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razed

UK //reɪzd//US //reɪzd//

词源

源自中古法语 raser(刮平),最终来自拉丁语 rasus(刮掉的),与 razor(剃刀)同源。

verb

❶ 彻底摧毁或夷平建筑物、城市等,通常指人为的破坏行为,常用于描述战争或拆迁场景。

“The ancient city was razed to the ground during the war.”

(这座古城在战争中被彻底夷为平地。)

“Developers razed the old factory to build a shopping mall.”

(开发商拆除了旧工厂以建造购物中心。)

同义词:demolished, destroyed, flattened

常见短语

raze to the ground — 彻底摧毁某处,使其完全变为平地,强调破坏的彻底性。

“The army was ordered to raze the enemy fortress to the ground.”

(军队奉命将敌方堡垒彻底铲平。)