burner
A burner is a part of a stove or laboratory device that produces heat or a flame. It can also refer to a disposable mobile phone or a figurative state where a task is given low priority.
Beispiele
3 von 5I accidentally left the left burner on after I finished cooking dinner.
I left the heating ring of the stove active after preparing the meal.
The laboratory technician adjusted the Bunsen burner to achieve a blue flame.
The technician changed the lab heater to produce a hot, steady fire.
He used a burner to keep his identity private while selling his old car.
He used a temporary phone to remain anonymous during the sale.
Wortfamilie
Merkhilfe
Think of the 'ER' suffix as meaning 'the thing that does'. A burner is the thing that does the burning.
Schnelles Quiz
The scientist turned up the gas on the Bunsen ______ to heat the chemicals.
Richtig!
Die richtige Antwort ist: burner
Beispiele
I accidentally left the left burner on after I finished cooking dinner.
everydayI left the heating ring of the stove active after preparing the meal.
The laboratory technician adjusted the Bunsen burner to achieve a blue flame.
formalThe technician changed the lab heater to produce a hot, steady fire.
He used a burner to keep his identity private while selling his old car.
informalHe used a temporary phone to remain anonymous during the sale.
The study evaluates the nitrogen oxide emissions from high-efficiency industrial burners.
academicThe research analyzes the gases released by heating components in factories.
The executive decided to put the merger proposal on the back burner for now.
businessThe manager decided to make the merger plans a low priority for the time being.
Wortfamilie
Häufige Kollokationen
Häufige Phrasen
on the back burner
given low priority or postponed
on the front burner
given high priority or immediate attention
burner phone
a cheap, prepaid mobile phone intended for temporary use
Wird oft verwechselt mit
A stove is the whole appliance, while a burner is just the specific heat source on top.
A burner is a specific component, whereas a furnace is a large system for heating buildings.
Nutzungshinweise
Use this word specifically for the heating units on a cooktop or lab equipment. In business, it is almost exclusively used in the idiom 'on the back burner'.
Häufige Fehler
Learners sometimes use 'fire' or 'hole' when they mean the 'burner' on a kitchen appliance.
Merkhilfe
Think of the 'ER' suffix as meaning 'the thing that does'. A burner is the thing that does the burning.
Wortherkunft
Derived from the Middle English 'bernen', from Old English 'beornan' meaning to be on fire.
Grammatikmuster
Kultureller Kontext
The term 'burner phone' became popular in US culture through crime-themed television shows and movies.
Schnelles Quiz
The scientist turned up the gas on the Bunsen ______ to heat the chemicals.
Richtig!
Die richtige Antwort ist: burner
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