Word · Frequency #21889
raze
夷为平地；摧毁
核心释义
to tear down completely so as to make level with the ground
- 1.
将(建筑物、城镇等)夷为平地或拆毁；摧毁。
To level or tear down (a building, a town, etc.) to the ground; to demolish.
- 2.
彻底移除(某人或某物),尤指从某地、某情况等；亦指消灭、摧毁、抹除。
To completely remove (someone or something), especially from a place, a situation, etc.; also, to remove from existence; to destroy, to obliterate.
- 3.
擦除(记录、文本等),原指刮去；抹掉,划掉。
To erase (a record, text, etc.), originally by scraping; to rub out, to scratch out.
将(建筑物、城镇等)夷为平地或拆毁；摧毁。；彻底移除(某人或某物),尤指从某地、某情况等；亦指消灭、摧毁、抹除。；擦除(记录、文本等),原指刮去；抹掉,划掉。；毁灭；刮去
用法In use
The old factory was razed to make room for a new park.
用法提示：razed 是 raze 的过去分词，用于被动语态，表示建筑物被彻底拆除、夷平。
The city decided to raze the abandoned buildings before the festival.
用法提示：raze 是及物动词原形，接宾语 the abandoned buildings，表示彻底拆除。
Crews are razing the damaged houses along the river.
用法提示：razing 是 raze 的现在分词，与 are 构成进行时，表示正在进行的拆除。
raze sth to the ground
to the ground 强调彻底摧毁，是常见搭配。
The city razed the old buildings to the ground.
这座城市把那些旧建筑夷为平地。
raze sth
raze 是及物动词，直接接宾语，表示拆除或摧毁。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- raze to the ground
- 夷为平地
- The earthquake razed the entire town to the ground.地震将整个城镇夷为平地。
- raze a building
- 拆除一座建筑
- The city decided to raze the abandoned building.市政府决定拆除那座废弃的建筑。
- raze a city
- 摧毁一座城市
- The invaders threatened to raze the city.入侵者威胁要摧毁这座城市。
- raze a village
- 把村庄夷为平地
- Troops razed the village during the war.战争期间军队把村庄夷为平地。
习语与比喻表达
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
raze 与 raise 同音却相反：raise 是“升起”，raze 是“夷平”，一建一拆。记住 z 像锯齿，把房子锯平。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：新闻报道、历史叙述、正式写作 raze 通常用于正式或书面语境，表示彻底摧毁建筑物或地区；日常口语较少使用，多用于新闻报道或历史叙述中。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words rhyme with /reɪz/: raise (-aise), maze (-aze), gaze (-aze), blaze (-aze), haze (-aze), and phase (-ase). The target 'raze' is usually spelled -aze, but note the homophone 'raise' is spelled -aise and 'phase' -ase. Beware lookalikes: 'razz' /ræz/ and 'razor' /ˈreɪzər/ do not rhyme with 'raze'.
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