sunburn
sunburn — noun
1. damage to the skin that makes it red and painful, caused by staying under strong
damage to the skin that makes it red and painful, caused by staying under strong sunlight without any protection
Elena forgot to put on sunscreen and ended up with a painful sunburn on her shoulders.
collocation: painful sunburn
The doctor told Mark that a bad sunburn can damage your skin for many years.
collocation: bad sunburn
After the beach trip, Tanvi's nose was bright red from a mild sunburn.
Rania always wears a hat to avoid getting a sunburn on her face.
Ada's sunburn was so bad that she could not sleep on her back that night.
- sunburned skin
more descriptive; focuses on the skin itself rather than the condition
- redness
broader term; can describe any skin redness, not just from the sun
- tan
refers to darker, not burnt, skin from moderate sun exposure
文法句型
get/have + sunburn
a + adj + sunburn
用法筆記
Sunburn is generally uncountable when referring to the condition in general ('Sunburn hurts.'), but it can be countable when referring to a specific case on a particular part of the body ('I got a bad sunburn on my nose.').
常見錯誤
sunburn — verb
1. to cause skin to become red and painful from too much time in the sun; or for sk
to cause skin to become red and painful from too much time in the sun; or for skin to become red and painful in this way
Mayumi's fair skin burns easily, so she never goes outside without sunscreen.
intransitive pattern: skin burns easily
If you stay on the beach all afternoon without shade, you will get sunburned.
passive: get sunburned
The strong midday sun burned the children's backs during the school picnic.
Jack forgot to reapply sunscreen and burned his arms while hiking.
Élise sunburned her legs badly on the first day of her vacation in Spain.
- get sunburned
more conversational and more common than the bare verb 'sunburn'
- burn
shorter and more general; context makes the meaning clear ('I burn easily.')
文法句型
sunburn + object
get sunburned
object + burn + adverb (easily)
用法筆記
The verb 'sunburn' (transitive: 'The sun burned her skin' / intransitive: 'Her skin burns easily') is less common in everyday conversation than the phrasal form 'get sunburned'. The past forms are 'sunburned' or 'sunburnt' — both are acceptable, but 'sunburned' is more common in American English.