Word · Frequency #21889
razes
夷为平地；摧毁
razes is the third person singular of raze.
to tear down completely so as to make level with the ground
- 1.
To level or tear down (a building, a town, etc.) to the ground; to demolish.
将(建筑物、城镇等)夷为平地或拆毁；摧毁。
- 2.
To completely remove (someone or something), especially from a place, a situation, etc.; also, to remove from existence; to destroy, to obliterate.
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。
- 3.
To erase (a record, text, etc.), originally by scraping; to rub out, to scratch out.
擦除(记录、文本等),原指刮去；抹掉,划掉。
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
In use
The old factory was razed to make room for a new park.
The city decided to raze the abandoned buildings before the festival.
Crews are razing the damaged houses along the river.
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。
They plan to raze the abandoned factory.
他们计划拆除这座废弃的工厂。
be razed
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.
Connections
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。
Idioms & figurative uses
- raze something to the ground
- 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。
Learner notes
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。
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。
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'.
Learn the forms together
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.