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JuanZZZ Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary
Burn (up&down)
What is the difference between burn up and burn down?
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Hi, Here's a couple of brief general comments. burn up This conveys the idea that something is being consumed by fire. eg All of her family photographs were burned up in the fire.
- Hi, Here's a couple of brief general comments.
- burn up This conveys the idea that something is being consumed by fire.
- eg All of her family photographs were burned up in the fire.
- burn down This has the idea that the flame is 'going/travelling down', and so perhaps is what is being consumed.
- eg When the fuse had burned down, the dynamite exploded.
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Hi,
Here's a couple of brief general comments.
burn up This conveys the idea that something is being consumed by fire.
eg All of her family photographs were burned up in the fire.
burn down This has the idea that the flame is 'going/travelling down', and so perhaps is what is being consumed.
Here's a couple of brief general comments.
burn up This conveys the idea that something is being consumed by fire.
eg All of her family photographs were burned up in the fire.
burn down This has the idea that the flame is 'going/travelling down', and so perhaps is what is being consumed.
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