burn away phrasal verbphr v BURNif something burns away or is burned away, it is destroyed by fire 烧掉,烧毁,烧光burn something ↔ away All her hair had been burnt away. 她的头发全部烧光了。
burn away• Normally printers of this type are classified as non-impact but this version actually deposits carbon rather than burn away a layer of silvering.• All her hair had been burnt away but for the black roots and her features hideously charred.• The stripes on ties are formed by strategically burning away the nap of the velvet.
→ burn away at burn1(PHRASAL VERB)