanwhile, is on the back burner.He waylaid Stella in the paint-frame where she had been sent to boil rabbit glue on the Bunsen burner.The connections were loose, and the optic burner didn't respond to her impulse command.When he said no, she turned down the burner on the stove.It may be necessary to pre-heat the burner in cool weather and the fumes can be smelly.I have hot-air heat, with burner and furnace three years old.
burn·er nounChineseSyllable
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burner
burner /ˈbɜːnə $ ˈbɜːrnər/ noun [countable]
 Word Family: noun: burn, burner; adjective: burning, burnt; verb: burn; adverb: burning
1. British English the part of an oven or heater that produces heat or a flame:
    a gas burner
2.
  American English one of the round parts on the top of a cooker that produce heat
3. put/leave something on the back burner informal to delay doing something until a later time:
    The government quietly put the scheme on the back burner.
Bunsen burner


burn·erBrE /ˈbɜːnə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈbɜːrnər/ 🔊 noun
the part of a cooker/stove, etc. that produces a flame 煤气头;煤气灶火圈;炉膛
a large, solid, metal piece of equipment for burning wood or coal, used for heating a room (取暖用的)炉子a wood burner烧木柴的炉子   see also Bunsen burner on the back ˈburner(informal) (of an idea, a plan, etc. 主意、计划等) left for the present time, to be done or considered later 暂时搁置   see also back-burner   compare on the front burner at front adjective on the ˈfront burner(informal, especially NAmE) (of an issue, a plan, etc. 问题、计划等) being given a lot of attention because it is considered important 处于前列重要地位;受到重视;为当务之急Anything that keeps education on the front burner is good. 任何重视教育的事都是好事。🔊🔊   compare on the back burner at back adjective