raze
🇬🇧 UK/reiz/🇺🇸 US
TOEFLGREC2
Definitions
v.
To completely demolish a building or structure to the ground
夷平,彻底摧毁
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.raze to the ground夷为平地
- 2.raze a building拆除建筑
- 3.[raze a village]摧毁村庄
- 4.completely razed被彻底摧毁
Example Sentences
- 1.
The city council voted to raze the abandoned factory and build a park in its place.
- 2.
The entire village was razed to the ground during the conflict, leaving nothing standing.
- 3.
Developers plan to raze the old warehouse district to make way for luxury apartments.