Old English in the literal sense; c. 1300 figurative, present participle adjective from burn (v.)). Burning question matches French question br?lante, German brennende Frage. Burning bush is from Exodus III. Burning glass is attested from 1560s.
雙語例句
1. Because you're not burning calories, everything you eat turns to fat.
由于沒有消耗卡路里，你吃的所有東西都會變成脂肪。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Mark was dragged from the burning wreckage of his car.
馬克被人從他著火的汽車殘骸中拉了出來。
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3. Acid rain is not straightforwardly attributable to the burning of coal.
酸雨并非簡單地由燒煤造成。
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4. Emergency workers fear that the burning ship could slip its moorings.