burn up

/ˌbɝn ˈʌp/· phrasal v.

科学/科研/医疗B2

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Chinese meaning

(在zài大dà气qì层céng中zhōng)烧shāo毁huǐ,烧shāo尽jìn

被bèi彻chè底dǐ烧shāo毁huǐ,烧shāo光guāng

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卫wèi星xīng再zài入rù大dà气qì层céng时shí被bèi摩mó擦cā高gāo温wēn烧shāo毁huǐ

Example

The space agency's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, which studied cataclysmic cosmic explosions, is expected to burn up in Earth's atmosphere later this year

美měi国guó宇yǔ航háng局jú的de尼ní尔ěr·格gé雷léi尔ěr斯sī·雨yǔ燕yàn天tiān文wén台tái(Swift Observatory)——该gāi天tiān文wén台tái曾céng研yán究jiū剧jù烈liè的de宇yǔ宙zhòu爆bào炸zhà——预yù计jì将jiāng于yú今jīn年nián晚wǎn些xiē时shí候hòu在zài地dì球qiú大dà气qì层céng中zhōng烧shāo毁huǐ。

Source: Scientific American · 19 Aug 2026

Background ✎

NASA放fàng弃qì了le对duì失shī控kòng下xià坠zhuì的de雨yǔ燕yàn太tài空kōng望wàng远yuǎn镜jìng的de营yíng救jiù计jì划huà,该gāi卫wèi星xīng将jiāng在zài今jīn年nián晚wǎn些xiē时shí候hòu坠zhuì入rù大dà气qì层céng烧shāo毁huǐ。

Roots · etymology

burn + up,中古英语已有 upbrennynge(烧尽)用法

  • burn(燃烧)+ up(表'彻底、烧光'的小品词)

Collocations

  • burn up in the atmosphere / burn up on reentry / satellite burns up

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