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

• 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。
• How many buildings does she have to burn down?
  她得烧毁多少房子才行？
• But we also had setbacks. You had an uncle who was once arrested. We had a house burn down. Your father lost a job.
  但是我们也有不如意的时候，你有个叔叔从前被逮捕过，我们的房子被烧毁过，你爸爸失业过。
• To burn down this mill and return it to kang.
  烧毁这个造纸厂，回到姜那里。
• Light up the stove and you could burn down the house.
  点燃火炉的时候你可能烧掉房子。
• Eg. the story was about a God who wanted to burn down the town.
  故事说的是有一个神仙想烧毁这个城市。
• Now light the candle and let it burn down.
  现在点着蜡烛和使火焰减弱些。
• 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。
• The good news is I didn't burn down your apartment.
  好消息是我没有烧光你的家。
• Who would wanna burn down my house?
  谁会放火烧我的房子？