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burns up

/bɜːnz ʌp/

/bɜrnz ʌp/

Translations

burn upverb

burns up

burned up

Past Simple

burned up

Past Participle

burning up

Gerund

/bɜːn ʌp/

/bɜrn ʌp/

The engine burns up a lot of fuel.

Двигатель сжигает много топлива.

The paper will burn up quickly in the fire.

Бумага быстро сгорит в огне.

The light bulb will burn up if you leave it on too long.

Лампочка перегорит, если оставить её включенной слишком долго.

Additional translations

Synonyms

set fire to

burn upverb

To consume or destroy by fire.

The fire quickly burned up the old barn.

To use up energy or resources rapidly.

Running at full speed will burn up a lot of calories.

To become very angry or annoyed.

She was burning up when she heard the unfair criticism.

To cause something to become very hot.

The friction from re-entry into the atmosphere can burn up a spacecraft.