incinerate
gb/ɪnsˈɪnɚˌeɪt/ us/ɪnsˈɪnɚˌeɪt/
C1
Angielski
eléget, szénné éget
CZASOWNIK
C1
FORMAL
1
eléget
B1
Schemat użycia:
incinerate [something]
The hospital incinerates medical waste to prevent the spread of infection.
A kórház elégeti az orvosi hulladékot, hogy megakadályozza a fertőzések terjedését.
Old confidential records were incinerated after being scanned.
A régi bizalmas iratokat beszkennelés után elégették.
Some cities incinerate garbage to reduce the amount sent to landfills.
Przykłady dla uczących się
They incinerated the waste in a special furnace.
A hulladékot egy speciális kemencében égették el.
The papers were incinerated.
A papírokat elégették.
Częsty błąd:
Do not use incinerate for ordinary cooking or small fires; burn is the more general word.
Znaczenie
burn completely to ash
Kolokacje
incinerate waste
|incinerate garbage
|incinerate trash
|incinerate medical waste
|incinerate hazardous waste
|incinerate documents
|incinerate the remains
|incinerated in a furnace
|an incinerated body
|completely incinerated
Synonimy
burn (more general and common; does not necessarily mean completely to ash)
|
cremate (specifically to burn a dead body as a funeral practice)
|
destroy by fire (clearer but less compact; emphasizes destruction rather than the process)
Antonimy
preserve (to keep something from being damaged or destroyed)
|
extinguish (to put out a fire rather than use fire to destroy something)
Tematy
fire
|waste_management
|environment
|public_services
Definicja
to burn something until only ash is left
To burn something completely, especially waste or other unwanted material, until it is reduced to ash.
CZASOWNIK
C1
FORMAL
2
szénné éget
B2
Schemat użycia:
[fire/explosion/weapon] incinerates [something/someone]; [something/someone] is incinerated
The car was incinerated in the explosion.
Az autó a robbanásban szénné égett.
A wall of flame swept through the warehouse and incinerated everything inside.
Egy lángfal söpört végig a raktáron, és mindent szénné égetett odabent.
Investigators found that the intense heat had incinerated most of the evidence.
Przykłady dla uczących się
The truck was incinerated in the fire.
A teherautó szénné égett a tűzben.
The explosion incinerated the small building.
A robbanás szénné égette a kis épületet.
Częsty błąd:
Incinerate is stronger than burn; it suggests complete destruction by very high heat.
Znaczenie
destroy by intense fire
Kolokacje
incinerated in the blast
|incinerated by the explosion
|incinerated by fire
|incinerated instantly
|incinerated the vehicle
|incinerated the building
|nearly incinerated
|burned and incinerated
Synonimy
consume (used of fire destroying something, often literary or formal)
|
char (means to blacken or partly burn, not necessarily destroy completely)
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vaporize (suggests disappearance from extreme heat or force, not specifically burning to ash)
Antonimy
survive (to remain alive or intact instead of being destroyed)
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spare (to leave something unharmed rather than destroy it)
Tematy
fire
|disasters
|warfare
|accidents
Definicja
to destroy something completely by very strong fire or heat
To destroy or kill something or someone completely with intense fire, heat, or an explosion.
Gramatyka
Forma słownikowa
incinerate
IPA
GB/ɪnsˈɪnɚˌeɪt/
US/ɪnsˈɪnɚˌeɪt/
Sylaby i akcent
in - cin - er - ate (4 sylaby)
Stress on 2nd syllable (cin)
Formy wyrazu
Verb
- Base: incinerate
- 3rd Person Singular: incinerates
- Present Participle: incinerating
- Past: incinerated
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