burn down

英 [bɜːn daʊn]

美 [bɜːrn daʊn]

焚毁; （使）烧成平地

机械

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB-ERG 焚毁；（使）烧成平地
  If a buildingburns downor if someoneburnsitdown, it is completely destroyed by fire.
  1. Six months after Bud died, the house burned down...
     巴德死后6个月，这座房子被烧毁。
  2. Anarchists burnt down a restaurant.
     无政府主义者把一家饭店烧成平地。

英英释义

verb

• burn completely
  1. The hut burned down
  2. The mountain of paper went up in flames
  Synonym:burn upgo up
• destroy by fire
  1. They burned the house and his diaries
  Synonym:burnfire

双语例句

• I watched two buildings on my block burn down.
  我目睹了我们街区中两幢楼房的烧毁。
• You don't want to burn down your house, but you want a cheap source of fuel.
  你不是想要烧毁你的房子，你想要的是更便宜的燃料资源。
• They will burn down your houses and inflict punishment on you in the sight of many women.
  用火焚烧你的房屋，在许多妇人眼前向你施行审判。
• The next time the novelist rings the bell I will not stir though the meeting-house burn down.
  下一回，小说家再敲钟，哪怕那公共会场烧成了平地，也休想我动弹一下。
• Who would wanna burn down my house?
  谁会放火烧我的房子？
• I didn't burn down your restaurant.
  我没有把你的餐厅烧掉。
• The one where you burn down the city and other dangerous stuff?
  摧毁城市和其他危险物质？
• When they invented fire insurance, in the1600s, there was a lot of skepticism because anyone can burn down their house.
  十七世纪时，人们发明了火险，当时存在很多质疑，因为任何人都可以烧毁他们的房子。
• Now light the candle and let it burn down.
  现在点着蜡烛和使火焰减弱些。
• How many buildings does she have to burn down?
  她得烧毁多少房子才行？