The pile of paper burned away to nothing.
這堆已化為灰燼。
2 . burn down 燒掉,燒毀。如:
A number of houses were burned down in the fire.
在火災中燒掉了不少房子。
3 . burn off 燒毀,燒盡。如:
The farmers are burning off the stubble from the fields.
農民正把地里的莊稼茬燒掉。
4 . burn out 燒完,燒掉,燒壞。如:
The building was burned out and only the walls remained.
大樓被燒空了,只剩下墻。
The engine is [has] burned out.
引擎被燒壞了。
5 . burn up
燒完,燒盡。如:
We burned up all the dead leaves in the garden.
我們把花園里所有的枯葉都燒掉了。
燒得很旺。如:
As we gazed, the fire burned up again.
我們正看著時,火又重新燃燒起來。