transitive. To cover over, esp. with earth or ashes (cf. rake, v.2 5); to bury. Also figurative.
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| 释义 | the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > burn or consume by fire [verb (transitive)] > make a fire > keep fire going > by covering with ashes or small coal (6) rekec1330 transitive. To cover over, esp. with earth or ashes (cf. rake, v.2 5); to bury. Also figurative. wryc1374 To cover or rake up (a fire) so as to keep it alive. (Cf. rake, v.2 5) Now dialect. rakea1398 transitive. To cover up by or as by raking; spec. to cover (a fire) with ashes, coal, etc., to keep it smouldering. Also in figurative context… rake1530 transitive. With up. Also figurative. Now chiefly regional. to damp down1869 to damp down (a fire or furnace): to cover or fill it with small coal, ashes, or coke, so as to check combustion and prevent its going out, when… bank1923 . transitive. To cover (a fire) with tightly packed fuel so as to ensure continued slow burning. Frequently with up (also down). Also in… |
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