動(dòng)詞 raze:

1. tear down so as to make flat with the ground
   同義詞：level, rase, dismantle, tear down, take down, pull down

1. The bombs razed the building to the ground.
   炸彈把那座建筑夷為平地。
2. The city was razed by an earthquake.
   地震把這個(gè)城市夷為平地。

raze 也作 rase

v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
razed 也作 rased raz.ing ras.ing raz.es ras.es
To level to the ground; demolish.See Synonyms at ruin
夷平，拆毀：變?yōu)槠降?；拆毀參?jiàn) ruin
To scrape or shave off.
擦掉，抹去
Archaic To erase.
【古語(yǔ)】 擦去

來(lái)源：
Middle English rasen [to scrape off]
中古英語(yǔ) rasen [擦掉，擦凈]
from Old French raser
源自 古法語(yǔ) raser
from Vulgar Latin *r3s3re
源自 俗拉丁語(yǔ) *r3s3re
frequentative of Latin r3dere * see rash 2
拉丁語(yǔ) r3dere的重復(fù) *參見(jiàn) rash2