burn out

v. 烧掉, 耗尽, 筋疲力尽

例句与用法：

If he doesn't stop working so hard, he'll burn himself out.

他继续这样拚命地工作，就会累垮的。

The hotel was completely burnt out.

该旅馆毁於大火。

The fire had burnt (itself) out before the fire brigade arrived.

在消防队赶到以前，火已(自行)熄灭。

The family was burnt out (of house and home) and forced to leave the area.

这家人因为房子被人放火烧了，不得不离开这个地区。

The clutch has burnt out.

离合器因过热而失灵。

详细释义：

ph.

不再热衷; 失去兴趣、热情

When you burn out, you lose enthusiasm, I always loved computers. All of a sudden I just didn't care.

一个人失去了兴趣, 就失去了热心, 我向来喜欢电脑, 但突然间却毫不在乎了。