burning
Word family
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++burn·ing1 /ˈbɜːnɪŋ $ ˈbɜːr-/ ●●○ adjective [only before noun] 1 BURNon fire 燃烧着的 She was rescued from a burning building. 她被人从着火的大楼里救了出来。2 HOTfeeling very hot 感到发烫的 Claudia put her hands to her burning face. 克劳迪娅双手捂住自己发烫的脸。3 burning ambition/desire/need etc a burning ambition, desire, need etc is very strong 勃勃的雄心/熊熊欲望/迫切需要等 My burning ambition is to be world champion. 我雄心勃勃要当世界冠军。4 burning issue/question a burning issue or question is very important and urgent 迫在眉睫的问题 Education has become a burning issue in this election. 教育成了本届选举的当务之急。5. written burning eyes look at you very hard or show very strong feeling 〔目光〕灼热的Examples from the Corpus
burning• That did not matter for soon burning aircraft lit the scene as though it were daylight.• The two boys were rescued from the burning apartment building.• burning cheeks• Mrs Stocks passed on the onions, neatly sliced, and went to splash cold water over her burning eyes.burning2 adverb burning hot HOTvery hot 滚烫的，酷热的burn·ing1 adjectiveburning2 adverbChineseSyllable
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burning
burn‧ing1 /ˈbɜːnɪŋ $ ˈbɜːr-/ 
adjective [only before noun]1. on fire:
She was rescued from a burning building.
2. feeling very hot:
Claudia put her hands to her burning face.
3. burning ambition/desire/need etc a burning ambition, desire, need etc is very strong:
My burning ambition is to be world champion.
4. burning issue/question a burning issue or question is very important and urgent:
Education has become a burning issue in this election.
5. written burning eyes look at you very hard or show very strong feeling
burning2 adverbburning hot very hot
| I |
adjective [only before noun]1. on fire: 2. feeling very hot:
3. burning ambition/desire/need etc a burning ambition, desire, need etc is very strong:
4. burning issue/question a burning issue or question is very important and urgent:
5. written burning eyes look at you very hard or show very strong feeling
| II |
adverbburning hot very hot
painful causing you physical pain 指使人肉体上疼痛的 NOTE Painful can describe a part of the body, illness, injury, treatment or death.* painful 可用于描述身体部位、疾病、受伤、治疗或死亡等 ：◆ Is your knee still painful? 你的膝盖还疼吗？ ◆ a series of painful injections 一次又一次令人痛苦的注射 ◆ a slow and painful death 缓慢而痛苦的死亡 sore (of a part of the body) painful and often red, especially because of infection or because a muscle has been used too much 指（身体部位）发炎疼痛的、肌肉酸痛的 ：◆ a sore throat 咽喉疼 ◆ Their feet were sore after hours of walking. 他们走了几小时的路，脚都走疼了。 raw (of a part of the body) red and painful, for example because of an infection or because the skin has been damaged 指（身体部位）红肿疼痛的、破损的、擦伤的 ：◆ The skin on her feet had been rubbed raw. 她脚上的皮磨破了。 inflamed (of a part of the body) painful, red and hot because of an infection or injury 指（身体部位）发炎的、红肿的 ：◆ The wound had become inflamed. 伤口发炎了。 excruciating extremely painful 指极痛苦的、极苦恼的 NOTE Excruciating can describe feelings, treatments or death but not parts of the body.* excruciating 可用于描述情感、治疗或死亡，而非身体部位 ：◆ an excruciating throat/back/knee burning painful and giving a feeling of being very hot 指火辣辣地痛的 ：◆ She felt a burning sensation in her throat. 她感到咽喉火辣辣的疼。 itchy giving an uncomfortable feeling on your skin that makes you want to scratch; having this feeling 指发痒的 ：◆ an itchy rash 发痒的皮疹 ◆ I feel itchy all over. 我觉得浑身发痒。
Patterns
sore/inflamed/itchy eyes raw/inflamed/itchy skin a painful/an excruciating death a painful/burning sensation excruciating/burning pain