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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。
夷为平地；摧毁
razes — third person singular of raze
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
夷为平地；摧毁
to tear down completely so as to make level with the ground
The city razed the old buildings to the ground.
这座城市把那些旧建筑夷为平地。
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.
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.
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.
raze
Base
原形
razes
3rd person
第三人称单数
razing
-ing
现在分词
razed
Past
过去式
razed
Past participle
过去分词
The city council often razes old buildings to make way for new ones.
市议会经常夷平旧建筑，为新建筑腾出空间。
The fire razed the entire block.
大火把整个街区夷为平地。
They have razed the abandoned factory.
他们已经拆除了那座废弃的工厂。
规则动词；表示‘夷为平地、彻底摧毁’，常用于建筑或区域被完全拆除的语境。
The old factory was razed to make room for a new park.
那座旧工厂被夷为平地，以便建造一座新公园。
The city decided to raze the abandoned buildings before the festival.
市政府决定在节日前把那些废弃建筑夷为平地。
Crews are razing the damaged houses along the river.
工人们正在拆除河边的受损房屋，把它们夷为平地。
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 是及物动词，直接接宾语，表示拆除或摧毁。
They plan to raze the abandoned factory.
他们计划拆除这座废弃的工厂。
被动语态常用于描述火灾、战争等造成的毁灭。
The entire block was razed in the fire.
整个街区在大火中被夷为平地。
Not this
The government decided to raise the old building.
Use this
The government decided to raze the old building.
错误在于混淆了同音词 raise 和 raze。raise 意为“举起、建起”，而 raze 意为“摧毁、夷为平地”，二者读音相同但意思相反。此处要表达“拆除旧楼”，应用 raze。
Not this
The storm razed down many houses in the village.
Use this
The storm razed many houses in the village.
raze 本身已含有“彻底拆除、夷为平地”的意思，再加 down 属于语义重复，直接用 raze 即可。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
夷为平地
The earthquake razed the entire town to the ground.
地震将整个城镇夷为平地。
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。
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。
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。
把某物夷为平地；彻底摧毁
The entire neighborhood was razed to the ground to build the new highway.
整个街区被夷为平地，以便修建新公路。
把某物夷为废墟；彻底毁坏
The earthquake razed many downtown buildings to rubble.
地震把市中心的许多建筑物夷为废墟。
你难道不能医治病态的心灵，把根深蒂固的忧伤从记忆中拔出，抹去脑中写下的烦恼吗？
The old cinema was razed to make way for a new shopping center.
那座老电影院被夷为平地，以便建造新的购物中心。
Use razes naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。
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'.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.