① burn up意为“烧完,烧掉”(=burn completely),强调动作的完成。
All her books were burned up in the fire. 她全部的书都在大火中烧掉了。
The house burned up before the firemen got there. 消防队员赶到前,房子已经烧光了。
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burn up有时可表示“烧旺起来”,也可表示“消耗掉”,用作及物或不及物动词。
He put some wood on the fire to make it burn up. 他添了些木柴,把火烧得旺些。
It burns up 100 calories an hour. 它每小时要消耗100卡的热量。
② burn down意为“烧毁,烧成废墟”(=burn to the ground),多指建筑物、村庄、城镇等,多用作及物动词。
The school building was burned down in the big fire. 在那场大火中,学校大楼被烧毁。
The whole village was burned down by the enemy. 整个村庄都被敌人烧毁了。