عبارت انگلیسی
burn
معنی و توضیح
The word “burn,” in this podcast, means an insult or words that are a sign of disrespect toward another person, often used humorously: “Oh, burn! I think he just said you’re too dumb to pass the test!” The phrase “to burn out” means to work too hard so that one becomes extremely tired and unable to work anymore: “What can we do to prevent young teachers from burning out?” The phrase “to burn (someone) up” means to make someone very angry: “Seeing people steal from small business owners really burns me up!” The phrase “to be burning up” means to have a high fever: “The baby is burning up! We need to take him to the hospital.” Finally, the phrase “to get burned” means to lose a lot of money, usually in a business deal: “We really got burned with those investments my brother recommended.”
پادکست مرتبط
اپیزود مرتبط با این کلمه: «Trading Insults». دو دقیقه اول را همینجا گوش کن و متن همگام را دنبال کن. برای ادامه کامل، از دکمه پایین استفاده کن.
Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 1,299 – Trading Insults.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 1,299. I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful – and I do mean beautiful – Los Angeles, California.
This episode is all about insulting or saying bad things about other people. This is going to be fun. Let’s get started.
Alan: Look at you! Did you get a haircut or did your head get stuck in a weed whacker?
Doris: Look who’s talking. Maybe you should do something different with your hair, like wash it.
Alan: Oh, burn. That would have been a nice comeback if it weren’t so dumb. Who taught you your one-liners? A friend? Oh, I forgot. You don’t have any.
Doris: I think you’ve confused me with someone else – you!
Alan: You couldn’t come up with your own put-down so you
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