| 词汇 | burn-to-the-ground |
| 释义 | burn (something) to the groundphrase to completely destroy a building by fire: 彻底烧毁 The building was burned to the ground ten years ago.这幢建筑10年前被烧毁了。 The local police station was recently burned to the ground. Three people died and over fifty businesses burned to the ground in the riots. More than twenty homes were burned to the ground in the wildfires. Hundreds of protestors broke into the hall and burned it to the ground. See also burnverb(DAMAGE) to burn down or burn something down burn downThe family home burned down in a matter of hours. burn to the groundToday marks 400 years since the theatre burned to the ground. go upAfter the initial explosion, the building went up in a matter of minutes. go up in flamesThe precious collection went up in flames. go up in smokeAll my life's work has gone up in smoke. consumeAll her possessions were consumed in the blaze. |
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