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词汇 burn down
释义
Phr V
burn down
burns, burning, burnt or burned
burn down (sth) or burn (sth) down
to destroy something, especially a building, by fire, or to be destroyed by fire
They came back to find that their house had burnt down.Dozens of people were hurt and a police station was burned down.
burn down
verb
1
to overuse and thus ruin something US, 1953.
2
to shoot and kill someone US, 1932
phraseburn down1. burn downburn down sthburn sth down if a building, town, or forest burns down or is burnt down, it is completely destroyed by fire: The old Palace of Westminster burned down in 1834. Hopper's Hollywood home was burnt down in a fire, and almost all the paintings were destroyed.2. burn down sthburn sth down to deliberately cause a fire in order to destroy a building, town, forest etc: Gore had burnt down the house in order to destroy the evidence of his crime. The men were threatening to burn down the capital if Colonel Rebu was not set free.3. burn down if a fire burns down, the flames become smaller and weaker and produce less heat or light: Gradually the fire burnt right down, leaving the room in near darkness. The candles had burned down low, but still they went on talking.

burn down

1. To destroy something with fire. We watched helplessly as our house burned down despite the firefighters' efforts.
2. To weaken or wane, as of a flame. Get the birthday girl in here—the candles on her cake are burning down!
3. slang To embarrass someone (who can be mentioned between "burn" and "down"). Andrew must be really insecure because he's always trying to burn other people down with snide comments.

burn someone down

Sl. to humiliate someone. Man, don't you ever burn me down like that again! You just want to burn down everybody to make yourself seem better.

burn something down

[for a fire] to destroy a building completely. The fire burned the barn down. It burned down the barn.

burn down

 
1. [for a building] to be destroyed by fire. The barn burned down. There was a fire, and the old factory was burned down.
2. [for a fire] to burn and dwindle away. The flame burned down and then went out. As the fire burned down, it began to get cold.

burn down

1. Completely consume by fire, burn to the ground, as in Their house burned down and they had nowhere to go. [Mid-1800s]
2. Diminish for lack of fuel, as in The fire will soon burn down. [Late 1800s]

burn someone down

tv. to humiliate someone. You just want to burn down everybody to make yourself seem better.
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