sunburn
sunburn — 名詞
1. damage to the skin that makes it red and painful, caused by staying under strong
曬傷
皮膚因日曬而發紅疼痛
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.
Elena 忘了塗防曬乳，結果肩膀嚴重曬傷，痛得不得了。
collocation: painful sunburn
The doctor told Mark that a bad sunburn can damage your skin for many years.
醫生告訴 Mark，嚴重的曬傷可能會對皮膚造成長達多年的傷害。
collocation: bad sunburn
After the beach trip, Tanvi's nose was bright red from a mild sunburn.
去海邊回來後，Tanvi 的鼻子因為輕微曬傷而變得通紅。
Rania always wears a hat to avoid getting a sunburn on her face.
Rania 總是戴帽子，以免臉部曬傷。
Ada's sunburn was so bad that she could not sleep on her back that night.
Ada 的曬傷很嚴重，那天晚上她沒法仰躺著睡覺。
- 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 — 動詞
1. to cause skin to become red and painful from too much time in the sun; or for sk
曬傷；曬紅
因曝曬使皮膚發紅受損
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.
Mayumi 的皮膚很白，很容易曬傷，所以她出門一定會擦防曬。
intransitive pattern: skin burns easily
If you stay on the beach all afternoon without shade, you will get sunburned.
如果你整個下午待在沙灘上沒有遮陰，你會曬傷。
passive: get sunburned
The strong midday sun burned the children's backs during the school picnic.
學校野餐時，正午的烈日把小朋友們的背部都曬傷了。
Jack forgot to reapply sunscreen and burned his arms while hiking.
Jack 健行時忘了補防曬，結果手臂曬傷了。
Élise sunburned her legs badly on the first day of her vacation in Spain.
Élise 到西班牙度假的第一天，腿就嚴重曬傷了。
- 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.