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burn (something) down
phrasal verb with burnverbuk /bɜːn/ us /bɝːn/burnt or burned | burnt or burned
B2
to destroy something, especially a building, by fire, or to be destroyed by fire: 烧毁，焚毁（尤指建筑物）
He tried to burn down the school by setting fire to a pile of papers.他放火点燃了一堆报纸，妄图烧毁学校。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
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.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Burning, burnt & on fire
afire
aflame
alight
blaze
burn sb up
burned out
burnt out
carbonization
char
consume
flare
frazzled
inflammable
post-burn
reignite
scald
scorch
self-immolation
unburnable
unburned
burn down (something) | American Dictionary
burn down (something)
phrasal verb with burnverbus/bɜrn/past tense and past participleburnedus/bɜrnd, bɜrnt/burntus/bɜrnt/
to destroy something with fire, or to be destroyed in this way:
They weren’t injured, but their house burned down.
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