英语词汇“raze”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Raze means to tear an object down to the ground. Before Donald Trump can raze that family's home to build another skyscraper, he's going to have to cut them a big check.

Raze is most often used to refer to knocking buildings down for construction projects, but it can also describe tearing down other objects. You can raze the sand dunes in order to make the beach perfectly flat. Raze comes from the word rasen, meaning "to scrape or erase," and it sounds similar to the word erase, which can help you remember its meaning. If you raze something, in a way it has been erased — it no longer exists in its previous form.

WORD FAMILY

raze: razed, razeed, razes, razing+/razing: razings

USAGE EXAMPLES

Fox News analyst Charles Krauthammer recommended that Mr. Trump raze the U.N.’s New York headquarters, “put his name on it and turn it into condos.”

Washington Times(Dec 27, 2016)

But Sauls noted that, especially with the razing of Post Headquarters, “there is no Fort Jackson Historic District.”

Washington Times(Dec 26, 2016)

The playground equipment was installed after the old high school was razed and cleared.

Washington Times(Dec 25, 2016)

v tear down so as to make flat with the ground

Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper

dismantle, level, pull down, rase, take down, tear down

erect, put up, raise, rear, set up

construct, build, or erect

bulldoze

flatten with or as if with a bulldozer

destroy, destruct

do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of

单词	raze
释义	raze (once / 4048 pages) v Raze means to tear an object down to the ground. Before Donald Trump can raze that family's home to build another skyscraper, he's going to have to cut them a big check. Raze is most often used to refer to knocking buildings down for construction projects, but it can also describe tearing down other objects. You can raze the sand dunes in order to make the beach perfectly flat. Raze comes from the word rasen, meaning "to scrape or erase," and it sounds similar to the word erase, which can help you remember its meaning. If you raze something, in a way it has been erased — it no longer exists in its previous form. WORD FAMILY raze: razed, razeed, razes, razing+/razing: razings USAGE EXAMPLES Fox News analyst Charles Krauthammer recommended that Mr. Trump raze the U.N.’s New York headquarters, “put his name on it and turn it into condos.” Washington Times(Dec 27, 2016) But Sauls noted that, especially with the razing of Post Headquarters, “there is no Fort Jackson Historic District.” Washington Times(Dec 26, 2016) The playground equipment was installed after the old high school was razed and cleared. Washington Times(Dec 25, 2016) v tear down so as to make flat with the ground Syn\|Ant\|Hypo\|Hyper dismantle, level, pull down, rase, take down, tear down erect, put up, raise, rear, set up construct, build, or erect bulldoze flatten with or as if with a bulldozer destroy, destruct do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
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