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

• If they don't let me leave this country now I will burn down the whole building.
  如果他们不让我现在离开这个国家，我就要烧掉整栋大楼。
• 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。
• 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？
• The good news is I didn't burn down your apartment.
  好消息是我没有烧光你的家。
• The one where you burn down the city and other dangerous stuff?
  摧毁城市和其他危险物质？
• To burn down someone else's hot dog stand.
  把其他人的热狗店烧了。
• I don't want to know how to burn down my house.
  我不想知道怎样烧掉我的房子。
• I didn't burn down your restaurant.
  我没有把你的餐厅烧掉。
• Now light the candle and let it burn down.
  现在点着蜡烛和使火焰减弱些。