"raze" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 夷为平地
• 彻底摧毁

Definition

将建筑物、城市或结构彻底摧毁，使其与地面齐平。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“Raze”为正式用词，常用于新闻、历史语境，常见于“raze to the ground”。不要和“raise”混淆。

Examples

The builders will raze the old factory next week.

建筑工人下周将会**夷为平地**这家旧工厂。

Firefighters stopped the flames from razing the village.

消防员阻止了火焰**夷为平地**村庄。

They planned to raze the entire block to build a new park.

他们计划**夷为平地**整个街区来建一个新公园。

The ancient city was razed during the war, leaving nothing behind.

那座古城在战争中被**夷为平地**，什么都没留下。

Developers want to raze these old houses, but locals are protesting.

开发商想**拆掉**这些老房子，但当地人正在抗议。

It took only hours for the hurricane to raze the coastal town to the ground.

飓风只花了几个小时就把海边小镇**夷为平地**了。