raze /reɪz/ ( razing, razed, razes )

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  V-T If buildings, villages, or towns are razed or razed to the ground, they are completely destroyed. 使(建筑、村庄或城镇)夷为平地; 彻底摧毁 [usu passive]

  例：

  Dozens of villages have been razed.

  几十座村庄已被夷为平地。

  例：

  Cities such as Berlin and Dresden were virtually razed to the ground.

  诸如柏林和德累斯顿这样的城市基本上被夷为平地。