| 词汇 | razing |
| 释义 | razing present participle ofraze raze verb[ T ] uk /reɪz/ us /reɪz/ to completely destroy a city, building, etc.: 把（城市、建筑物等）夷为平地；彻底摧毁 The town was razed to the ground in the bombing raid - not a building was left standing.整个城镇在空袭中被夷为平地——没有一座建筑物幸存。 Synonyms destroy level Destroying and demolishing annihilate annihilation apocalypse bash bash through (something) be sacrificed on the altar of somethingidiom consume costly dynamite erosion erosional erosionally erosive sabotage saboteur sack sacking sacrifice scarred wipe Examples of razingrazing In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. This is a relative notion, however, as there is no solid evidence to suggest that houses were radically destroyed upon abandonment by burning or razing them to the ground. Drought and g razing patch dynamics under different grazing management. That community has been struggling to survive decades of depopulation and the razing of homes to make way for offices. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Surely nothing can be gained from razing 44 schools to the ground. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Half the farm buildings in this country need razing to the ground, but that cannot be done unless more money is left in the industry to rebuild them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Speculation brings about the razing of houses, the driving away of residents, and the boarding up of sites held by property companies awaiting an even more profitable price bonanza. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The society rose to national attention because of a court judgment that deemed construction beyond five floors illegal and called for razing it down. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He continues moving inland, razing the base to the ground, and sends the tank armory up in flames. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The initial cost of acquiring the space, razing some of the existing buildings and constructing new buildings was estimated at $250 million. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Although she is not averse to razing the occasional village, her true schemes are subtle and hard to detect. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Many of these buildings were completely destroyed and others were so severely damaged to require razing. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The razing of the park's remains was to commence almost immediately after the higher court's ruling. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Razing hills in the neighbourhood for soil to reclaim the fields could lead to biodiversity loss and water shortage. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. This allowed the railway to run straight through the heart of a major midwestern city without razing a single home. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Shortly thereafter, he began razing the old fortifications, preserving some of the ramparts near the city center and using parts of the wall for causeways. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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