level something to the ground
collocation把……夷为平地
The bombing leveled entire neighborhoods to the ground.
轰炸将整个街区夷为平地。
把…弄平；使平整
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把…弄平；使平整
to make something flat, smooth, or even with the surface around it
The bulldozer levelled the old building to make way for a new park.
推土机将旧建筑夷为平地，以便为新公园腾出空间。
调整以尽可能使其平坦或垂直于地面
To adjust so as to make as flat or perpendicular to the ground as possible.
通过降至地面水平来摧毁；夷为平地
To destroy by reducing to ground level; to raze.
晋级到下一个级别
To progress to the next level.
瞄准或指向(武器、凝视、指责等)
To aim or direct (a weapon, a stare, an accusation, etc).
level
Base
原形
levels
3rd person
第三人称单数
levelling
-ing
现在分词
levelled
Past
过去式
levelled
Past participle
过去分词
He levels the ground before building.
他在建造前平整地面。
They levelled the old house yesterday.
他们昨天拆平了老房子。
The workers are levelling the field right now.
工人们现在正在平整田地。
He levelled his gun at the target.
他把枪瞄准了目标。
She levelled the soil with a rake before planting seeds.
她在播种前用耙子把土耙平。
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把……夷为平地
The bombing leveled entire neighborhoods to the ground.
轰炸将整个街区夷为平地。
对某人提出指控
They leveled accusations of fraud against the company.
他们对公司提出了欺诈指控。
对某人坦诚相待
I'll level with you: this plan needs more work.
我跟你说实话：这个计划还需要完善。
升级；提升等级
You can level up your character by completing quests.
你可以通过完成任务来提升角色的等级。
创造公平的竞争环境
The new policy aims to level the playing field for small businesses.
新政策旨在为小企业创造公平的竞争环境。
扳平比分
Her late goal leveled the score at 2–2.
她在最后时刻的进球将比分扳成2比2。
对某人坦诚相告；向某人说实话
I'll level with you: we're not going to make the deadline.
我跟你说实话：我们赶不上截止日期了。
创造公平的竞争环境；使条件均等
The new rules help level the playing field for smaller companies.
新规定有助于为较小的公司创造公平的竞争环境。
趋于平稳；不再上升或下降
House prices have finally leveled off after years of rapid growth.
房价在多年快速增长后终于趋于平稳。
我一直很努力，我就要升级了。
From Ciara's 2018 hit song 'Level Up,' this line became a viral anthem for self-improvement and success. The verb 'level up' here means to progress to the next level or improve yourself.
这句话出自席亚拉2018年的热门歌曲《Level Up》，成为自我提升和成功的病毒式流行语。动词“level up”在这里意为晋级到下一个级别或提升自我。
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动词level：像用水平尺(level)把地弄平；游戏升级level up则是把等级往上提。一个词记住“平”和“级”。
语域：neutral 常见场景：construction and DIY、landscaping and gardening、surveying and road work level 作动词表示“使平整、使水平”时，通常属于中性用词，日常口语和书面语都可用；多用于建筑、木工、园艺等需要找平或校平的场景。
真正与 level /ˈlɛv.əl/ 押韵的有 bevel、revel、devil（重读元音 /ɛ/ 后接 /vəl/）。model、towel、label 虽以 -el 结尾，但分别读 /ˈmɒd.əl/、/ˈtaʊ.əl/、/ˈleɪ.bəl/，并不押韵，注意区分。
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