raze
verb [usually passive]- raze something
to completely destroy a building, town, etc. so that nothing is left 徹底摧毀；將…夷爲平地 Homophones raise | rays | razeraise rays razeTopics Buildingsc2- raise verb
Raise your hand if you know the answer. 如果你知道答案就舉手。
- raise noun
You work so hard, you deserve a raise! 你這麽努力，應該加薪！
- rays noun (plural of ray)
Rays of sunlight streamed through the window. 陽光透過窗戶照射進來。
- raze verb
They wanted to raze the old town centre to make room for new architecture. 他們想把舊市中心夷爲平地，爲新建築騰出空間。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryRaze is used with these nouns as the object:- building
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘scratch, incise’): from Old French raser ‘shave closely’, from Latin ras- ‘scraped’, from the verb radere. - raise verb