| 词汇 | burn them down |
| 释义 | (redirected from burn them down)burn down1. 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 downSl. 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 down1. [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 down1. 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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