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burn midnight oil

/burn/US // bɜrn //UK // (bɜːn) //

挑灯夜战,开夜车,熬夜

Related Words

ignite点燃,点火,燃起,引发incinerate焚烧,焚化,焚毁,烧掉light光,光线,光明,光照torch火炬,火把,手电筒,火炬手melt融化,熔化,融化了,熔炼char炭,炭化,炭火,煳涂heat热度,热力,热,热量blaze炽热,火焰,炽热的气氛,炽热的火焰smolder熏蒸,熏陶,熏制,熏烤scorch灼烧,烧焦,灼热,灼伤hurt伤害,负伤,伤痛,受伤的boil煮沸,沸腾,煮熟,熬rage愤怒,狂怒,暴怒,怒火中烧beat打,殴打,拍打,击打use使用,用,运用,利用take采纳,采纳了sear搜索,灼烧,灼伤,灼热flicker闪烁,忽明忽暗,闪变,闪烁的combust燃烧,梳理,梳理一下,燃烧吧bake烘烤,烘培,焙烧,烘焙

Definitions

v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    burned or burnt, burn·ing.

    • : to undergo rapid combustion or consume fuel in such a way as to give off heat, gases, and, usually, light; be on fire: The fire burned in the grate.
    • : to contain a fire.
    • : to feel heat or a physiologically similar sensation; feel pain from or as if from a fire: The wound burned and throbbed.
    • : to give off light or to glow brightly: The lights in the house burned all night.
    • : to give off heat or be hot: The pavement burned in the noon sun.
    • : to produce pain or a stinging sensation similar to that of fire; cause to smart: The whiskey burned in his throat.
    • : Games. to be extremely close to finding a concealed object or guessing an answer.
    • : to feel extreme anger: When she said I was rude, I really burned.
    • : to feel strong emotion or passion: He burned with desire.
    • : Chemistry. to undergo combustion, either fast or slow; oxidize.to undergo fission or fusion.
    • : to become charred or overcooked by heat: The steak burned around the edges.
    • : to receive a sunburn: She burns easily and has to stay in the shade.
    • : to be damned: You may burn for that sin.
    • : Slang. to die in an electric chair: The murderer was sentenced to burn.
    • : to be engraved by or as if by burning: His words burned into her heart.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    burned or burnt, burn·ing.

    • : to cause to undergo combustion or be consumed partly or wholly by fire.
    • : to use as fuel or as a source of light: He burned coal to heat the house.
    • : to cause to feel the sensation of heat.
    • : to overcook or char: I almost burned the roast.
    • : to sunburn.
    • : to injure, endanger, or damage with or as if with fire: Look out, you'll burn yourself!
    • : to execute by burning: The heretic was burned at the stake.
    • : to subject to fire or treat with heat as a process of manufacturing.
    • : to produce with or as if with fire: She burned a hole in her dress.
    • : to cause sharp pain or a stinging sensation: The iodine burned his cut.
    • : to consume rapidly, especially to squander: He burned energy as if he never heard of resting.
    • : Slang. to suffer losses or be disillusioned in business or social relationships: She was burned by that phony stock deal.
    • : Slang. to cheat or rob.
    • : Digital Technology. to copy or write data to: She burned a CD of their favorite songs.Compare rip.
    • : Chemistry. to cause to undergo combustion; oxidize.
    • : to damage through excessive friction, as in grinding or machining; scorch.
    • : Metallurgy. to oxidize, as with a flame.
    • : British. to scald in an iron container over a fire.
    • : Cards. to put face up at the bottom of the pack.
    • : Slang. to disclose the identity of: to burn a narcotics detective.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a burned place or area: a burn where fire had ripped through the forest.
    • : Pathology. an injury usually caused by heat but also by abnormal cold, chemicals, poison gas, electricity, or lightning, and characterized by a painful reddening and swelling of the epidermis , damage extending into the dermis, usually with blistering , or destruction of the epidermis and dermis extending into the deeper tissue with loss of pain receptors .
    • : slow burn.
    • : the process or an instance of burning or baking, as in brickmaking.
    • : a forest or brush fire.
    • : the firing of a rocket engine.
    • : Usually the burn . a burning sensation felt in the muscles during intense exercise: Repeat the sit-ups till you feel the burn in your lower abs.
    • : Slang. a swindle.
  1. 1
    • : burn down, to burn to the ground: That barn was struck by lightning and burned down.
    • : burn in, Photography. to expose to more light by masking the other parts in order to darken and give greater detail to the unmasked area.Also print in. Compare dodge.
    • : burn off, to be dissipated by the warmth of the rising sun.
    • : burn on, to weld lead with lead.
    • : burn one up, Informal. to incite to anger: That attitude burns me up.
    • : burn out, to cease functioning because something has been exhausted or burned up, as fuel or a filament: Our light bulbs burned out.to deprive of a place to live, work, etc., by reason of fire: They were burned out and had to live with relatives.to wear out; exhaust; be worn out; become exhausted.
    • : burn up, to burn completely or utterly: The papers burned up in a minute.Informal.to become angry: He burns up at the mention of her name.

Phrases

  • burn at the stake
  • burn down
  • burned up
  • burn in effigy
  • burning question
  • burn into
  • burn off
  • burn one's bridges
  • burn oneself out
  • burn one's fingers
  • burn out
  • burn rubber
  • burn someone up
  • burn the candle at both ends
  • burn the midnight oil
  • burn to a cinder
  • burn up
  • crash and burn
  • ears are burning
  • fiddle while Rome burns
  • (burn) in effigy
  • money burns a hole in one's pocket
  • money to burn
  • slow burn

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inlearn
Synonyms
determine确定,决定,判断,决定了enroll注册,注册登记,注册入学,注册人数gain收益,获得,收获,效益get得到,获得,拿到,得grasp掌握,把握,把握住,握住master掌握,主人,主,硕士pick up捡起,拾起,拿起,捡拾read阅读,读,读取,看receive收到,收到了,收到的,收到了吗review审查,回顾,复审,复查study研究,研究报告,学习,研究报告书apprentice学徒,学徒工,徒弟,徒工attain达到,实现,达到了,达成con骗局,骗人,骗术,骗人的cram填满,填塞,填满了,充塞grind碾磨,碾压,磨削,碾碎imbibe吸取,吸收,饮用,沉浸于lucubrate透明度,透明度高,透明度高的matriculate预科,预科生,预科班,预科教育memorize记忆,熟记,背诵,记住peruse精读,披阅,仔细阅读,阅prepare准备,预备,编写,筹备be taught受教于人,受教,受教于,受到教育be trained受训,接受培训,受培训,受过培训become able能,会,会成,会了become versed通晓,熟谙,精通,熟知brush up on复习功课,复习,刷新,恶补commit to memory记在心里,记忆,记下,铭记在心crack the books破解书籍,破解书本,破解图书,破解账目drink in喝在,喝的时候get down pat熟练掌握,踏实,踏踏实实,踏实下来get the hang of弄懂,弄通,搞定,领会get the knack of掌握诀窍,领悟,掌握,领会improve mind改善心智,改善心灵,改善心态,提高心智major in主修专业,专攻,主修专业是,主修专业为minor in辅修,兼修,副修,次要从事pore over遍览,钻研,遍阅,遍寻soak up浸透,浸透了,吸收,吸取specialize in专注于,专攻,擅长于,专长于take course上课,选课,参加课程,选修课程take in收纳,摄取,吸纳,摄入train in训练在,训练中的,训练中wade through趟过,蹚过,蹚水,蹚蹚浑水
as instudy
Synonyms
consider考虑,认为,思考,考虑到examine审查,检查,研究,审视learn学习,了解,学,学习的ponder思考,琢磨,深思熟虑,思索pore over遍览,钻研,遍阅,遍寻read阅读,读,读取,看think认为,觉得,想,想到coach教练,辅导员,教练员,辅导老师cogitate思考,思考一下,深思熟虑,思考问题cram填满,填塞,填满了,充塞dig挖掘,挖掘机,挖出,挖excogitate叹为观止,叹气,叹息,叹息声grind碾磨,碾压,磨削,碾碎inquire查询,询问,问询,问讯lucubrate透明度,透明度高,透明度高的meditate打坐,静坐,静心,默想mind思想,心灵,介意,脑子里peruse精读,披阅,仔细阅读,阅plug插头,塞子,堵塞,堵住plunge纵身一跃,纵身一跳,骤降,纵身跳下refresh刷新,刷新纪录,刷刷新,刷新了tutor辅导员,家教,监护人,辅导老师weigh衡量,称重,称量,秤量apply oneself运用自己,运用自己的力量,投身,运用自己的bone up彻查brood over惦记着,萦绕于怀,萦绕于心,萦绕于心的bury oneself in埋头苦干,埋头苦读,埋首苦干,埋头于crack the books破解书籍,破解书本,破解图书,破解账目dive into潜入,潜心研究,潜心于,潜入到go into进入,进,入,陷入go over翻阅,过去的,过去,过hit the books打书,打书了,打书的时候,打书本learn the ropes学着点,学做人,学着点吧,学做人的道理mull over酝酿,琢磨,咂摸,琢磨一下perpend垂头丧气,垂挂,垂头丧气的,垂死挣扎polish up抛光,擦亮,修整,抛光处理read up读起来,读起,查阅,读懂think out想出,想出办法,想出来的,想出了think over仔细考虑,仔细想想,深思熟虑,琢磨一下
as inburn the midnight oil
Synonyms
bear down忍耐,忍耐力,忍受,忍耐力下降cram填满,填塞,填满了,充塞do double duty做双份工作,兼任,双管齐下,做双份的工作elucubrate阐释,澄清,阐明,阐发grind碾磨,碾压,磨削,碾碎lucubrate透明度,透明度高,透明度高的overwork过劳,工作过度,过度劳累,过度工作study研究,研究报告,学习,研究报告书sweat and slave汗水和奴役,汗水和奴仆,汗水和奴隶,汗水与奴役toil away劳心劳力,劳心劳力地工作,消磨时间,劳心费力work day and night没日没夜地工作,日夜兼程,昼夜兼程,没日没夜地工作着work late加班,加班费,加班加点,熬夜work like a dog像狗一样工作,像狗一样的工作,像狗一样地工作,像狗一样干活work overtime加班,加班加点,加班工作,超时工作
as inlucubrate
Synonyms
coach教练,辅导员,教练员,辅导老师cogitate思考,思考一下,深思熟虑,思考问题consider考虑,认为,思考,考虑到cram填满,填塞,填满了,充塞dig挖掘,挖掘机,挖出,挖examine审查,检查,研究,审视excogitate叹为观止,叹气,叹息,叹息声grind碾磨,碾压,磨削,碾碎inquire查询,询问,问询,问讯learn学习,了解,学,学习的meditate打坐,静坐,静心,默想mind思想,心灵,介意,脑子里peruse精读,披阅,仔细阅读,阅plug插头,塞子,堵塞,堵住plunge纵身一跃,纵身一跳,骤降,纵身跳下ponder思考,琢磨,深思熟虑,思索read阅读,读,读取,看refresh刷新,刷新纪录,刷刷新,刷新了think认为,觉得,想,想到tutor辅导员,家教,监护人,辅导老师weigh衡量,称重,称量,秤量apply oneself运用自己,运用自己的力量,投身,运用自己的bone up彻查brood over惦记着,萦绕于怀,萦绕于心,萦绕于心的bury oneself in埋头苦干,埋头苦读,埋首苦干,埋头于crack the books破解书籍,破解书本,破解图书,破解账目dive into潜入,潜心研究,潜心于,潜入到go into进入,进,入,陷入go over翻阅,过去的,过去,过hit the books打书,打书了,打书的时候,打书本learn the ropes学着点,学做人,学着点吧,学做人的道理mull over酝酿,琢磨,咂摸,琢磨一下perpend垂头丧气,垂挂,垂头丧气的,垂死挣扎polish up抛光,擦亮,修整,抛光处理pore over遍览,钻研,遍阅,遍寻read up读起来,读起,查阅,读懂think out想出,想出办法,想出来的,想出了think over仔细考虑,仔细想想,深思熟虑,琢磨一下
as incram
Synonyms
coach教练,辅导员,教练员,辅导老师cogitate思考,思考一下,深思熟虑,思考问题consider考虑,认为,思考,考虑到cram填满,填塞,填满了,充塞dig挖掘,挖掘机,挖出,挖examine审查,检查,研究,审视excogitate叹为观止,叹气,叹息,叹息声grind碾磨,碾压,磨削,碾碎inquire查询,询问,问询,问讯learn学习,了解,学,学习的meditate打坐,静坐,静心,默想mind思想,心灵,介意,脑子里peruse精读,披阅,仔细阅读,阅plug插头,塞子,堵塞,堵住plunge纵身一跃,纵身一跳,骤降,纵身跳下ponder思考,琢磨,深思熟虑,思索read阅读,读,读取,看refresh刷新,刷新纪录,刷刷新,刷新了think认为,觉得,想,想到tutor辅导员,家教,监护人,辅导老师weigh衡量,称重,称量,秤量apply oneself运用自己,运用自己的力量,投身,运用自己的bone up彻查brood over惦记着,萦绕于怀,萦绕于心,萦绕于心的bury oneself in埋头苦干,埋头苦读,埋首苦干,埋头于crack the books破解书籍,破解书本,破解图书,破解账目dive into潜入,潜心研究,潜心于,潜入到go into进入,进,入,陷入go over翻阅,过去的,过去,过hit the books打书,打书了,打书的时候,打书本learn the ropes学着点,学做人,学着点吧,学做人的道理mull over酝酿,琢磨,咂摸,琢磨一下perpend垂头丧气,垂挂,垂头丧气的,垂死挣扎polish up抛光,擦亮,修整,抛光处理pore over遍览,钻研,遍阅,遍寻read up读起来,读起,查阅,读懂think out想出,想出办法,想出来的,想出了think over仔细考虑,仔细想想,深思熟虑,琢磨一下

Examples

  • Fuel spilled by a tanker burns in the Cuyahoga River on August 25th.

  • There are just so many reasons not to pick up the drip torch and start a prescribed burn even though it’s the safe, smart thing to do.

  • Burn bosses in California can more easily be held liable than their peers in some other states if the wind comes up and their burn goes awry.

  • California, of course, uses aircraft—it has both its own fleet and can employ contractors—to mount full-court presses on fires, but the practice is certainly not limited to combating burns in the Golden State.

  • The battery, she alleged, exploded and left her with severe burns.

  • Hatuey replied that he would rather burn and be sent to hell than ever again encounter people as cruel as the Spanish.

  • Are sociopathic animals in while sociopathic people burn in hell?

  • Related: Infographic: How Much Exercise It Takes to Burn Off Thanksgiving Dinner 6.

  • Soon, though, voices from off camera begin shouting for retribution, not justice, chanting “Burn this b**** down.”

  • In order to get the ghosts to glow, we had to do what was called a double burn.

  • Truth is a torch, but one of enormous size; so that we slink past it in rather a blinking fashion for fear it should burn us.

  • On the thirteenth of the same month they bound to the stake, in order to burn alive, a man who had two religious in his house.

  • He couldn't sell them; he couldn't burn them; he was even compelled to insure them, to his intense disgust.

  • They used to declare that every unbaptised baby would go to Hell and burn for ever in fire and brimstone.

  • And it shall devour the mountains, and burn the wilderness, and consume all that is green as with fire.

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