🇬🇧 Sunburn meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

Sunburn is a painful skin reaction that happens when you spend too much time in the sun without protection like sunscreen, a hat, or shade. The sun’s ultraviolet (UV) rays damage your skin, making it red, hot, and sometimes itchy or blistered.

I thought I was getting a tan, but my skin said, “Surprise! It’s sunburn!”

I got sunburned on just one foot — now I look like a half-cooked chicken.

My sunburned face scared the dog. He brought me aloe vera out of sympathy.

I got such a bad sunburn, I looked like a tomato with legs.

I got sunburn so bad, I looked like a lobster that lost its sunscreen.

On the beach, she fell asleep and woke to a fierce sunburn on her shoulders. Each sunburn sting made her cry out; the mirror showed two red patches of sunburn. She pressed cool water, then aloe for the sunburn. Sitting with ice, she vowed to pack a hat and lotion, relieved when the pain eased from the sunburn.

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This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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