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

• To burn down this mill and return it to kang.
  烧毁这个造纸厂，回到姜那里。
• 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。
• Well, there was nothing left to do but kill the manager and burn down the laundry.
  完了，没有办法了，只有杀了经理，放把火烧掉洗衣间。
• 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。
• I know you hired my buddy to burn down pop's cart.
  我知道你雇我兄弟放的火。
• You burn down a house?
  你会烧一栋房子？
• 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。
• 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 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。