burn/raze something to the ground

to destroy a city, building etc completely by fire, bombs etc 把某物烧成平地/夷为平地

The city of Tortona was burnt to the ground.

托尔托纳城被焚为平地。

Examples from the Corpus

burn/raze something to the ground• They then torched the building, burning it to the ground.• The city continued to thrive until a massive earthquake razed it to the ground in 749AD.

→ burn/raze something to the ground at ground1(7)

单词	burn/raze something to the ground
释义	burn/raze something to the ground burn/raze something to the ground to destroy a city, building etc completely by fire, bombs etc 把某物烧成平地/夷为平地 The city of Tortona was burnt to the ground. 托尔托纳城被焚为平地。 Examples from the Corpus burn/raze something to the ground• They then torched the building, burning it to the ground.• The city continued to thrive until a massive earthquake razed it to the ground in 749AD. → burn/raze something to the ground at ground1(7)
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